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Photo Flash: High School Musical 3 Opens in Paris, France

By: Oct. 08, 2008
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The highly anticpated premiere of High School Musical 3 was attended by the film's stars, including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu, as well as director Kenny Ortega in Paris, France earlier this week.

DGA Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega once again is at the helm for Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming film High School Musical: 3 for the big-screen, featuring all principal cast members from the two previous tween-phenomenon TV events; including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year finds high school seniors Troy and Gabriella facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. With incredible new music and exciting dance numbers designed to take maximum advantage of the big screen, this motion picture extravaganza delivers plenty of high-energy entertainment from East High's talented ensemble," states the article.

High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006, and became the highest rated original movie up until that time. It won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Children's Programming, and received two Emmy Awards (of its total 6 nominations), a DGA Award, an Imagen Award for Best Children's Program, and a Humanitas Prize nomination. The soundtrack received a Billboard Music Award for Soundtrack of the Year, and was nominated for an American Music Award in the Favorite Album (Pop/Rock) category. The film even earned an entry in the Guinness World Record Book as the first TV movie to deliver nine concurrent singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

High School Musical 2, the sequel to Disney's smash TV hit, premiered on the Disney Channel on August 17, 2007 and drew an estimated 17.2 million viewers on Friday night, making it the most-watched basic cable telecast ever and garnered the most tween viewership ever.

High School Musical 3 is slated to open in theaters nation wide on October 24th, 2008. For more information please visit www.disney.com.

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Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

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Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Dominique Charriau, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Kenny Ortega

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Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu. and Dominique Charraiu

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Zac Efron

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Ashley Tisdale

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Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron

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Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron

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Corbin Bleu

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Kenny Ortega

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Kenny Ortega

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Kenny Ortega

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Ashley Tisdale

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Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu

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Ashley Tisdale

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Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu

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Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu

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Ashley Tisdale

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Corbin Bleu

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Kenny Ortega, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu

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Kenny Ortega, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron




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