#HSM Cast

[kiekiecarrera]

multifandom meme > [11/11] casts - the cast of hsm:tm:ts

[kismetconstellations]

🔥 + anything Zac Efron related, please & thank you :)

(You can ignore the first one. I should really read instructions all the way through before sending in asks)

No worries. You are totally fine. ^//^

Let's hope this doesn't get too inflammatory.

I'm not a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a variety of reasons, and would prefer Zac never be a part of it.

I think Zac's indie dramas are infinitely more fascinating than his mainstream comedies (they also come with the added bonus of not humiliating and disrespecting him while also objectifying him at every turn), and hope that he continues to do more of them.

Honestly, anything that keeps him out of Hollywood and away from the toxicity of the industry is all right with me.

Seeing his malnourished Baywatch physique continually held up as some sort of "ideal" upsets me to my core. All the more so, knowing just how negatively the whole experience affected him, contributing to his depression and insomnia and causing him to tear up on-camera when he was finally able to eat carbs, again.

This will come as absolutely no shock to anyone who has been following me since 2016, when the world was treated to, as I like to call them, High School Musical Shitstorm: Parts Un and Deux, but I strongly feel that Zac doesn't owe the collective High School Musical fandom any reprisals of his role as the heart and soul of the franchise. Especially when so many people who consider themselves a part of that fanbase are all too keen to minimize or outright ignore Zac and Troy's significance to the original trilogy's success, mock and deride both of them as "boring" or worse, and leave nasty comments like this--

-- on social media posts of members of the cast reuniting. (Please do not seek out or bother any of the people in the above screenshot, by the way. I don't believe that you or any of my other followers would, but it's still a necessary precaution, just in case. Please be kind, everyone. Even when others are not.) I know it's immature and petty on my end, but I don't see why people who behave this way and treat Zac's professional attempts to distance himself from this franchise with scorn and further mockery, even though his past reputation as a "tween heartthrob" still colors directors' perceptions of him, resulting in him needing to prove himself worthy nearly twenty years on, should be rewarded. I feel for the fans who crave a High School Musical reunion because it would take them back to a simpler, happier time in their lives, but the films are right there and always will be there to be revisited at any time. The past is the past for a reason, and Zac, just like anyone else, should be allowed to move on.

Zac was perfectly cast as Phillip Carlyle. There is no one else who could have brought Phillip to life as immaculately, and no actor more deserving of the career revitalization The Greatest Showman delivered tenfold. My sympathies go out to Jeremy Jordan if he legitimately did have to sing live demos of "all of Hugh's songs", as well as Phillip's, before the studio executives while recovering from a nasty bout of laryngitis. That does not, however, make him entitled to a role he never so much as considered auditioning for.

Zac, on the other hand, had already been involved with the production for four years, alluding to a potential upcoming role in a movie musical as early as 2015, and contacting studios on director Michael Gracey's behalf to assist him, Hugh, and the rest of the crew in getting the green light.

Thus, you can imagine how thoroughly it rankles me to see fans of Mr. Jordan insinuating that Zac, a legitimate triple threat, was an inferior choice made to secure the support of Zac's larger fanbase, or- even more deluded- to placate the "ego" of show business veteran Hugh Jackman, who was supposedly "threatened" by Mr. Jordan's vocal prowess.

The Greatest Showman Cast is superior to the High School Musical Cast; in terms of talent, camaraderie, and maturity. You don't see any of them making backhanded comments years later about Zac being their "worst on-screen kiss", or their "favorite scene" with Zac being one where his character was "so dumb". (Even though Troy was very obviously emotionally manipulated into believing that something was going on with Ryan and Gabriella, by Gabriella. That's such a low, douchebaggy thing to say, and my already minimal respect for Lucas Grabeel has dropped to near non-existent because of it.)

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And, I think that's about it. Thank you so very much for asking, and I sincerely apologize a million times over for it taking me so long to post this response! I've been quite busy babysitting my niece and tending to personal affairs, and haven't had the energy to properly run this blog. But, I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things, and put more lovely things onto my followers' dashboards.

I appreciate your patience, and I hope that these answers prove to be worth the wait. ❤

[sciderman]

hello i’m the anon that asked about the break up playlist🙏 noticed you put gotta go my own way— i just need to know— who’s troy and who’s gabriella??

