Upon its release on January 20, 2006, as part of Disney Channel’s Gotta Sing Gotta Dance Week block, it became the most commercially successful Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) ever produced. Additional scenes were filmed in Los Angeles. Principal photography for High School Musical took place in Utah, with East High School and Murray High School used as locations, as well as Salt Lake City. Sharpay and Ryan both seek to sabotage the friendship and romance between Troy and Gabriella and gain the leads in the school musical. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella aim to resist peer pressure and rivalry and wish to inspire others along the way not to 'stick to the status quo.' However, they have to battle high school diva Sharpay Evans ( Ashley Tisdale) and her twin brother Ryan ( Lucas Grabeel). Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical, and this causes division among all the school's students. The protagonists are Troy Bolton ( Zac Efron), a basketball team captain, and Gabriella Montez ( Vanessa Hudgens), a shy transfer student excelling in math and science. With a plot described by the author and numerous critics as a modern adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, High School Musical is a story about two high school juniors from rival stereotypical cliques. It is the first installment in the High School Musical franchise.

High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega.

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