US EditionGet'cha Head in the Game With These High School Musical Secrets
- On Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, East High School tours showed a fedora on a piano and featured a 25 secrets roundup revisiting the franchise's legacy.
- Premiering on Jan. 20, 2006, High School Musical drew more than 7.7 million U.S. viewers, reached 225,000,000 worldwide, and sold 3.7 million soundtrack copies.
- Drew Seeley provided Troy's singing in the first film and later filled in on the tour, Zac Efron said he fought to have his vocals used, and Ashley Tisdale kept most of Sharpay's wardrobe.
- Fans line up for East High School tours, entering at set times, while roughly 90% of dancers and crew were Utah locals supported by thousands of local students and families.
- Two decades after its debut, the High School Musical franchise remains iconic, with Bart Johnson saying he is recognized more now, and Gary Marsh said `This was our Super Bowl.
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Ashley Tisdale Pulls Out Her Sharpay Costumes For The 'HSM' 20th Anniversary
Amy Sussman/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesAshley Tisdale French isn’t letting any drama get in the way of a momentous occasion. On Jan. 20, the actor-singer celebrated the 20th anniversary of her breakout film, High School Musical, which premiered on the Disney Channel on Jan. 20, 2006, by honoring her character, Sharpay Evans, in the most special way. Taking to Instagram, French posted a video of her trying out her vintage costumes fro…
'High School Musical' Cast Reunites at Disney Studios to Celebrate 20 Years
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Twenty years after the movie first aired, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel and Monique Coleman met again at an anniversary event held at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, as per PEOPLE. The musical rom-com was released on 20th January 2006 and became a huge hit around the world. Entertainment News | 'High School Musical' Cast Reunites at Disney Studios to Celebrate 20 Years.
Ashley Tisdale Rewears Her Most Iconic 'High School Musical' Outfits 20 Years Later
"20 years and two babies later I’m still squeezing into these looks."Getty Images Ashley Tisdale attends the world premiere of the new season of Disney's "Phineas And Ferb" at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025The GistAshley Tisdale threw it back to her time at East High School with a nostalgic tribute to High School Musical in a video shared on January 20.The Disney Channel alum rewore some of her most iconic Sharpay Evans outfits two decades later."2…
Every Song From ‘High School Musical,’ Ranked From Worst to Best
What time is it? Twenty years (exactly, as of Jan. 20, 2026) since Disney Channel released arguably its most enduring original film yet: High School Musical. On the surface, the 2006 TV musical dramedy starring Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron in their breakout roles seems no different than any other high school movie. You’ve got shy but brainy new girl Gabriella (Hudgens) and golden boy jock Troy (Efron) who end up together despite their differe…
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