The High School Musical the Movie is a musical created for the Disney Channel. The movie was initially released on January 20, 2006 and became a huge success. The movie was directed by Kenny Ortega who has also been contracted by the Disney channel to direct the second installment of the film.
The story is about the story of two High School juniors from different cliques. Troy Bolton, played by Zac Efron is a basketball jock and Garbiela Montez, a transferee is a brainiac.