Looking back on HighSchoolMusical — the TV movie that launched the career of then-18-year-old ZacEfron and drew 7.7 million viewers
The TV movie, which launched the career of then-18-year-old Zac Efron and drew 7.7 million viewers,"nailed what kids were feeling at the time," says then-Disney/ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney.
On Jan. 20, 2006, the Disney Channel aired what might have been the most financially successful TV movie ever made.High School Musical; a soundtrack that became the best-selling album of 2006 with 7 million copies sold; spinoff movies for the Chinese, Argentine, Mexican and Brazilian markets; a concert tour with the original cast; two stage musicals; a reality TV series about tryouts for the show; and, premiering Nov.
nailed what kids were feeling at the time," says then-Disney/ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney. "They wanted to sing or dance or play basketball. That was the genius of"The film spoke to a generation that didn't want to stick to the status quo if it meant they couldn't follow their dreams," says Disney Channels Worldwide senior vp Jennifer Rogers Doyle, who was involved withfrom its inception.
This story first appeared in the Nov. 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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