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Learn about the main and supporting characters in the High School Musical film series, including their portrayers, roles, and relationships. Find out how Troy Bolton, Gabriella Montez, Sharpay Evans, and others navigate the challenges of high school, sports, and theater.
High School Musical (TV Movie 2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
High School Musical follows student Troy Bolton (Efron), the captain of his school basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Hudgens), an academically gifted transfer student, who together audition for the lead roles in their school musical, causing division among the school's cliques.
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
- Zac Efron as Troy Bolton. It's hard to believe now, but the Disney Channel Original Movie was the now-heartthrob's breakout role. Before playing Troy Bolton, Efron had a few small parts on shows like CSI: Miami and The Guardian, but he shot to fame following High School Musical's success.
- Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez. Back when she went by Vanessa Anne Hudgens, the actress played Gabrielle Montez, the academically inclined newbie to East High who got involved with the school's musical theater program — and Efron's Troy.
- Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth. Even though his High School Musical character did not approve of his best friend Troy's theatrical pursuits, in real life, Bleu went on to star in a number of Broadway productions: In the Heights (2010), Godspell (2012), Holiday Inn (2016) and the 2019 revival of Kiss Me, Kate.
- Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans. Tisdale played Sharpay Evans, who was all about getting the most attention possible. Before High School Musical, Tisdale had already been acting on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
High School Musical is a Disney media franchise of musical romantic comedy-drama films, books, and TV series. The films starred Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and others, and were released from 2006 to 2008.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Created by Tim Federle. With Joshua Bassett, Julia Lester, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Sofia Wylie. The students from the school where the High School Musical films were shot stage a musical production based on the franchise.
