Jamie Lynn Spears is Pregnant

Unbelievably it is true. The Spears family has yet another issue to deal with. Jamie Lynn Spears of Zoey 101 fame is now pregnant. The father, Casey Aldridge, has been her boyfriend for years. His mother noted:

"We are aware of the recent interview regarding her and being pregnant, and we are in agreement with everything that was said by Jamie Lynn about the situation ... everything is fine."

Wow! More can be found at the MTV Site.

Washington DC Stroll for Vanessa Hudgens

Guess who's walking the streets of Washington DC these days? That's right! Venessa Hudgens is in town to work on the taping of the TNT special, "Christmas in Washington".

Seen out shopping, getting some Starbucks and strolling through the city, Hudgens is starring with Katharine McPhee, Colbie Caillat and others in the TV special performance.

Arriving in Washington yesterday she was looking more like a fashion style icon. Currently, Vanessa is searching for a new home in Hollywood and trying to get her drivers license.

More pictures can be found at Gossip Girls!

Nose Fix for Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale, who starred in both HSM movies and as Maddie Fitzpatrick from the Suite Life, had a procedure done to fix a deviated septum last month. In People Magazine she said she couldn't breath out of one side of her nose and that it was getting progressively worse. Her doctor told her it was deviated by 80%.

Her doctor fixed both the deviation and two tiny fractures on the right nostril. In her interview she said "I didn’t do this because I believe in plastic surgery. I literally almost could not breathe out of the right side of my nose."

Like actresses Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston before, Tisdale, now 22 years old, has joined them to correct a nose problem that was affecting their health as well.

Vanessa Hudgens Interview

Zac Efron and Kenny Ortega Picture w/ HSM3 Script!!

Wow - check this out! There are some pictures online showing Zac Efron and Kenny Ortega meeting for lunch holding the new HSM3 script!!! Looks like High School Musical 3 is rolling soon.

Take a look at this entry from the HSM3 site:

Kenny Ortega Holding HSM3 Script

Deleted HSM2 Scene - Humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Finally! The missing scene from HSM2!

High School Musical 2 - You Are the Music in Me

I can't believe I didn't put this video online sooner! Enjoy!

News on High School Musical 3 Auditions

I found this information online. Looks like HSM3 is happening soon!

High School Musical 3 casting call, talent search, and audition information will be posted as it becomes available. JONAS (J.O.N.A.S!) auditions will be ongoing. Acting jobs will be posted when available for Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, That's so Raven, and Cory In The House.

Disney Channel in association with:

Salty Pictures, Inc.
4080 S West Temple
Salt Lake City UT 84107

Executive Producers:

Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush

Starring:

Zac Efron - Troy Bolton
Vanessa Anne Hudgens - Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale - Sharpay
Corbin Bleu - Chad

Story:

Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, and Chad are hitting up graduation with a bang. The prom theme is Gradu-Dancin! Graduation will be an event to remember!

HSM3 ( 歌舞青春3 ) to Begin Filming in January 2008?

HSM3 may be starting in January!

Zac Efron - Bet On It

Can't have one version of 'Bet On It' without the original!!

HSM2 - 歌舞青春2, Bet on It Premiere in China - 必殺技

The China Post is reporting that the Disney Channel was top across all youth demographics in Taiwan with the premiere of High School Musical 2. It was the most-watched cable and free air program in its timeslot against among cable kids 4-14 and 10-14 and was the top movie of the day against all channels among cable girls 10-14 and cable individuals 15-24. Being the No. 1 live-action movie in 2007, it defeated theatrical titles such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Disney Channel's High School Musical 2 made its television premiere in Taiwan on Monday at 7:30 p.m. delivering an average audience of 194,000 viewers (1.03% rating among cable individuals 4+), which represents a massive 269% increase over the average audience High School Musical delivered when it premiered in October 2006.

Originally aired in Mandarin, Disney Channel will broadcast the movie in its original English version on Sunday September 30th. During the broadcast there will also feature a special presentation by popular artist Show Luo, who sings the Mandarin version of "Bet On It". Show Luo will share his appreciation of this global sensation as well as taking the audience behind-the-scenes of the Mandarin "Bet On It" music video.

