Ortega's Premonition: 'High School Musical' Director Recalls Cast Moments
Washington D.C., [USA], April 28 (ANI): High School Musical ' director Kenny Ortega disclosed that during the shooting of the film's concluding musical scene, he experienced a foreboding feeling, which surprisingly ended up coming true in a significant manner.
High School Musical Is an American musical TV movie that was both produced and broadcast by Disney Channel in 2006 as one of their series of original television movies.
The initial installment of the High School Musical In the series, the movie was helmed by a choreographer and director. Kenny Ortega Based on a screenplay by Peter Barsocchini, this production features Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Reed, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman.
Ortega was present at the premiere night of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway. In the discussion that followed, the renowned director , the choreographer and producer remembered one of his clearest recollections from the High School Musical set.
They are numerous, so many memories," stated Ortega, adding, "However, we were filming. High School Musical 1, While shooting the finale episode titled "We're All in This Together," we had numerous cameras rolling along with the cast and dancers. Looking around the gymnasium, I remarked, ‘If Disney executes what we’re accomplishing here, this show will touch many lives,’" as reported by People.
“And I placed the casts in a circular formation and told them, ‘Prepare yourselves; I believe your lives are about to transform.’ They recall that instant just as vividly as I do,” he goes on. “I simply had an intuition, a sense that we were embarking on something significant.”
High School Musical It became one of the most successful Disney Channel Original movies ever and propelled actors such as Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale into stardom. Additionally, it spawned two hit sequels, with the third hitting theaters in 2008 and grossing more than $250 million globally according to reports.
Ortega also mentioned one of his favorite tracks from the series. He stated, "I really enjoy 'Get Your Head in the Game.'" According to him, there are countless great songs. Ortega continued, saying, "It would be impossible to start listing them. We released three albums, each surpassing what had been done before for a TV soundtrack," according to the source.
“And the writers collaborating with us included renowned composer-lyricists who worked across film, television, and theater. It was quite an extensive roster of favorites,” he stated, as reported by People (ANI).