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Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat. Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron turned heads when they both visited the High School Musical filming location one month apart — and the actress is finally opening up about the nature of her trip.

June 2022. Leave it to Andy Cohen to be the one to find out if the “High School Musical” alums are still friends, or “Breaking Free” of their decade-long companionship. “I haven’t seen her in a long time,” the “He Said, She Said” singer told Cohen Tuesday on “Watch What Happens Live.”“I think we’re just — obviously, she’s working, I’m working.

No Disney Channel Original Movie had the masses soaring and flying in quite the same way as High School Musical.

Vanessa Hudgens reunited with her ‘High School Musical’ co-stars at her recent wedding with Cole Tucker in Mexico. The Hollywood star invited Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel to her dreamy wedding ceremony, and had a special moment with them, posing for photos at the beach.VANESSA HUDGENS AND COLE TUCKER REVEAL THEIR WEDDING DETAILSTHE BIGGEST CELEBRITY WEDDINGS OF 2023“Congrats [Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker] Your love is the stuff of fairytales,“ Monique wrote on social media, sharing a clip with some of the moments from the ceremony, including a photo next to the bride, who wore a chic white dress featuring a chest cutout, gold earrings and a gold necklace.Monique wore a two-piece black ensemble and styled her hair in an updo.

No Disney Channel Original Movie had the masses soaring and flying in quite the same way as High School Musical.

. But the Disney+ show was missing two familiar faces — Zac Efron, who played basketball playing heartthrob Troy Bolton, and Vanessa Hudgens, who played brainy singer Gabriella Montez, in the original films. Despite the return of several original cast members including Corbin Bleu (Chad Danforth), Monique Coleman (Taylor McKessie), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans), and KayCee Strong (Martha Cox), Efron, Hudgens and co-star Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay Evans) did not make cameos in the finale season of the spinoff series.

come out as gay in the Disney+ series based on the iconic franchise.“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” dropped its fourth and final season on Wednesday and there is a scene where some of the original Disney Channel stars are filming “High School Musical 4.”The TV series’ showrunner Tim Federle told TV Line recently that he called Grabeel, 38, to tell him the news of Ryan’s sexual orientation.“Lucas, like, cried on the phone and said, ‘This would mean so much to people who grew up with this movie,'” Federle recalled.He went on and noted that the “Switched at Birth” star had told him: “It’s what they were always kind of missing from this character.”The TV show’s scene featured Ryan kissing his partner, portrayed by Pentatonix member Scott Hoying.“High School Musical” premiered on Disney Channel in 2006 and subsequently had two sequels released in the following years.

A big “High School Musical” reunion just wasn’t in the cards.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season 4 didn’t include any cameos from Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale but Troy, Gabriella and Sharpay weren’t completely excluded from the narrative.

The High School Musical universe has confirmed what fans knew all along — Ryan Evans is gay.

will conclude after the upcoming fourth and final season, Disney+ announced on Wednesday. All eight episodes of the final season will be available to stream Aug.

Selome Hailu “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” is coming to a close. The teen musical comedy’s upcoming fourth season will be its last on Disney+. The met series is set at the high school where the original “High School Musical” movies were filmed and centers on a group of teenage musical theater lovers who decide to mount a production of “High School Musical.” In Season 4, which premieres on Aug. 9, the Wildcats return to East High after an epic summer at Camp Shallow Lake and prepare a stage production of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” But plans are disrupted when Principal Gutierrez announces that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited “High School Musical 4: The Reunion” movie on location at their beloved high school.

The upcoming fourth season of Disney+’ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will be its last, with all eight episodes dropping on August 9.

No Disney Channel Original Movie had the masses soaring and flying in quite the same way as High School Musical.

“High School Musical” fans are in for a treat in the upcoming season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”.

