'High School Musical' 15-Year Anniversary Party

Overview

These days, Zac Efron is making serial killer movies, Vanessa Hudgens has Spring Breakers on her resume, and song-filled, school-set Romeo and Juliet adaptations aren't sashaying across our screens. Back in 2006, it was different. That's when audiences were only just discovering High School Musical — the Disney TV movie that spawned two sequels, thrust its stars to fame and made viewers everywhere wonder just how many hats a teenager might need.

Because the original High School Musical turns 15 in 2021 — and because blasts from the past never go out of style — The Brightside is throwing a huge party to celebrate. Step back in time from 9pm on Friday, February 5, and dance to 00s tunes from the film like you're a class newcomer falling for the resident basketball star.

With Disney slinging plenty of other hits over the past few decades, you can expect plenty of love for — and songs from — the mouse house's huge catalogue as well. If you haven't belted out 'Hakuna Matata' at a bar, have you really taken its message to heart? From fellow animated classics like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, to the likes of ex-Mouseketeers like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, prepare to get mighty nostalgic.

Tickets cost $20 — and the shindig is taking place in The Brightside's outdoor space.