High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the third installment in Disney's High School Musical franchise. It was released in theaters on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returns as director and choreographer along with the cast from the first two movies.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year | |
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Directed by | Kenny Ortega |
Produced by | Bill Borden Barry Rosenbush Don Schain (co-producer) |
Written by | Peter Barsocchini |
Starring | Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Tisdale Lucas Grabeel Corbin Bleu Monique Coleman |
Music by | David Lawrence Matthew Gerrard Robbie Nevil Shankar Mahadevan Randy Peterson Antonnia Armato Andy Dodd Faye Greenberg Jamie Houston Adam Watts Kevin Quinn |
Cinematography | Daniel Aranyo |
Edited by | Seth Flaum |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
Release date | October 24, 2008 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $13.3 million[1] |
Plot
High school sweethearts Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are facing the prospect of being separated from each other as they go off in different directions when graduating from East High. Joined by the rest of their Wildcat friends, including Sharpay and Ryan Evans, Chad Danforth, Kelsi Nielsen, Zeke Baylor, Martha Cox, and Taylor McKessie, they stage a spring musical about their experiences, hopes and fears about the future.
Musical Numbers
Song | Lead Singers | Scene |
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"Now or Never" | Troy, Gabriella, Chad, Zeke, Jason, Martha, and Cheerleaders | East High gym |
"Right Here, Right Now" | Troy and Gabriella | Troy's Treehouse |
"I Want It All" | Sharpay and Ryan | East High cafeteria |
"Can I Have This Dance?" (Verse 1 + Bridge) | Troy and Gabriella | Rooftop garden of East High |
"A Night to Remember" | Troy, Chad, Gabriella, Jason, Zeke, Taylor, Martha, Kelsi, Sharpay, Ryan | East High Auditorium |
"Just Wanna Be with You" | Ryan and Kelsi; Troy and Gabriella | East High Auditorium/East High Music Room |
"The Boys Are Back" | Troy and Chad | Riley's Auto Salvage Junkyard |
"Right Here, Right Now" (Reprise) | Troy and Gabriella | Gabriella's house/Troy's treehouse |
"Walk Away" | Gabriella | Gabriella's house |
"Scream" | Troy | Throughout East High |
"Can I Have This Dance?" (Verse 2) | Troy and Gabriella | Stanford University/East High Auditorium |
"Senior Year Spring Musical" | Kelsi, Ryan, Chad, Sharpay, Jimmie, Troy, Gabriella, & Tiara | East High Auditorium (The Spring Musical performance) |
"We're All in This Together (Graduation Mix)" |
Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor (on soundtrack); Choir (in film) | East High auditorium/graduation ceremony |
"High School Musical" | Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor | Graduation Ceremony on the East High Football Field |
Casting
Returning cast
- Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
- Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
- Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans
- Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
- Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
- Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie
- Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
- Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross
- Chris Warren, Jr. as Zeke Baylor
- Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox
- Alyson Reed as Ms. Darbus
- Bart Johnson as Jack Bolton
- Leslie Wing as Lucille Bolton
Other websites
References
- ↑ Wallace, Brice. "Utah Offering $2M incentive for 'Musical 3'", Deseret Morning News, December 15, 2007