Zac Efron, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens

Check out their interview at:

Zac Efron, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens at the Beverly Hilton

Extra Interview on High School Musical 3

Nice video with Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens on their possible futures.


Extra Interview - Zac and Vanessa Talk About Rings and Their Future on High School Musical 3

HSM2 - Fabulous - Fabuloso

Vanessa Hudgens Off HSM3?

I don't think this is true!

Vanessa Hudgens Off HSM3?

More HSM3 Audition Info

Looks like there will be a nationwide talent search for HSM3.

HSM3 Production Info

HSM3 Auditions on YouTube?

Who's promoting this idea?

High School Musical Auditions on YouTube?

New High School Musical 3 Site Launched

HSM2 has barely been released - and I loved it! Anyway, I had to get ready for next year as well with the upcoming High School Musical 3 (if it happens). I just grabbed the same format as this site and just got it almost finished. I really didn't want to release it too early but if you are just as excited as I am about the theatrical release then hopefully you'll follow my new site as well.

Here it is!!! Enjoy - and I really hope you like it!

HiGH SCHOOL MUSiCAL 3

You Are the Music in Me - Eres la música en mí

High School Musical 2 Sets Stunning Records

How is it possible to have 17.2 million basic-cable viewers? Just create one of the most popular tween movies ever and watch the momentum soar! High School Musical 2's August 17th premiere drew more than double the 7.7 million viewers for High School Musical in 2006. This broke the existing record of 16.8 million viewers held by CNN's 1993 NAFTA debate.

Two out of every three children aged 6 to 14 watching TV were locked on to HSM2 creating for Disney an absolute cultural phenomenon. Replays of HSM2 the next two nights reached nearly 16 million viewers. Add to that the additions of Hannah Montana, Phineas & Ferb, plus the original HSM put Disney channel at about 72 million viewers. Astonishing!

Now factor in a whopping 982,000 copies of High School Musical 2 soundtrack to those numbers in the last two weeks and the franchise is sitting pretty for the future. Can it hang on without fracturing?

Leading man, Zac Efron, now on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine is starting to up the ante by hinting at bigger roles. With the musical hit Hairspray and the possibility of a Footloose remake in the winds will he pull his HSM roots and head for Hollywood stardom? He hasn't signed the HSM3 contract yet which means his options are open.

Let's hope rising stardom doesn't deflate the High School Musical happy balloon.

Hints at High School Musical 3 Release

High School Musical 2 is truly a monster hit! The Disney musical’s success has grown even more with attractions at the Disney parks and plans for a theatrical third movie. Oddly enough, before HSM2 was released this year it was announced that High School Musical 3 would be promoted to the theaters instead of a made-for-tv movie, and would center around the characters’ adventure in a haunted house. The preliminary title was Haunted High School Musical.

However, TV Guide has announced that the studio's plans for High School Musical 3 have changed. It will still be released in the theaters only the haunted house theme has been removed from the script concept.

High School Musical 3 will be centered on 'the fast-growing 'kids' senior year.' The original goal was to have the release ready by late fall of 2008. Whether the up-and-coming stars can get back together within that time remains to be seen. We all know what happened to the Lizzie McGuire franchise - imploded on demands for money. If Zac and Venessa start chiming for more dollars we might see a big fizzle. Time will tell.

High School Musical 2 Trailer

TWO DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Road to High School Musical 2 #2

High School Musical 2 - What Time Is It ? World Premiere!

Here it is - the full video release of 'What Time Is It?'!!!

High School Musical for the Wii and Nintendo DS

High School Musical 2 premieres on the Disney Channel this August 17 at 8/7c. Disney Interactive has confirmed that High School Musical: Sing It! for the Wii and High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut for the Nintendo DS will be released on August 15. Both games will obviously focus on music aspects and will include songs from the original hit movie as well as the brand new High School Musical 2.