9319 peter is descended from troy bolton (it's in his genetics as a crisis-prone bisexual)

ooh

[sharpexgoodwin]

I was watching The Greatest Showman yesterday and all I could think about was how Tim said he wanted to do this musical and I couldn’t stop imagining the HSMTMTS characters playing the characters in The Greatest Showman !! We could’ve gotten Rina Rewrite the Stars. We could’ve gotten a Jet and Ricky duet with The Other Side. We could’ve gotten Kourtney singing Tightrope.

[sapphirebluejewel]

Endless List of Characters I Love - Seb Mathew-Smith

"I like to do my brainstorming through improvisational music. I call it my thinkin’ Jazz."

[ilovefredjones]

when is zac efron going to be in a musical again

[dorizardthewizard]

HSM (2006) rewatch pt 9

9: Who’s Michael Crawford?

Guys I think Chad might not like women

Jokes aside, him complaining about Gabriella "casting a spell" on Troy and then reminding Troy he’s his most loyal best friend – like, why emphasise loyal? You scared someone’s taking your place hm 🤨? So far in this movie Chad has called two things frightening - theatre and all its unmanly implications, and the "female mind". Makes ya think.

Okokok I know it's just a "haha women amirite" jock moment but I find it more entertaining to interpret his actions as him having a crush on Troy that even he doesn't realise. That legendary requiem for Chad x Ryan video essay does it more justice it's hilarious

Also the spirit of my old eng lit teacher possessed me and needs you all to know that Chad calls Gabriella an "elevated IQ temptress" and earlier in the cafeteria he rags on Troy for auditioning for a "heinous" musical. This is rather dramatic language, which contrasts his jock bro personality. Moving on.

Chad carrying his basketball around everywhere is funny but it makes for good symbolism whenever he tries to give it to Troy and bring him over to the side of basketball, heteronormativity and conventional gender roles

Chad: So my point is, if you play basketball, you're gonna end up on the cereal box. Chad: If you sing in musicals, you're gonna end up in my mom's refrigerator Troy: Why would she put his picture in her refrigerator?

"You're gonna end up in my mom's refrigerator" is hilarious out of context. Respect to Chad’s mum even though I’ve never seen Phantom of the Opera, Troy is so baffled hahaha

Wait wouldn’t he know this already? I feel like with being childhood best friends he’d had seen the inside of their fridge by now, unless she recently put it in

But lowkey I understand how a teenage boy would be so put off by musicals after that, I used to be OBSESSED with Lion King like it was my personality from year 3 to 7, so my brother got sick of it and hated the movies so much. Fate paid a cruel trick on him when his class did a unit on The Lion King AND THEY EVEN WENT TO WATCH IT IN WEST END. I WAS SO JEALOUS AND HE WAS HAVING SUCH A SHIT TIME

Chad if you really need Troy to be there THAT MUCH for you guys to focus on the game then maybe you’re not a great team or athletes? Honestly at this point Chad being annoyed that Troy is spending more time with someone else is starting to make more sense as a motivation

Also homeboy might want to focus on his studies a little, Troy's buckling down in the library but Chad's still carrying nothing but his basketball <3

[sad-trash-hobo]

Every day I hope that Zac Efron is just pulling a Miley Cyrus, in the way that she fought so hard to distance herself from Hannah Montana and then years later woke up and realized that being Hannah Montana and growing from that made her who she is today, and she honors that and enjoys where she's been and uses it to be the best she can be now. Every day I hope Zac Efron will wake up and realize that everything he did in High School Musical helped him get to where he is and that it helped him grow and HSM fans only wanted the best for him

[unproduciblesmackdown]

obligatorially thinking through [uhh "i don't dance" from hsm2 crossover with summer stock joke] instead i'm posting that umm "like me" from meta dcom musical "teen beach movie" crossover put it in summer stock ('50 movie) where the main problem is jane as mack (green) isn't telling gloria as lela (pink) to be more feminist as much as a dcom character a decade ago could do so (girlboss through personal choices, which eventually (sequel ending) lela does so hard she becomes a god in the teen beach cinematic multiverse which includes the "real world." win) but rather jane is hardworking enough to never Need to be ordered with increasing browbeating into doing things correctly, while gloria is so sillily insistent on thinking of herself as a person, oversensitive as she is, that she ends up with orville who is silly enough to be focused on his fiancee being a person with feelings, instead of romantically bossing her around, and doesn't mind that gloria has Too Much Moxie, while himself interestingly indeed having an arc about behaving more "correctly" that still only hinges on telling the other guy who's being pushy & demanding & mean to back off (his father) (gloria getting to do the same to joe When. while jane is like "oh whew i thought you were going to yell at me. wow i can hardly believe you aren't" to joe while their romantic future is assured to us) like gloria and orville as sympathetic & uncondemned & deserving of a happy ending too but also still like haha smh oh those two. surprise, the [husband ready to declare his demands and his wife who is hopefully so dutiful he doesn't even need to give them] dynamic isn't Timeless somehow. anyways every teen beach movie number rules also. and jordan fisher is there

