"High School Musical 3" is all systems go - stars Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale have signed on for the second sequel. Amid reports Disney bosses wouldn't welcome Hudgens back after naked camera phone photos of her appeared online, the pretty brunette was the first castmate to sign up for the film, closely followed by Tisdale.

Actress Monique Coleman was so thrilled to meet her heroine Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” on Friday, she burst into tears.

Monique Coleman has hailed her appearance on TV show Dancing With The Stars as a life-changing experience. The High School Musical star appeared on the show last year, making the top four - and was stunned at the public response.

High Musical School star Monique Coleman conquered her lifelong fear of swimming for the TV sequel. The 26-year-old actress admits she was horrified when director Kenny Ortega announced the finale of the film would involve the cast jumping off a small waterfall into a swimming pool.

“High School Musical 2” and the movie’s stars, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Olesya Rulin and Kaycee Stroh, will receive a special Teen Choice award for its record-breaking debut on "Teen Choice 2007" Sunday, Aug. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

After kicking off one of the hottest concerts of 2006-2007, Walt Disney Records will release High School Musical: The Concert CD + DVD on May 1. Filmed in Houston at the start of the sold-out 42-city arena tour, this two-disc set features every song from the quadruple-platinum High School Musical movie soundtrack -- the #1 best-selling album of 2006 -- plus bonus tracks performed live in concert.