There's a Rockettes-style line of dancers, 99 extras in elaborate costumes and a giant Statue of Liberty head that shoots confetti. No, this isn't a hallucination. This is High School Musical 3: Senior Year. And it's the third and final day of shooting for a dance number called "I Want It All." Set in the famous cafeteria where Broadway-loving sibs Sharpay and Ryan sang "Stick to the Status Quo" in the first film, the place has been transformed into a mini–Times Square.
"We've come pretty far from a black stage and a gold ladder," marvels Lucas Grabeel, who plays drama-club president Ryan. "It's stepped up to a whole new level for the theatrical release."
On October 24, the wildly popular High School Musical franchise will conquer the final frontier — the big screen ...
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Who needs the bar when you can have a dinner party?
That's what Zac Efron opted for as he celebrated his 21st Saturday evening.
High School Musical's finest toasted his new, alcohol-legal year at L.A.'s Pace restaurant with ...
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A music producer has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Vanessa Hudgens, accusing the star of breach of contract and failure to pay him his share of earnings.Per documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, the 19-year-old signed a court-approved agreement in 2005, when she was a minor, with Johnny Vieira, which stipulated that she must share advances, royalties and merchandising revenue with him. Hudgens and her father Greg negotiated a deal to get out of the agreement once she landed High School Musical, but the two have not held up their end, Vieira claims. Two audit reports show that Vieira is owed money; however, Hudgens, who's since recorded two albums and just wrapped High School Musical 3: Senior Year, refuses to reimburse him, the documents state.The problems don't end there for father and daughter. Vieira is also suing Greg Hudgens for defamation of character, asserting that the elder Hudgens labeled him as a "predator" in various e-mails to third parties. ...
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These days, when it seems that every teen/'tween sensation is at war with each other, it's nice to see that some of the kids do play nice. Case in point: Speaking with TVGuide.com/YoungHollywood.com at this week's Teen Choice Awards, High School Musical starlet Vanessa Hudgens showed her support for Miley Cyrus, squealing that she was "really excited" for the kudoscast's hostess.Hudgens also goes on to reveal her acting inspiration, a woman who possessed "beauty and poise in everything she did."
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Put on your Sunday vests kids — we're going to Sears! HSM sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens has created a new commercial for the fall clothing line to be sold at retailer Sears. The ad, which doubles as a music video for the song "(Don't Just Go Back) Arrive," features Hudgens and her entourage all sporting the store's back-to-school fashions while dancing through locker-lined hallways (often in short little skirts ala Britney's early "Opps" days).
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