The last time I watched “High School Musical 3” (HSM3), I had just ... I would soon be walking through the same arcades as Gabriella Montez, the female lead accepted into Stanford.

Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez ... high school in New Mexico, to find that Gabriella is a new student there. They quickly become close friends and accidentally audition for the school musical.

Vanessa Hudgens played Gabriella Montez across three High School Musical films Dory Jackson is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE's TV News team. Upon joining the brand in March 2021, she has had the ...

high school musical movie) would be complete without a deliciously melodramatic breakup ballad, and in HSM, it needs to come from the queen of teen angst, Gabriella Montez. Sharpay’s sparkly ...