[9823678]

What I’ve Been Looking For ft. Lucas Grabeel | Music Sessions | Ashley Tisdale

[erashq]

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[1rst2-blog]

wait am i tripping or are corbin bleu & lucas grabeel gay & closeted

[transgendertroybolton]

okay so. i saw this post a couple days ago and i have been BRAINSTORMING.

some roles i have swapped more than others, some swap personalities more than roles, and the story itself would be swapped too - instead of coming together over musical theatre, troy and gabriella learn to follow their own passions and hearts despite pressure wanting them to both perform. thats not to say they don't enjoy singing, they just want it to be a casual hobby.

as for swaps: TROY <--> GABRIELLA, CHAD <--> TAYLOR, SHARPAY <--> KELSI, RYAN <--> MARTHA, ZEKE <--> JASON

i also changed the sport from basketball to football (soccer not american football) just so it wouldnt be exactly the same.

all my ideas for every character (in the first movie at least) is under the cutoff. i have no idea how this would work for the second movie especially but its fine its an au for a reason

troy: the shy, nerdy new kid who just transferred schools. rather than parents transferring companies, his father got hired at east high to be a drama teacher (more on that later) and he thought it would make sense to transfer troy too, as he's always had trouble socialising and fitting in at school and perhaps a bit of parental support at school could help. (yes, i know in high school this would be absolutely MORTIFYING but we all know mr bolton isn't the greatest at these things.)

his dad's always pressured him to pursue singing and/or acting as he missed his chance to debut big on broadway, and while troy does enjoy singing, he much prefers to sing to himself quietly in his room and has absolutely no desire or will to perform, and desperately wants to let his dad know that. his true passion lies in academia, he's an absolute brainiac and he's trying to work his way into the decathlon team.

also yes, he does have glasses.

gabriella: part of east high's football team, very popular, absolutely beloved by everyone and a genuinely really sweet girl, coached by darbus. however, when she entered high school, she went in focusing on performing arts rather than sports. she'd always been told she had an amazing voice, she wasn't afraid of crowds, so naturally she should be a performer, right... but after signing up for football on a whim in sophomore year, she found she's far more passionate about playing sports in front of a crowd, not singing!

she longs to be the captain in senior year, but drama responsibilities can sometimes keep her away from her true passion. at this point she feels its too late to quit, she's already come this far, but with a new drama teacher arriving, could this be her chance to escape? not if a certain diva has anything to say about it, and not the one you'd expect...

sharpay: a meek, shy performer who's completely at the whims of the composer/choreographer duo, kelsi and martha. (more about them a bit later.) sharpay has star power on her own, and everyone knows it... except her. she's content sitting on the sidelines, playing small roles and being overshadowed by everyone else, despite a clear talent for acting and a powerful voice.

ryan: a talented, more open performer than his twin sister, but that's just the thing - thats not what he wants to do. he wants to choreograph and work behind the scenes, he doesn't want to act! but much like sharpay, he's completely at the whims of kelsi and martha, and this new drama teacher seems to adore them... is he stuck right where he is? martha rarely listens to suggestions, but she also seems to be at the beck and call of kelsi...

chad: captain of the decathlon team, and a bit of a snob about it. he's the type to come into school every day wearing a perfectly styled suit and tie, hair tied back (think izzy daniels in the training scenes of 'jump in' specifically, but if you haven't seen that, chad's hairstyle in 'i dont dance').

he's immediately intrigued by troy, as he seems to be an absolute whizz. he finishes work in class before anyone else, asks for extra worksheets, reads academic books in his spare time... but with troy also being a part of the drama club, chad fears there won't be a place for him on the team.

taylor: gabriella's best friend for their whole lives and another member of the football team. she wants the best for gabriella, and is under the impression she enjoys drama as much as football, encouraging her to keep going. she's loved being in front of a crowd her entire life, and as her best friend, it's her duty to encourage her to follow her passion! ignore the fact drama and singing is no longer her passion, but gabriella feels it's gone on too long to tell her best friend...

