Ashley and Vanessa sit down with Jamaal Finkley to discuss “Senior Year” and what it took to make High School Musical a memorable event… VANESSA HUDGENS (Gabriella Montez) is a promising young actress and recording artist. She appears in the music-driven, inspirational fish-out-of-water story Bandslam to be released in early 2009. Starring alongside Gaelan Connell, Aly Michalka and Lisa Kudrow, Hudgens plays a misfit who finds her voice in a coming-of-age story about a high school battle-of-the-bands competition. Hudgens began her career at age 8 in the world of musical theatre. Early roles in such productions as Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King & I, The Music Man, Cinderella and Damn Yankees gave the actress the opportunity to showcase her impressive singing and acting skills. She made her feature film debut in Catherine Hardwickes Thirteen, starring Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood. Soon thereafter, she co-starred in the action-adventure film Thunderbirds, and was a recurring guest star on Disney Channels The Suite Life of Zach & Cody. Her television credits include Quintuplets, Brothers Garcia, Still Standing and Robbery Homicide Division. But it was Hudgenss role in Disney Channels breakaway sensation High School Musical and its follow-up High School Musical 2 that has garnered her much praise and attention. In 2006, Hudgens released her debut solo album V—a captivating variety of rock, electronic and R&B styles—and toured with the Cheetah Girls …