When I booked High School Musical, I was very excited.
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I was obviously ecstatic.
I'm auditioning for this thing tomorrow and nothing is gonna stop me.
I just started busting out crying.
Isn't she amazing?
-EJ: She is amazing. You're amazing. -Thank you. Yeah.
Literally, I was lost for words.
I'm bummed we don't have any competition here.
I never imagined I'd hit the jackpot.
I'm dying. I'm deceased, yes.
High School Musical was such a big part of me growing up.
When I was eight, a theater company performed High School Musical.
I said, "Let's go. I'm gonna do it."
Bolton, you have a callback.
I was in maybe a scene and a half.
I had Troy and Gabriella Barbies.
Wow. That's nice.
I actually won tickets to go to
the High School Musical 3 premiere
and I got to meet all the current Disney stars.
It was literally one of the best nights.
It's kind of surreal to think that that was me then and look where I am now.
(TAPE REWINDING)
-Troy. -Gabriella.
The High School Musical movies were absolutely iconic.
I'm Zac Efron.
Look! The lovely Vanessa Hudgens.
And action.
They only had a month to make it.
Hi!
And they recorded the album in five days.
And then, that little movie destroyed the status quo.
WOMAN: High School Musical has been seen by more than 160 million viewers!
Nothing's hotter than High School Musical.
MAN: The sensation of Disney's High School Musical.
WOMAN 2: Its soundtrack is currently number one on the Billboard Chart.
You guys literally stopped traffic here.
Stadiums filled with 93,000 people.
-What team? Wildcats! -AUDIENCE: Wildcats!
At one point, it literally felt like we were the Beatles.
The crowd just stormed our vehicles, faces pressed up against the windows.
Congratulations. Number one movie in the world.
Yeah, thank you.
It's definitely gonna be really exciting to see a whole new show
that has references to something as big as High School Musical.
RODRIGO: And here we are.
The start of something new.
MAN: Background! Action!
RICKY: Dude, I'm talking about Nini. Today's the day we start over.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
is shot at East High, Salt Lake City, Utah,
which is the original high school that they shot the movies at.
This was where it happened,
this was where, like, the legendary High School Musical movies were shot.
I can't believe we're shooting here.
This is so exciting!
-Guys, guys, guys. -CORNETT: What's up?
ALEXIS NELIS: Can either of you read a map?
-CORNETT: I'm fantastic with it. -Then deal with this.
Will someone pass me the basketball? Pass me...
All right, Wildcats! Pair up!
(SINGING)
(CHEERING)
I can't wait to see the cafeteria.
What? This is it, right now?
You guys.
Welcome to East High.
-Okay, it's this way, guys. -Okay.
We're literally on the same stairway that Sharpay was.
(SPEAKING ENGLISH)
Newsies auditions.
Oh, my gosh, is that Ms. Darbus' desk?
Next!
(SINGING) I couldn't see
See
That you were right beside me
Beside me
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) We're all in this together
Once we know that we are
We're all stars And we see that
We're all in this together
I am already lost. I'm already lost.
My high school was not like this.
(SINGING) That's the way we do it
Let's get to it Time to show the world
LARRY SAPERSTEIN: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
is about a group of students that go to East High...
...where the original High School Musical was shot.
-Wildcats! -ALL: Get your head in the game!
And they get a new drama teacher, Miss Jenn.
Go, Wildcats!
-(STUDENTS EXCLAIM) -BOY: Ow.
Miss Jenn is not your average drama teacher.
She's basically like,
"You guys go to East High,
"you've never done a production of High School Musical."
I was triggered as a millennial.
And they decide to put on a production of High School Musical: The Musical
as their school play.
So, it kind of follows their lives and all of the drama
that ensues with the drama kids.
I've never been an understudy. You'll have to tell me all about it.
Oh, snap!
From auditions all the way to the final curtain...
Who's gonna get cast as who...
I wanna audition for Gabriella.
Ryan, right?
I think he'd rather play Sharpay.
That is so fresh.
And it's about the romances and rivalries.
I love you.
SAPERSTEIN: And drama.
MISS JENN: We have our Gabriella and our Troy.
NATALIE: Buckle up, Wildcats.
It's very meta, we make a lot of references to the original movies.
This is my nightmare.
It's a different thing,
but still paying tribute to the original.
It still keeps the High School Musical feel, but in a totally new way.
Is this some kind of joke?
-Maybe we're being Punk'd. -What?
Maybe we're being filmed right now!
Oh, shut up, Ryan!
First day filming this show. I get to film in the cafeteria,
which is one of the most iconic areas from the original movies.
So I showed up, saw the cafeteria,
had some tears roll down my face. I'm kidding.
-Wow. -Our first scene was awesome.
-We play best friends... -BASSETT: Yeah.
...but we've only known each other for about a month...
Not even. Like, two weeks, barely.
But we hate musicals.
I just think it's weird when people, like,
burst into song in the middle of the street.
Dude. That's a musical.
The first day that we all filmed at East High, I could not sleep.
I was like, this isn't happening. I'll wake up tomorrow
and be like, "No! This is all a dream!"
Gina. Sophomore.
And we're back. Time to sing.
So, the studio session for recording those songs was crazy
'cause it was my first, like, legitimate session in a studio.
MAN: Here we go. Two measures in.
(SINGING) I can't stop dreaming and thinking
Maybe I could be
We recorded this song today.
You really have to bring your energy, bring all of the emotions
to the song you'll have on the day of shooting.
All right, last working, picture's up.
Today we're filming a scene from Episode 3.
Thanksgiving episode is gonna be a goodie.
My favorite thing about the show is the connections between the characters.