High School Musical: Sing It! for the Wii will feature karaoke-style party modes, where you and your friends can sing together or against each other the words to the songs from the famous Disney Channel Original Movie. Single player mode will take you through the movie’s storyline as you sing the songs yourself. The game will come bundled with a special microphone and will retail for $59.99.

High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut for the Nintendo DS will be a music rhythm game and will come with 12 different songs. The game will also allow you to make your own music videos and send your creations to your friends. The game will retail for $59.99.

Both games are rated “E” for Everyone, and will be available on August 15.

The Road to High School Musical 2 - Episode #1 (HQ!!!)

HSM2 Update

High School Musical 2 - More free videos are here

High School Musical 2 - What time is it [full HQ]

High School Musical 2 First Song Released Today!

Radio Disney released HSM2's first song from the movie today, "What Time is It?". The song premiered at 8am during the Planet Premiere section of the show. All of the main stars were featured in the song including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman.

The CD single for the song will be available July 17th in stores! WOW!

High School Musical 2 Rehersal Pictures

HSM2 Wraps Up Shooting in Utah - HSM3 Next Year?

What does August 17th, 2007 mean to you? What happens when East High students are on summer vacation as lifeguards, caddies and waiters? The answer - High School Musical 2!!

Located in the far Southwest corner of Utah the cast and crew of HSM2 have wrapped up filming and headed for post production. With only 3 1/2 months left until the premiere, Disney has it's work cut out for itself getting ready for the onslaught.

Kenny Ortega, the film's director, has promised that the sequel will be as good than the original and he owes that to the fans. The cast was committed to coming back for more in another ultimate teen movie.

Can Sharpay drive a wedge between Troy and Gabriella? Will Troy start to fall for Sharpay? How will the resort's end of season talent show work out?

Just when your ready for HSM2, Disney hinted at a full fledged theatrical release for HSM3! Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

HSM News

The production hit it big right out of the box and hasn't let up since. Here are some of the highlights.

Bopping to the top -- "High School Musical" set audience records when it debuted on The Disney Channel in January 2006, the DVD broke sales records and the soundtrack became last year's top-selling album. More ways to enjoy Troy, Gabriella and their East High friends are in the works.

Disney Channel sequel -- "High School Musical 2," scheduled to premiere in mid-August, is set at a country club during summer vacation. More than 45 million fans worldwide voted in an online poll Jan. 12-31 to determine movie details such as Sharpay's favorite drink or the title of Ryan's summer read.

On stage -- A 60-city tour of the stage version, which debuted in Atlanta earlier this year, will be previewed June 26-July 8 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. (Groups of 15 or more call 313/871-1132. Individual tickets, $26-$71, go on sale later this month). The tour comes to East Lansing's Wharton Center Oct. 2-7. (Available now as part of a season subscription; individual tickets go on sale later.)

On ice -- "Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour" begins Sept. 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The tour comes to Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena for performances at 7 p.m. March 21, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. March 22 and 1 p.m. March 23. Tickets, $12-$55, are available at Van Andel and DeVos Place box offices, Ticketmaster outlets, 456-3333 or ticketmaster.com.

Stories from East High -- A series of paperback novels by various authors features new adventures for the familiar characters from the movie. The series began with "East High: Original Junior Novel" and continued with "Wildcat Spirit. " "Poetry in Motion" and "Crunch Time" will be released later this year. "All in this Together: The Unofficial Story of 'High School Musical'" was released last week.

On the big screen -- Walt Disney Motion Picture Group announced in February that "Haunted High School Musical" is in the works for 2008. No script has been written yet. Stay tuned.

High School Musical - Bop to the Top

High School Musical

Sorry about the same song but I love this medley!

High School Musical - Breaking Free Remix

Really cool video from the Remix DVD!!! Love it!

Disney has big hopes for 'High School Musical 2'

From the Associated Press:

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ADULTS CROWDED the waiting room one recent winter day at Disney Channel's headquarters in Burbank. Some paced nervously around the couches and chairs, a few checked watches. There was little talk.

They were ready to audition for roles in this summer's TV movie "High School Musical 2," jobs that would make them instantly recognizable to millions of preteens.

