Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens (in BCBG Max Azria) sandwich in Zac Efron (in Arthur Galan) at the the premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year at the Greater Union George Street cinemas on Monday in Sydney, Australia.

The trio was accompanied by director Kenny Ortega, who said, “I never would have thought this film would have had the global reach it has. I wept my eyes out on our final scene when the curtain came down. I had that bitter-sweet moment parents have when they send their kids off to college. I do fear for them because it’s a fickle industry and there’s lots of traps. But I have great confidence … that they are going to make good decisions and stay around for a minute.”

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