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Zac Efronhas starred in six quality movie musicals , but some are better than others for many reasons . Efron ’s breakout acting role was playing Troy Boltonin Disney Channel ’s unexpected hit movie , High School Musical(2006 ) . He drop dead on to have a successful career as an player , starring in comedies like17 Again , That Awkward Moment , Dirty Grandpa , and theNeighborsmovies , as well as dramas likeThe Lucky One , Extremely implike , Shockingly Evil and Vile , and theVon Erich family biopicThe Iron Claw .
Despite finding winner in other genres , some of Efron ’s most notable and memorable work has been in musicals . His dance background from star in musicals likeHigh School Musicalhas even help Efron in non - musical roles likeThe Iron Claw . Since pee-pee his melodious launching as Troy Bolton , Efron has done five other melodic motion-picture show , including twoHigh School Musicalsequels . He has n’t star in a musical since 2017 , though , and does n’t seem to have any lined up in the near time to come .
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6Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Voice of Ted
Zac Efron ’s lowest - ranked musical is the animated fancy film , Dr. Seuss ' The Lorax(2012 ) , based on the 1971 account book by the renownedchildren ’s source . Efron voiced the protagonist , Ted , opposite Taylor Swift ’s Audrey , his character ’s love interest for whom he essay to find a Truffula tree in the nature - void terra firma of Thneedville . The Loraxis technically a musical , featuring original songs performed by some of the plastic film ’s stars , like Ed Helms , but there ’s a catch .
Despite book two musically talented stars to voice the star roles , neither Efron nor Swift sings inThe Lorax . It seems such a waste and is ultimately the reasonThe Loraxranks below the quietus of Efron ’s musicals . That , and it also just does n’t compare in calibre to the rest in his catalog .
5High School Musical
Troy Bolton
Much of the suffer making love for it is root in nostalgia and an appreciation for the organic achiever it get , rather than its character as a musical .
The musical comedy that take off it all for Efron , unfortunately , ranks secondly - to - last for a mates of reasons . High School Musical(2006 ) is impressive for what it managed to do : found an external enfranchisement as well as Efron and the rest of the dramatis personae ’s careers . However , much of the enduring love for it is rooted in nostalgia and an appreciation for the organic achiever it mother , rather than its quality as a melodious . As the humble beginnings of a worldwide whizz , it ’s a less refined , more modest , smaller - scale production than its follow - ups , and will always fall victim to knee - jolt comparison to its sequels , which have more than best the original .
It also loses dot becauseEfron was n’t really singing in the firstHigh School Musicalmovie . Instead , Drew Seeley provided the singing articulation for Troy Bolton , for which Efron was never given a real account . gratefully , he used his real telling voice in the 2nd and thirdHigh School Musicalmovies . High School Musicalcan still be appreciated for what it offers as a standalone melodic , though , such as standout ensemble numbers like " Stick to the Status Quo , " and " We ’re All in this Together " and Efron ’s yoke with Vanessa Hudgens , who play his onscreen making love involvement , Gabriella Montez . However , it still resides at the bottom of the trilogy .
4The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
Cast
The last movie melodious Efron star in was 2017’sThe Greatest Showman , more than a decade after his musical debut . With 10 + years of melodious experience under his belt , along with the professional singing and dance education that come with it , Efron was able to deliver an inspired theatrical performance as Phillip Carlyle , the fancied business partner of the circus impresario himself , P.T. Barnum ( Hugh Jackman ) . Efron stun in ensemble stick like the opening number , " The Greatest Show , " and duets like " The Other Side " with Jackman as Barnum and the aerial acrobatic number , " Rewrite the Stars , " with Zendaya as trapeze artist Anne Wheeler , Efron ’s onscreen love interest .
Among Efron ’s musicals , The Greatest Showmanwarrants a secure middle ranking . It ’s not a masterpiece , but it ’s far from terrible or even modal . Its biggest failing in comparison to Efron ’s other musicals is its failure to leave much of a live depression or wallop on pop civilization or the musical genre . The Greatest Showmanis a merriment clock time and features a phenomenal cast , but it does n’t particularly remain firm out .
3High School Musical 2
The pressure was on to follow up the Disney Channel juggernaut no one saw coming . High School Musical 2(2007)changed the formula by taking the high-pitched school and musical out of the story , rather centering around a state golf club endowment show in the summer . stall - out number let in the ensemble opener , " What Time Is It , " Sharpay ’s anthem , " Fabulous , " the contradictory dance number , " I Do n’t Dance , " and Efron ’s over - the - top performance of " Bet On It , " in which he frolic around on a very green golf course , forced to confront who he ’s become . Unlike the firstHigh School Musicalmovie , Efron fully leans into his interior theater kid this meter .
High School Musical 2expanded upon the solicitation of the first celluloid and avoided the sophomore slump , but its sheer choice to divert from the in high spirits school scope does n’t totally pay off . The stakes were in high spirits forHigh School Musical 2 , and it would ’ve been hard to approximate what to keep and what to flip up from the first movie . in the end , the sequelsucceeded through its fresh batch of original songs and follow melodious performances , but its story was lacking . The first and thirdHigh School Musicalmovies finger like companion pieces , while the 2d is its own thing – still dear than the first , but not fully able to discover its footing .
2High School Musical 3: Senior Year
As a musical , the third and final installment in theHigh School Musicalfranchise blows the other two picture show out of the urine . Unlike the other two movies , High School Musical 3 : older Year(2008 ) was givena theatrical release , along with a budget gain that read through its higher yield value . Building upon the momentum generated by the first two film , High School Musical 3pulled out all the stops , and was a return to form following the formulaic departure ofHigh School Musical 2 .
The whole cast bring their A - game for their last hurrah , specially Efron , who returned with something to prove — the past few age of outspoken and dancing breeding paid off in his last execution as the passion - torn singer - jock , Troy Bolton . Efron put his whole sum and soul into the third pic , particularly in the " Bet On It"-style solo identification number , " Scream , " which sees him climb on walls and combat his aeonian inner difference between sports and theatre .
The meta - melodic aspect is fully realized in this film , take melodic numbers and plotlines from the theme write up and depict them onstage . Standout numeral include Sharpay and Ryan ’s flashy tribute to Broadway , " I Want It All , " the seamlessly choreographed and executed ensemble slice , " A Nox to commend , " and the collective " Senior Year Spring Musical . “High School Musical 3served as a right sendoff for the Wildcats and the franchisewhile hold its own as a standalone musical .
1Hairspray
Link Larkin
It makes mother wit thatHairspray(2007 ) is Efron ’s adept movie musical , considering it started as a stage production . Hairsprayis a film adaption of the hit Broadway musical , which itself was based on John Waters ' ' fourscore satirical comedy of the same name . Efron plays Link Larkin , a teen heartthrob on The Corny Collins Show ’s dance council . Efron performs solo songs as Link such as " Ladies ' Choice " and " It Takes Two " and contribute to collaborative joint like " Without Love . " He also does a long ton of terpsichore in the film as a Corny Collins Show ensemble dramatis personae member during number like " Nicest Kids In Town " and " You Ca n’t stop over the Beat . "
Hairspraydid a consummate Book of Job bringing the beloved and acclaimed stage melodic to sprightliness onscreen . The picture managed to capture the illusion of the Broadway show through polished musical and dancing performances , joke - out - loud comedic delivery from every cast member , and faultless casting , including Efron as Link . While Efron ’s execution as Troy Bolton in theHigh School Musicalmovies may outshine his rendition of Link , Hairsprayis the well overall musical in Zac Efron ’s repertoire .
