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20 years later, how Utah helped make 'High School Musical' a phenomenon

By Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Posted - Jan. 20, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

 
Actor Bart Johnson, who played the role of coach Jack Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies, talks to a group of kids before he walked around East High in Salt Lake City, on Jan. 14.

Actor Bart Johnson, who played the role of coach Jack Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies, talks to a group of kids before he walked around East High in Salt Lake City, on Jan. 14. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

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