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Skylar Strickler as Troy Bolton: The male protagonist of the story and the captain of the East High Wildcats basketball team. At a ski resort New Year’s party, he is pressured into singing "Start of Something New" with Gabriella Montez; prior to that, he had only sung in the shower. Troy is torn between basketball and singing; he wants to sing with Gabriella, but his teammates push him away from it with peer pressure and trickery, because they are worried that his pursuit of singing will affect their chances at winning the championship game. Troy is the son of basketball coach Jack Bolton.
Marah Melvin as Gabriella Montez: The female protagonist, who has a secret crush on Troy. She is a shy and very intelligent student who has just changed schools. She originally meets Troy at the New Year’s party when they are forced to sing a karaoke duet. She meets him again when she moves to the same school as Troy in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Eileen Chase as Sharpay Evans: The antagonist of High School Musical. She is an arrogant person who always wants her way. She has a domineering personality and likes to be in control of even her twin brother Ryan. She auditions with him for the winter school musical against Troy and Gabriella.
Alex Piazza as Ryan Evans: The twin brother and acting partner of Sharpay Evans, with whom he has starred in seventeen school productions to date. Both Ryan and his sister function as antagonists. Ryan is an excellent dancer and singer, tending to lean toward high-energy, upbeat songs and expressive choreography, often to the point of absurdity.
Kent Toland as Chad Danforth: A member of the East High Wildcats team and Troy's best friend.
Reagan Webster as Taylor McKessie: The leader of East High's science club.
Travail Pulley as Zeke Baylor: One of the Jocks.
Jessica Roach as Martha Cox: One of the Brainiacs.
Cody Cokely as Jack Scott: A very shy student that turns into “Joe Cool” when reading the school announcements.
Katarina McIntosh as Kelsi Nielsen: A pianist and the composer of the “Twinkle Towne” musical for the school.
Mona Melvin as Miss Darbus: The drama teacher at East High. An advocate of theater, with a strong dislike for cell phones and sports.
Jeff Cokely as Coach Jack Bolton: The Wildcats' coach and Troy's father. He is a former champion Wildcats player, and expects his son to follow his example.
Deb Smail as Ms. Tenny: Science Teacher.
The cast is rounded out by the Jocks: Justin Baker, Derek Danford, Dylan Lower, Mack Melvin, Jonathan Michaels;
Cheerleaders: Jasmine Bannister, Caitlyn Callaway, Chanel Coyne, Jennifer Ensminger, Libby Shay, Jamie Spears;
Brainiacs: Morgan Buchholz, Kaitlin Ensminger, Michelle Kretzmier;
Thespians: Tessa Rowe, Drew Smith, Autumn Snesrud, Katie Thompson; and
Skater Dudes: Chris Hines, Jordan Strickler, Maggie Wilson.
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