Vanessa Hudgens Reunites With High School Musical Best Friend After 15 Years

Actor Vanessa Hudgens reunites with her High School Musical best friend Monique Coleman 15 years after the trilogy’s release. Premiering on the Disney Channel in 2006, Kenny Ortega’s musical-comedy became one of the biggest pop culture phenomenons of the 2000s. Hudgens starred as Gabriella, the nerdy new girl at East High, who falls for star athlete Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) as they prepare to audition for the high school’s spring musical together. Coleman portrayed Gabriella’s best friend, Taylor McKessie, captain of the Scholastic Decathlon Team, who was determined to stick to the status quo.