Behind a wooden doorway, Disney Channel executives were working to keep the magic after launching one of the biggest entertainment phenomenons of 2006.

It's not that people aren't watching closely. When Disney posted 10 questions on its Web site last month asking fans to influence what was in the "High School Musical" sequel - things like choosing which dessert Zeke buys for Sharpay and which "Hannah Montana" star should appear in the movie - more than 27 million votes were cast in 20 days.

The success of "High School Musical" vaulted the Disney Channel into a tie with USA for top-rated cable network in prime time last year. The movie's soundtrack sold nearly 4 million copies in the U.S. and was the year's top-selling compact disc, even though you probably never heard songs like "We're All in This Together" unless you were a kid around 12 years

The 8.2 million people who watched the premiere of "Jump In!" in January - starring "High School Musical" heartthrob Corbin Bleu as an aspiring jump rope champion - made it the top-rated TV movie premiere in the network's history.

The Disney Channel's success wasn't sudden. It decided a decade ago to target 'tweens, realizing TV offered little to them. It was like the musical gulf between Barney and Eminem, said Rich Ross, the network's president.

Through trial and error, including a failed mystery series, Disney determined that its audience preferred comedies to dramas.

"Kids are going through a lot today, maybe more than ever," Ross said. "They want to smile and relax and laugh. Laughter is the antidote to a crazy world."

Gary Marsh, the network's entertainment president, believes there are five ingredients to a successful Disney Channel production. It should contain humor, optimism and depict real kids in real-life situations. It should tell an age-appropriate emotional story with situations preteens can relate to. And it should have navigational tools for life that kids can learn from, such as how to deal with a bully.

Many of the Disney shows are aspirational, like "Hannah Montana" and its depiction of a girl living the dream of being a pop star.

There's almost always music in a Disney production, something the kids can sing along to - and buy with their allowance when they hear the songs again on Disney's radio station - that won't send their parents screaming from the room.

"High School Musical" squarely hit all of these targets.

Marsh had been looking to make a full-scale musical, and producer Bill Borden sold his straightforward pitch in a single meeting: think "Grease" meets "Romeo & Juliet," with warring social cliques replacing warring families.

"It was so clear to me the simplicity of the story would stand up with the music," Marsh said.

That story had school basketball star Troy meeting beautiful brain Gabriella on vacation, where they bond over their secret love for singing. When Gabriella transfers to Troy's high school, they want to try out for the school musical together, but each of their friends try to keep them from crossing social barriers.

While the story of competing cliques drew the most attention, Ross believes another aspect of "High School Musical" was just as important: the idea of Troy pushing back against his father's expectations to forge his own path. That's an equally important element of "Jump In!" where Bleu's character jumps rope despite his father pressuring him to be a boxer.

The sequel is sure to be a major part of many kids' summers this year.

New High School Musical 2 Poll

WOW! I just found this online! From the http://www.star-ecentral.com/ site:
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"Are you a huge fan of the smash hit High School Musical? If you are, then listen up. Now you have the chance to play your part and vote online on what you would like to see happen in High School Musical 2.

All you have to do is go to http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/highschoolmusical between now and Jan 31 and answer 10 poll questions that will determine, among other things, what's written on Mr Darbus' chalkboard, what kind of sandwich Troy packs for his picnic with Gabriella, the type of dessert Zeke bakes for Sharpay and the clever sayings on Chad's tee-shirts.

The winning choices will be revealed when High School Musical 2 premieres on Disney Channel later this year. High School Musical 2 begins filming in Utah this spring with the cast reprising their roles and Emmy Award-winning Kenny Ortega directing and choreographing.

So, if you've always wanted to play director, here’s your chance. Log on to www.disneychannel-asia.com from now Jan 31 to cast your votes and have your say in the movie.

High School Musical tells the story of two high school students - Troy (Zac Efron), a star basketball player and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), a brilliant but shy new student at school, who discover that they both share a hidden passion for singing, but are faced with tremendous pressure to stay within their social status quo."

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How cool is that??

The Start of Something New