‘Hear me out.” When my brother says this, you know something mildly silly is about to come out of his mouth. And just as my family rolls their eyes in response, so will NR readers when they see the topic of this essay: Disney’s 2006 hit movie High School Musical.
To head off the ridiculing comments: No, I’m not saying this is a Rodgers and Hammerstein–level show, or that it contains Fred Astaire–level dancing, or even that it’s a ground-breaking piece of cinema. I’d simply posit that this winsome made-for-TV movie is one of the few actually well-done, engaging TV programs Disney has produced in the 21st century that can be enjoyed by all ages.
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