A bunch of old friends are set to join the fourth season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Disney+'s is staging a mini reunion with several original cast members for season 4, which kicked off production in Salt Lake City, Utah, earlier this week. Original franchise stars Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Kaycee Stroh -- all of whom have previously appeared on the musical comedy series — are returning for the upcoming season, where they'll be joined by Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson and Alyson Reed.The reunion is fitting, considering the new season centers around an East High production of 2008's big-screen movie,  Of course, plans go awry when Principal Gutierrez announces that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited movie on location at the beloved high school. Season 4 will feature songs from the franchise, as well as original music.Bleu, who recurred on season 3; Grabeel, who guest starred in a season 1 episode; and Stroh, who made a cameo in the freshman season; all return to play heightened versions of themselves, while also resurrecting their characters, Chad Danforth, Ryan Evans and Martha Cox, respectively.

No Disney Channel Original Movie had the masses soaring and flying in quite the same way as High School Musical.

Summer fever is about to hit “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series“!

!Disney+'s teen musical comedy officially began production on season 3 in Los Angeles on Tuesday. To kick off the latest chapter, the streaming service announced the in-show musical that will be taking center stage: Frozen.

High School Musical star Lucas Grabeel talked about his role in the Disney Channel movies after director Kenny Ortega revealed that his character, Ryan Evans, was gay.“If High School Musical was made today, I don’t know if I would play Ryan,” Grabeel, 35, told TMZ on Sunday, July 5. “I would love to, but I just don’t know.

“High School Musical” director Kenny Ortega has finally confirmed that Ryan (portrayed by Lucas Grabeel) is gay.

In a recent interview with TMZ, Lucas Grabeel spoke up about his gay character Ryan in High School Musical. Looking back at his role, Lucas said that if the movie was made today, he wouldn’t want to play Ryan because he would want a gay actor to play the role.

Lucas Grabeel is opening up about playing Ryan in High School Musical.

High School Musical director Kenny Ortega confirmed that Ryan Evans, the character played by Lucas Grabeel, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

“High School Musical” director Kenny Ortega has finally confirmed that Ryan (portrayed by Lucas Grabeel) is gay.

Kenny Ortega revealed that there’s a common theme that runs through his films, including High School Musical.“I put a lot of who I am into my work,” Ortega, 70, told Variety on Tuesday, June 30, as one of its Power of Pride list honorees.

The cast of High School Musical reunited for a special Disney singalong last weekend.

Disney got fans ready to “Bop To The Top” ahead of Thursday night’s “Disney Family Singalong”.

Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale were part of the huge High School Musical reunion last night for The Disney Family Singalong.

ABC's Disney Family Singalong pulled on all of our nostalgic heartstrings on Thursday (April 16), but a serious throwback came in the form of an epic High School Musical reunion, in which Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman and director Kenny Ortega came together (virtually) to perform "We're All in This Together."This isn't the first time the group came together since the final installment of the HSM franchises hit theaters in 2008.

The biggest moment of Disney's Family Singalong saw the original High School Musical cast reunited to perform the first movie's finale son, "We're All in This Together." Vanessa Hudgens (who played Gabriella), Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan), Corbin Bleu (Chad), and Monique Coleman (Taylor) all joined in for the performance, which was recorded via Zoom as the cast all quarantined.

As much of the country remains under quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic, the original High School Musical cast reunited via Zoom tonight to perform for Disney's Family Singalong. Though series stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, and Corbin Bleu were very much involved in the "We're All in This Together" performance, Zac Efron was missing from the musical number.

So, last night the cast of High School Musical got together and performed 'We're All In This Together' as part of the Disney Family Singalong special. Like, we're talking Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, and yes, even Zac Efron. Sounds too good to be true, right? Cool, because it is.

It was supposed to be a beautiful trip down the memory lane for Disney fans. However, Zac Efron did not seem to be on the same page. The actor joined his fellow cast members Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel for a sweet High School Musical reunion. The actors reunited digitally for ABC's The Disney Family Singalong on Thursday night. The video saw almost all the cast recreate the famous We're All In This Together song. 

The cast of High School Musical reunited for a fun performance of “We’re All in This Together” during the Disney Family Singalong special and Zac Efron was even involved!