2. The production is called High School Musical
It was directed by Kenny Ortega, produced
by Don Schain and written by Peter
Barsocchini.
The movie premiered on Disney Channel on
the 20th of January 2006.
3. Synopsis and
characters.
Troy Bolton- Played by Zac Efron, Troy Bolton is the most popular male in East
High School and is captain of the East high Wildcats. After singing with
Gabriella at a party, he develops feelings for her.
Gabriella Montez- Played by Vanessa Anne Hudgens, she is new to East High
School and becomes part of the brainiac group. She also develops feelings for
Troy and becomes best friends with Taylor Mckessie.
Taylor Mckessie- Played by Monique Coleman, Taylor becomes Gabriella’s best
friends as she realises she is a brainiac. She convinces her to join the scholastic
decathlon team as she is the captain. She develops feelings for Troy’s best
friend, Chad Danforth.
Chad Danforth- Played by Corbin Blue, he is Troy's best friend and when
realising troy has a crush on Gabriella and takes on singing, he does everything
he can to keep his head in basketball as he is also part of the Wild Cats.
Sharpay Evans- Played by Ashley Tisdale, she has a love for theatre and a love
for being the centre of attention, especially Troy’s. She is the twin sister of
Ryan Evans.
Ryan Evans- Played by Lucas Grabeel, Ryan was born to be working in theatre
although the thunder is always taken away from him by his twin sister, Sharpay.
He is Kelsi Nielsens love interest.
Kelsi Nielsen- She is the writer and composer for most of the songs in the
production.
4. On New Year's Eve, juniors Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez meet at a party while both teens are at a ski lodge during
winter break. At the party, the two are called to the stage to sing karaoke together. They seem to be attracted to each
other, and exchange numbers before going their separate ways.
After Christmas break, Troy sees Gabriella in his homeroom, and she explains that she just moved to Albuquerque, New
Mexico and transferred to East High School over break. Troy shows Gabriella around the school, and they pause in front of
the sign-up sheet for the winter musical auditions. This alarms Drama Club president Sharpay Evans, who assumes that
Gabriella is interested in auditioning. Wanting to eliminate competition, Sharpay investigates the new girl and has the
scholastic decathlon captain, Taylor McKessie, find out about Gabriella's past academic achievements.
During basketball practice, Troy has trouble focusing because his thoughts are on Gabriella and the idea that he might
enjoy singing more. Gabriella and Troy both go to the musical auditions where Sharpay and her twin brother Ryan perform
but both are too shy to audition. When Gabriella finally gains the confidence to step forward, Troy offers to sing with her,
but Ms. Darbus tells them that they are too late. After Ms. Darbus attempts to leave, Kelsi Nielson, the musical's
composer, trips and drops her things. Troy and Gabriella rush to help her, and they sing together as Kelsi plays piano. Ms.
Darbus overhears them and gives them a call-back audition.
When the call-back list is posted, Sharpay discovers that she has competition for the lead in the musical, and the rest of
the Wildcats are shocked that Troy and Gabriella have auditioned for a musical. Other students confess their own secret
passions and talents, alarming both Taylor and Troy's friend Chad Danforth. Since Gabriella has agreed to join the
scholastic decathlon team, both Taylor and Chad want their teammates to focus on their upcoming competitions rather
than the musical. Troy is tricked into saying that Gabriella is not important while she watches through a wi-fi link that the
scholastic decathlon team has set up. Gabriella goes into depression and decides not to audition for the musical. Realizing
their mistake, Chad, Taylor and the basketball team tell Troy what happened and offer to support him in call-backs. Troy
goes to Gabriella's house and they reconcile.
After overhearing Gabriella and Troy practicing, Sharpay has Ms. Darbus change the call-back time to coincide with both
the basketball championship and the scholastic decathlon to interfere with Gabriella and Troy's participation. Kelsi
overhears the conversation and the basketball team and the decathlon team work together to come up with a plan. On
the day of the competitions, Taylor and Gabriella use the school's computers to delay the championship and the
decathlon. Troy and Gabriella rush to the auditorium, and Sharpay and Ryan finish performing their song, confident that
their plan worked. After Gabriella and Troy audition, Ms. Darbus gives the two the lead roles, making Sharpay and Ryan
understudies. Troy and Gabriella both win their respective competitions, and the entire school gathers in the gym to
celebrate.
5. Contextual understanding
High School Musical started off as a Disney Channel Original
movie and is the most watched Disney Channel movie of all
time. Producers have made a further two more High School
Musical films being High School Musical 2 and High School
Musical 3: Senior Year. Both being movies that were released in
cinemas. On the 26th of November High school Musical started
its concert tour continuing until January 28th 2007. It has also
been made into a stage musical, ice tour, book series and video
game. It has been nominated for 7 awards, winning 3 of them.
Billboard music award- Soundtrack album of the year. Emmy
award- Outstanding choreography and Outstanding children's
programme.
