It is the first installment in the High School Musical franchise. 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. 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. Sharpay and Ryan both seek to sabotage the friendship and romance between Troy and Gabriella and gain the leads in the school musical. The film's success spawned a media franchise and series of sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , with the latter being a theatrical release. It is the first DCOM to have a theatrical sequel. The two are called upon to sing a duet together for karaoke "Start of Something New". Returning to school after break, Troy sees Gabriella in his homeroom.

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Troy and Gabriella meet unexpectedly during their winter vacation without knowing that Gabriella is transferring to East High -- Troy's school. There, Gabriella and Troy are encouraged to audition for the new school musical, rivaling the talented siblings Sharpay and Ryan. As they overcome their fear of trying out for the play, they have the whole school challenge the status quo. The East High Wildcats are ready for the coolest summer jobs imaginable.
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High School Musical is an American media franchise centered on a series of musical romantic comedy-drama films created by Peter Barsocchini. The franchise also includes stage musicals, books, comics, live shows, video games, and a television series. The first film was released simply as a Disney Channel Original Movie , but after its huge success, it was followed by a television sequel. The third film received a theatrical release. Tisdale and Grabeel reprised their roles as Sharpay and Ryan Evans in a spin-off on the series titled Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure , [1] ultimately released as a both a direct-to-video film and a Disney Channel Original Movie. In November , a television spin-off of the franchise was announced to be in development. The franchise has developed a cult following. After a chance meeting on winter break, Gabriella reconnects with Troy after transferring to East High School in Albuquerque. After Sharpay and her twin brother Ryan Lucas Gabreel perform a flashy audition for the musical, Troy and Gabriella manage to give their own performance and receive a callback. When the school finds out Troy and Gabriella have auditioned, everyone fears the status quo of the school is drastically changing, frustrating Sharpay.