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.
Directed by Kenny Ortega
high school
becoming an adult
school performance
musical
basketball
high school sports
coming of age
jock
singing
audition
clique
peer pressure
teenage romance
lighthearted
dramatic
amused
Rank
#90 in 2006·#4623 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Zac Efron
Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens
Gabriella Montez
Ashley French
Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel
Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu
Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman
Taylor McKessie
Bart Johnson
Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed
Ms. Darbus
Chris Warren
Zeke Baylor
Olesya Rulin
Kelsi Nielsen
Joey Miyashima
Principal Dave Matsui
Ryan Templeman
Skater Dude #2
Crew
Kenny Ortega
Director
Peter Barsocchini
Screenplay
David Lawrence
Original Music Composer
Gordon Lonsdale
Director of Photography
Bill Borden
Executive Producer
Kenny Ortega
Choreographer
Robbie Nevil
Lyricist
Jeff Johnson
Casting
Tara Starling
Key Makeup Artist
Jessica Rotter
Vocals
Popular Reviews
5180 reviews
Tanaya
10.0★ · 05/09/26
I educated the children (my cousins haven’t seen it before)
I educated the children (my cousins haven’t seen it before)
1
Laura
6.0★ · 02/18/26
Jeg har set en helt anden side af Zac Efron
Jeg har set en helt anden side af Zac Efron
1
Vivi
8.0★ · 02/02/26
Is that even legal?
Is that even legal?
1
Tanaya
10.0★ · 01/23/26
The little theatre kid version of me will always and forever get a warm feeling when I watch this
(My husband and I watched together, he’s the one)
The little theatre kid version of me will always and forever get a warm feeling when I watch this
