There have, of course, been many a stage show put on by amateur and professional companies, of High School Musical. However, the first company to do so was the Stage Manor Summer Theater Camp - the very same theatre camp that was featured in the brilliant movie: Camp!

A second company to produce the High School Musical Stage Show was the North Shore Music Theater, which is in Beverly, MA.

This production ran until the end of July 2007, and featured some familiar faces - a Broadway actor call Andrew Keenan-Bolgar, and Kate Rockwell, who was a semi-finalist on the TV show Grease: You're the One That I Want!

There were a number of differences between the movie High School Musical and the stage shows:

New Songs: A major difference was the introduction of 2 new songs in the stage show adaption of High School Musical: Counting on You and Cellular Fusion.

What I've Been Looking For: This song, which was a bonus track on the High School Musical CD soundtrack, was included in the stage shows as a main number.

New Characters: The High School Musical Stage Show saw the introduction of a new main character, called Jack Scott. Jack was the school announcer, and acted as a narrator during the stage show. He also ended up paired off with Kelsi at the end of the show...instead of Jason!

Troy and Gabriella: The High School Musical Stage Show includes a moment we did not get in the films until the sequel - Troy and Gabriella kiss at the end!