Thu, 30 March 2006 at 12:00 am

High School Musical On The Today Show

Even though I’m well outside of Disney’s key demographic, I’m a sucker for happy-go-lucky musicals and I totally bought into the High School Musical phenomenon. The cast is lovable, the choreography is fun and the music is fresh. I’ve watched the film at least three times and I have the soundtrack on repeat — please tell me I’m not the only High School Musical fanatic outside the target audience of ages 5-14!!!! The Disney Channel Original Movie continues to score big TV ratings and the certified-platinum CD even peaked at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. The sure-to-be-best-selling DVD version of High School Musical hits stores on Tuesday, May 23rd. High School Musical was directed by choreographer/director Kenny Ortega, who also directed the Disney big-screen musical Newsies, which I also own on DVD.

The cast of High School Musical – Monique Coleman, Vanessa Anne Hutchinson, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Ashley Tisdale — performed on the NBC Today show this morning in New York’s Rockefeller Center. The actors also taught some young audience members one of their dance routines. Watch a clip of High School Musical below with Zac Efron (Troy Bolton ) and Vanessa Anne Hudgens (Gabriella Montez ) singing one of their hit songs, "Breaking Free." Many, many more pictures in the gallery!

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# 101

Disney Addict @ 07/06/2007 at 11:46 pm

Man! I watch it only 2 times & i memorized all their songs & dance moves…COOL!

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zacy @ 07/22/2007 at 12:08 am

i love that movie i love i love it i love it its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute troy my dreamboy

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mitch @ 08/19/2007 at 11:35 pm

who is Vanessa Anne Hutchinson?

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Vessy @ 09/22/2007 at 9:54 am

I adore this movie. in the second one, zac is lookin fine…….. ILY zac!

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Ane @ 11/20/2007 at 4:01 am

Love them they are so cool:D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jessica @ 12/02/2007 at 1:57 am

我真的很喜歡這部片!!
第二集也拍的很棒^^

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valentine @ 12/12/2007 at 9:57 am

i love high school musical.

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mARY @ 12/12/2007 at 12:52 pm

my 12 year old loved this movie………….

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Samantha Twiss @ 12/12/2007 at 1:07 pm

Like OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! you are like the hottest guys ever Corbin, Lucas, Zac. i wish you were mine for like a day i would like be the happest girl ever love you guys lots

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# 110

Anna @ 12/12/2007 at 6:12 pm

I LOVE YOU

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lupe gimeno perez aznar @ 12/15/2007 at 4:26 pm

molan las fotos, pero no me seais pesaos, ok?

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# 112

Vivienne @ 12/20/2007 at 1:11 am

DEar HSM people
I love High School Muiscal so much
I wish i could meet Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron
email me on vivrulz1@hotmail.com
Love from Vivienne
Merry Christmas

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# 113

cha @ 12/20/2007 at 5:50 am

eow imk fanatic of high school

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# 114

KATIUSCA @ 12/20/2007 at 1:14 pm

VANESSA IS BEAUTIFUL KISSS ZAC I LOVE YOU YOUR FANS KATIUSCA MY AGE IS:13 YEARS

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payton&kailla @ 12/29/2007 at 12:03 pm

zac is so hot i just love hoim i wont to marry him and so does kaila…
zac if you read this write back to the e-mail address shown…

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# 116

Sabca @ 12/29/2007 at 1:13 pm

PLEASE help ME I am from Slovakia and I love this film I need high school musical 1 and 2 please help pls. write me my icq number is 433-406-882 THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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# 117

Vanessa hudgens sister @ 01/03/2008 at 6:08 am

vanessa my sister is a brilliant singer. my mom couldnt beleive that she got the part of gabriella. when vanessa started seeing more of zac efron i got to see him more aswell so we started playing games. Zac go away. oh soz he keeps on tickling me. lol. girls if you want his number just give me ur e-mail adress and ill give it to you. ok

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antonia @ 01/03/2008 at 6:10 am

OH MY GOD! zac efron ur soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CUTE!

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chloe @ 01/03/2008 at 8:32 am

Hi i am a big fan of high school musical and i am 11 years old. i love it so much i have high school musical 1+2 on DVD and both the CDs and i llllllllllooooooooooovvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee it so much. i listen to all the songs everyday and i repeat the songs cause i love it. I love zac and vanessa because they are so cool an cute together.

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# 120

shayma @ 01/03/2008 at 1:14 pm

i love you high musical grob …………………and i love vanesse very much

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# 121

shayma @ 01/03/2008 at 1:16 pm

i love high musical group very much ana i love vanessa veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery much

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# 122

marina @ 01/03/2008 at 9:51 pm

Do u know that All hsm steal Thats so raven`s music, the music when Eddie was playing basketball, they even steal eddie`s move

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dianeloveshighschoolmusical1,2 @ 01/04/2008 at 12:59 pm

HSM 1 and 2 are the beeeest movies…i love it…i enjoy for HSM 3..Zac is great,Vanessa is great,Ashley is great ,Lucas is great,Monique is great,Corbin is great and aaalll from movie are great..i love all dances and songs…kiss…

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victria @ 01/05/2008 at 9:44 am

hallo vanessa hudgens ich magggggggggg dich so das ich jeden tag ins internet gehe und deine bilder kopire ich wünsch dir gabriella und treu viel erfolg