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(L-R): Mark St. Cyr, Sofia Wylie, Dara Renee’, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Matt Cornett, Kate Reinders Photo credit: Disney+ /Troy Harvey* |
Disney’s streaming and digital network Disney+ has announced has found the cast for their all-new original series, “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.”
Going to high school for the series are Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo (“Bizaardvark”), Kate Reinders (“Modern Family,” Broadway’s “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”), Sofia Wylie (“Andi Mack”), Matt Cornett (“Bella and the Bulldogs”), Dara Renee’ (“Freaky Friday”), Julia Lester (“Mom”), Frankie Rodriguez (“Modern Family”), Larry Saperstein (“Fan Girl”), and Mark St. Cyr (“Doomsday”).
The 10-episode series picks up nearly 15 years after the original movie aired, at the real-life location where it all began: East High. It follows a group of students as they count down to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare, and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.
Brand-new songs and acoustic “rehearsal-room” reinterpretations of songs from the original “High School Musical” provide the soundtrack for an unlikely group of theater kids who learn “we’re all in this together” when it comes to pulling off against-all-odds on opening night.
Production for the highly-anticipated series, developed and executive produced by Tim Federle (“Ferdinand”) alongside showrunner and executive producer Oliver Goldstick (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Ugly Betty”), is currently underway in Salt Lake City, Utah.
