Troy Bolton and Isabella Cortez come from two different worlds: Troy the Basketball God and Isabella the Smart, Stunning Geek. When they meet at New Year's Eve they instantly click. When they meet each other again at East High School, they accidentally audition for their high school's musical. The social cliques they belong to don't approve of this new friendship and try to separate them. At the same time, drama queen Sharpay Evans and her brother Ryan, the co-captains of the drama department, try every in every way to prevent Troy and Isabella from wining over them in the callbacks....can Troy and Isabella lead their friends to a more open-mind thinking and acceptance of one another? Or will their friends win?