STARZ Theater Company will present “High School Musical, Jr.” Friday and Saturday at Ascent Church in Monument. The show, based on the 2006 Disney film, follows two high school kids who become unlikely friends, and agree to an even unlikelier adventure audition for the high school musical. Courtesy STARZ Theater Company
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Today marks the 15th anniversary of “High School Musical,” which means the time is now or never to revisit our favorite showtunes from the TV movie that started it all.
That’s right it’s been a whole decade and a half (!) since basketball guy Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and freaky genius girl Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) were brought together by destiny and the karaoke gods at a ski lodge on New Year’s Eve.
Since then, prolific director Kenny Ortega’s cinematic masterpiece of a Disney Channel original movie has spurred multiple sequels, stage productions, countless memes and even a spinoff series for a new generation on Disney+ that has recently taken on quite a cult following of its own.