Sharpay's assistant. Matt Prokop as Jimmie "Rocket Man" Zara, a freshman basketball player who idolizes Troy. Justin Martin as Donnie Dion, a freshman basketball player who idolizes Chad. Dave Fox as Coach Kellogg, another coach at East High. Leslie Wing Pomeroy as Lucille Bolton, Troy's mother and Jack's wife. Socorro Herrera as Lisa Montez, Gabriella's mother. Robert Curtis Brown as Vance Evans, Sharpay and Ryan's father. Jessica Tuck as Darby Evans, Sharpay and Ryan's mother. David Reivers (Corbin Bleu's father) as Charlie Danforth, Chad's father. Yolanda Wood as Jenny Danforth, Chad's mother. Joey Miyashima as Dave Matsui, a principal at East High. Jeremy Banks as Stagehand. Todd Snyder as Mr. Juilliard. Tara Starling as Ms. Juilliard. Manly "Little Pickles" Ortega as Boi Evans, Sharpay's pet dog. Stan Ellsworth as Mr. Riley Musical numbers Production According to The Salt Lake Tribune, "...to help lure the production back to where it all began – at Salt Lake City's East High School – the GOED board Friday approved a maximum $2 million incentive for the production, the largest ever given to entice a filmmaker to Utah." Principal photography began on May 3, 2008; the 41 days scheduled for shooting was a longer period than for the first two films. Stan Carrizosa, the winner of ABC's summer reality show, High School Musical: Get in the Picture appears in "Just Getting Started", a song that is played over the end credits of the theatrical release of the film. The show's other 11 finalists were featured in the music video as well. Development Zac Efron was quoted in People Magazine as saying, "I can tell you that if the script is good and if we all agree on a final script, then there's nothing that is going to hold us back from doing it. We have fun making these movies and that's very rare in this business." Rumors persisted of ongoing salary disputes between Disney and the lead performers, particularly Efron. According to Rachel Abramowitz, as reported online by the Chicago Tribune, "an eclectic cross-section of Hollywood insiders think Efron should get a cool $5 million for High School Musical 3, the theatrical version of the franchise, which Disney hoped to make before the Writers Guild strike and Screen Actors Guild strike shut down Hollywood for several months. Efron declined to comment for the article, and although contract negotiations still are ongoing, sources say Efron is