East High is buzzing as basketball star Troy Bolton and new student Gabriella Montez unexpectedly discover a shared love of singing. When they decide to audition for the school musical, it sends shockwaves through the school’s cliques. Drama queen Sharpay Evans and her brother Ryan are determined to keep the lead roles for themselves, while Troy and Gabriella’s friends worry their new interests will upset the status quo. As auditions, basketball and the Scholastic Decathlon collide, Troy and Gabriella begin to realise that sometimes it’s worth stepping outside the box and trying something new.