kelsi: the cut-throat composer and president of the drama club. she may not have much stage acting talent, which she's very aware of, but what she does have is a talent for music creation and bossing people around. she is the drama club's diva, taking charge of every production, every actor following her directions to the letter, even if they don't want to, and expecting that to happen in general school life too.

the only issue with that is the average student doesn't really care who composed the songs, only who's performing them, even if in this case the composer also acts as the unofficial director. she's got something to learn about taking a back seat and letting her music speak for itself, but seems unwilling to learn that at the moment...

zeke: zeke and jason not having big roles in the movies is CRIMINAL i want more zeke. as such their swaps are pretty surface level. zeke is school smart but not street smart, a member of the decathlon team but not known for his smarts other than that. also he likes to bake i could not strip the away from him. i havent thought about where he would fit into the major story yet.

jason: another member of the decathlon team, but his ultimate passion is movie making. chad is a fierce leader though, and he's gotta follow his lead, right?

martha: much like kelsi, she knows she doesn't have star power... or so she thinks. so, she's the choreographer for kelsi's shows, making sure everyone follows her directions to the letter. if she took a second to step back, she'd realise she has plenty of star power and could be a kind and fun director instead of a choreographer, but being under kelsi's rule for so long makes that hard to see...

coach bolton: becoming a dad at a young age meant he lost out on his chance to make it big on broadway, so now he's a single dad and living vicariously through his only child. he gets hired at east high to be the new drama teacher after winter break and troy is moved there too. perfect chance for him to become the star at one of the top schools in the state, right?

darbus: previously playing women's football, as she gets older she's turned her focus to the newest generation. she's the absolute life of the team and is always there to support them, especially gabriella, who seems to be going through a lot...

I was thinking role reversal au?

The obvious swap would be Troy and Gabriella. So Troy, the new shy kid, a bit of a nerd and Gabriella, super cool sports girl. This would lead to Chad being on the scholastic decathlon team and Taylor playing basketball with Gabriella, but then what about Sharpay and Ryan? It doesn't make much sense to swap them with eachother. Other people could be fitted in anywhere. Jason and Zeke follow the boys and Martha the girls. Again, that leaves Kelsi in the drama club without any change.

So could this be swapped even FURTHER? The thing is, the roles of Gabriella and Troy are someone who falls in love, so it depends what pairings are to happen. Also, with Sharpay and Ryan being siblings, it would be weird for one of them to meet someone at karaoke and then keeping it a secret?

[boltnsmoved1]

@gabrellas sent me these but the biggest believer in the charlie as troy agenda is charlie himself bc wdym these images of him and bart exist

[kidcooperart]

DID I NOT POST THIS... ANYWAY, MK1 2000S AU BUT DRAWN AS THOSE PICS OF THE HSM CAST LOLLL

[mythologicalgoose464]

Macbeth retellings i think would be fun

star wars Macbeth. as much as i would like star trek macbeth, it wouldn’t really work. bit obvious though...

Starkid Macbeth, but it mechanically works like TGWDLM. the witches delivery every line in song, and slowly as macbeth goes made he starts to become more lyrical, and eventually dies in a one side singing battle with macduff. the other characters like lady m and banquo’s ghost sing as well. maybe a fun chorus of spirits in the back. preferably this would be done only by starkid, but i may have to settle for less.

Jazz Age Macbeth!! 1920’s mob boss macbeth. King Duncan is like an Al Capone style italian mob boss, speakeasies very jazz. Maybe the Witches could be like, drunk? bc of prohibition, maybe they're sort of like dionysian prophets of illegal alcohol.

Cats! Macbeth. Its the same, but they’re all cats in the cats universe. All the cast is normal cats costumes, but the witches are the Cats! (2020) cgi nightmares.

Mean Girls Macbeth . 2000’s High school macbeth, king duncan is the mean girl and Macbeth is her right hand man. I think it’s funny if the names and shakespearean aren’t changed. Lady Macbeth is her Gay Best Friend, like Ryan from HSM. Honestly this more Heather’s than mean girls, what with all the murder etc. Omg JD is totally lady macbeth coded.

Warrior Cats Macbeth?

DRAG MACBETH!!!!!!!! RuPauls vengence. The House of Duncan