ASHLEY TISDALE - "Sharpay Evans"

• Ashley Tisdale stars as ostentatious Sharpay Evans, the president of the Drama Club and a shoo-in as lead in the school theatre production, who makes it known she's not pleased when the basketball star and decathlon whiz audition for the leads in the upcoming musical, in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical.



• Ashley, along with her co-stars, was selected as one of Teen People's "25 Under 25", Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood Stars" and as part of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Must List" as "Must 'Musical' Prodigies."



• She joins her co-stars Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman and Vanessa Hudgens on a 40-city "High School Musical: The Concert" tour.



• Ashley is well-known as Maddie, the candy counter clerk at The Tipton hotel, on Disney Channel's hit series "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."



• She is a recording artist, signed with Warner Bros. Records, and is working on her first solo album.

• Corbin Bleu co-stars as Chad Danforth, Troy's best friend & basketball buddy, who lives, eats and breathes basketball and can't understand why Troy would want to do anything else - especially a role in the school musical..



• Corbin, along with his co-stars, was selected as one of Teen People's "25 Under 25" and Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood Stars".



• He joins his co-stars Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman and Vanessa Hudgens on a 40-city "High School Musical: The Concert" tour.



• Corbin is also signed to a recording contract with Hollywood Records and is working on his debut solo album.



• He stars as a boxer turned double Dutch champion in the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! with Keke Palmer and his real-life father, David Reivers.

LUCAS GRABEEL - "Ryan Evans"

• Lucas Grabeel co-stars as Ryan Evans, Sharpay's twin brother and lead in all the school theatre productions.



• He was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, and attended the same high school as actor Brad Pitt (although not at the same time).



• Lucas celebrates his birthday on November 23.



• He joins his co-stars Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Vanessa Hudgens on a 40-city "High School Musical: The Concert" tour.



• Lucas, along with his co-stars, was selected as one of Teen People's "25 Under 25", Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood Stars" and as part of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Must List" as "Must 'Musical' Prodigies."



• On television, Lucas starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Return to Halloweentown, the fourth installment of the hit franchise, as well as Halloweentown III: Halloweentown High.



• He had a recurring role on "Veronica Mars" and guest starred on "Boston Legal".



• Lucas shaved his head for the guest starring role of teenage Lex Luthor in "Smallville".



• He recently finished production on the feature film, Alice.



• Lucas became enamored with theatre at age 12 after he starred in The Secret Garden because his local high school theatre program needed a younger actor.



• Like his character in High School Musical, he auditioned for all the community and school productions and starred in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Grease, Romeo and Juliet and Footloose.



• He currently lives in Los Angeles.



• When not working, Lucas likes to write music, paint and play guitar, piano or drums.

MONIQUE COLEMAN - "Taylor McKessie"

• Monique Coleman co-stars as Taylor McKessie, the president of the decathlon team who befriends Gabriella and instructs her on the social clique rules.



• Monique celebrates her birthday on November 13.



• She is a native of Columbia, South Carolina.



• Monique, along with her co-stars, was selected as one of Teen People's "25 Under 25" and Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood Stars."



• She joins her co-stars Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Vanessa Hudgens on a 40-city "High School Musical: The Concert" tour.



• Before moving to Los Angeles, Monique lived and acted in Chicago.



• At age 6, she enrolled in dance and piano classes to find an outlet for her energy. By the time she turned 11-years-old, she had performed in more than 15 plays.



• On stage in Chicago, Monique starred in productions of Noises Off, Polaroid Stories, The Real Thing and The Colored Museum.



• Monique recently made it to the top four on ABC's hit reality show "Dancing with the Stars." Her dancing partner was professional dancer Louis Van Amstel, who Disney Channel viewers will recognize from his guest star role on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."



• Monique starred in the Hallmark movie, The Reading Room, opposite James Earl Jones.



• She has a recurring role on Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."



• Monique has guest starred on "Boston Public," "Veronica Mars," "Gilmore Girls," "Strong Medicine" and "Malcolm in the Middle."



• She co-starred in the cable movie, The Ditchdigger's Daughters, with Carl Lumbly and Dule Hill, for which she was nominated for a Young Artists Award.



• Monique received critical acclaim for a two-person play that she co-wrote, produced and acted in.



• In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends, shopping and learning new dances to add to her repertoire of jazz, hip-hop and modern dance.

VANESSA HUDGENS - "Gabriella Montez"

• Vanessa Hudgens stars as newly transferred student and decathlon whiz Gabriella Montez, who finds herself drawn to both basketball jock Troy Bolton and the school musical auditions.



• In August, Vanessa and her co-star, Zac Efron, won a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Chemistry" and she was nominated as "Best Actress" for the 21st Annual Imagen Awards 2006.



• Vanessa, along with her co-stars, was selected as one of Teen People's "25 Under 25", Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood Stars" and as part of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Must List" as "Must 'Musical' Prodigies."



• She joins her co-stars Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Monique Coleman on a 40-city "High School Musical: The Concert" tour.



• She is also a recording artist whose debut album, V, is a hybrid of pop, hip-hop and dance music.



• Vanessa is a recurring guest star on Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."

ZAC EFRON - "Troy Bolton"

• Zac Efron stars as Troy Bolton, the head of the basketball team, who decides to break out of his social circle and audition for the school musical - to the horror of his jock friends.



• Zac celebrates his birthday on October 18.



• He was born in San Luis Obispo and raised nearby in Arroyo Grande.



• Zac currently lives in Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother Dylan, as well as two Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and a Siamese cat named Simon.



• In August, Zac won two Teen Choice Awards -- in the "Choice TV Breakout Star" category and the "TV Chemistry" category with his co-star Vanessa Anne Hudgens, while "High School Musical" won for "Choice Musical".



• Zac, along with the High School Musical cast, was also selected as one of Teen People's 25 Under 25, Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood Stars" and, as part of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Must List," a "Must 'Musical' Prodigy."



• Zac was encouraged by his parents to audition for the school theatre production so he would have an after-school activity, and he soon fell in love with theatre.



• On stage, his first role was in the musical Gypsy which ran for 90 performances. Since then, he appeared in productions of Peter Pan, Mame, Little Shop of Horrors and The Music Man.



• He had a recurring role on the television series "Summerland".



• Zac also had a guest starring role on Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," an episode which doubled the series' average ratings.



• Zac has a voice role as lifeguard Davey Hunkerhoff in an episode of Disney Channel's new animated series, "The Replacements".



• He previously guest starred on "ER," "The Guardian" and "Firefly" and had a co-star role in the cable movie "Miracle Run."



• In his spare time, he enjoys surfing, skateboarding, playing video games and hanging out with friends.



• Zac is also working to fix up two cars, a Delorean and '65 Mustang Convertible, both treasured hand-me-downs from his grandfather.