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High School Musical (Encore Edition)

The all-new, smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie everyone is talking about is now available for the first time ever on DVD -- with never-before-seen bonus features that will rock your house! Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves! Featuring the hottest talent, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL celebrates the power of music in this hip, entertaining, gotta-get-up-and-dance movie. Own all the excitement and the exclusive extras available only on this Encore Edition DVD.

The Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical is a combination of backstage action and Grease without the unwholesome habits. Scoring record ratings at the time of its January 2006 broadcast, it's a smash hit with tween audiences (ages 6 to 10), but appealing for all ages. At a New Year's Eve party, Troy (Zac Efron of the WB's Summerland) has a chance meeting with Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) when they share a karaoke song. Lo and behold, when school resumes, they discover that Gabriella has just transferred to Troy's East High School, a campus divided into tight cliques of jocks, cheerleaders, brainiacs, and skater dudes. Eager to recapture the magic they'd discovered during karaoke, Troy and Gabriella consider auditioning for the school's upcoming musical, much to the dismay of the school's frost queen/theater goddess, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody). Problem is, Troy is also the star of the basketball team and Gabrielle is being recruited to compete in the Scholastic Decathlon. Will they give up their cliques to start something new, or will they do as the show's first big anthem urges and "Stick to the Status Quo"? Well, this is a Disney movie, so maybe the sacrifices won't be that hard, and even the hints of romance are mild.
The bestselling soundtrack is catchy in that Disney-pop kind of way, mixing in a dash of hip-hop ("Getcha Head in the Game," punctuated by squeaky basketball shoes and other sound effects), salsa ("Bop to the Top"), and the endearingly hammy ("What I've Been Looking For" performed by Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, played by Lucas Grabeel). It's not hard to imagine High School Musical becoming a semi-staple for high school groups to perform themselves. DVD bonus features include sing-along subtitles; a 9-minute featurette discussing casting, recording sessions, and rehearsals; a multi-angle look at a rehearsal of "Bop to the Top"; and music videos for "We're All in This Together" and a song that didn't make it into the final film, "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," performed by Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, and Gabreel. --David Horiuchi

Now your kids can dance to all of the great songs from the Movie that they already know by heart. The High school musical 2 Dance mat will provide fans with a way to get some exercise while singing and dancing along with Gabriella, Troy and the gang.

High School Musical themed cupcakes with fondant microphone, basketball, pom-pom, and megaphone decorations.

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Little Dancer:
When Krista is stalked by a boy at her new school, a secret admirer comes to her rescue. Only who is the admirer and how does he know so freaking much about her? It’s kind of freaking her out—until she discovers it’s the smokin’ hot guy she’s been secretly craving. Woot! Yay! Awesome! All that happy stuff. Only, is he craving her back … or what?

Louder Than Words:
Madison has always had a crush on her childhood guy friend, Riley. Lately, he’s looking at her all hungry and longing-like. And he says all the right words to get her heart pumping wild. It almost has her thinking he craves her too. Almost. But let’s face it, actions speak louder than words and Riley has put out zero action … unless you’re talking about action with other girls. He’s put out plenty of that. Grrr!

Aiden’s Walls:
The guy Nicole craves seems to avoid her—he literally turns and runs the other direction whenever he sees her coming. What’s up with that?

The Last Saturday Before Christmas:
Brooke has been crushing on Nick Cooper all year. When it turns out Nick is her little brother’s hockey coach she's amazed, as her brother has gushed about “Coach Cooper” for weeks. Brooke knows what she wants for Christmas—Nick. Will she get what she craves? Or will beautiful Jasmine West snag her merry Christmas?

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