We have more time to explore,
so people can really get to know the characters.
We're back in after lunch. Let's go.
WYLIE: All the dancers are incredible.
RODRIGO: Sofia here is an awesome dancer. WYLIE: You are awesome!
SAPERSTEIN: This is East High's homecoming dance.
It's like the nicest homecoming I've ever seen.
MAN: Wrap it up. All over and out!
It was crazy getting to film our own dance numbers in such an iconic space.
Being able to do everything I love at once with the title of High School Musical?
I'm crying! I don't know why I'm crying! It's just, like, the best.
There will be a whole new generation of Wildcats that will come out of this show.
MAN: That's a cut.
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Oh, stop it. Yes.
SHARPAY: Ryan!
I'm Lucas Grabeel. I played Ryan in all the High School Musicals.
(BOTH SHOUTING)
I'm back. I'm coming back to the High School Musical: The Musical TV show
to do a cameo.
I'm not playing Ryan this time, I'm playing myself.
All the roles will be played by the drama students of East High!
Do you see why we love the theater, people? Well done.
High School Musical is so important to me in my life.
It's something I'm grateful for,
and I'm so happy to relive some of those memories, go back to the school,
see some of the new faces that are going to bring a new audience
into the next generation of High School Musical.
Be true to your school, right?
It was amazing getting to meet Lucas and work with him.
These kids are incredible.
They're just so eager, they're so excited.
They so want to carry this torch into a new generation.
Break a leg. Mah!
BASSETT: We'd ask him all these questions about the originals
and what it was like shooting and what's the inside scoop to a lot of things,
it was cool to have him there.
It's a kind of a nice bridge between the original movies and the new series.
Yeah, I'll take that as a compliment.
GRABEEL: When I was trying to give them words of wisdom,
it was just to enjoy the moment.
Obviously, we had no idea that High School Musical
was going to become what it became.
You just never know what tomorrow will bring
and so, today is where you need to focus and to cherish the moments
that are right in front of you.
When Lucas showed up to set, I, like, internally screamed.
I would've screamed out, but he might have been scared,
so, definitely screamed inside.
Have you seen the YouTube video with Ashley and Lucas
singing What I've Been Looking For?
-No. -You haven't seen it?
Lucas did this, like, amazing rendition...
I hope you guys like the little changes that we made.
-It's so good. He's very talented. -Thank you. Thank you.
(SINGING) It's hard to believe that I couldn't see
You were always there beside me
Thought I was alone...
But to be honest, okay?
It's been 10 years, we can totally talk about this now.
We hated each other.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Like, I'm not kidding.
-But... -No. We didn't get off on the best foot.
We didn't. I have to say, like, after we wrapped though,
it's just, I've always had a love for you. You're like my twin brother.
I love you, too.
(SINGING) Someone that knows me like you do
The way you do
The two of them as a pair, that's so iconic.
They're very iconic.
(SINGING) Someone as good for me as you
No one like you
RODRIGUEZ: I think Gina carries a lot of Sharpay,
but I think Carlos has maybe, like, a hint, like a little skosh...
-Well, he knows what he wants. -Yeah.
Sharpay knows what she wants.
She wants to be on Broadway.
Is there somewhere you're supposed to be?
Broadway.
I cannot wait until 15 years from now,
when we get to do a cover on YouTube of Born To Be Brave
and talk about how much we hated each other.
I'm so excited for that.
It's so far from the truth. I love you so much.
I love you, too. You mean so much to me.
-Stop. -Stop! I'm gonna cry.
-Ten, nine, eight... -Nine, eight...
Okay, stop. I will tear up.
This is Zac's camera giving you a behind the scenes look
during the filming of the High School Musical.
So, I guess they gave Zac Efron his own BTS camera
when they shot the first High School Musical,
and boy, did he use it.
All kinds of stuff goes into making a movie.
Look at these battery things.
Oh, my God! It's attack of the giant air-conditioning tubes!
(PANTING)
The behind-the-scenes producers on our show
decided they wanted to give me a Josh cam.
Josh Cam!
EFRON: How's it going? I was wondering if I could ask you a couple questions.
And you're on Zac Cam.
-Zac Cam! -Zac Cam! Zac Cam.
-TIM FEDERLE: Josh. -Say hi to Josh Cam!
-What up, Josh Cam? -Hey!
Taping myself has always been a small passion of mine.
It's part of my life.
What can I say?
Sorry.
This is gonna be cool. This is Stick to the Status Quo.
BOTH: (SINGING) Looking back there's nothing but net
When I'm in the zone and on a roll
But I got a confession My secret obsession
And it's making me lose control
See, I even got the song stuck in my head.
ALL: (SINGING) Everybody gather 'round
Hip hop is my passion
No, no, no, no No, no, no
Get Dina in here!
ALL: (SINGING) Stick to the stuff you know
If you wanna be cool Follow one simple rule
Don't mess with the flow, no no
Stick to the status quo
Oh!
(SCREAMING)
Oh, you look lovely today.
Shut up. Shut up.
See? It's really hard. You guys have no idea.
But we still love you.
-Oh, my God! It just went down my shirt. -EFRON: Oh, God.
My fingers smell like chili.
Hijack Josh Cam. It's Larry Cam now.
MAN: All right! It's camera rehearsal.
Give it back! All right, bye.
They're laughing at me. They think I'm funny 'cause I'm taping myself.
It's okay because I'm doing it for you guys.
(SINGING) Livin' in my own world Didn't understand
RODRIGO: Playing the role of Nini was super-fun
because I got to sing, dance, act.
That's one of my favorite things about filming this project,
is getting to combine all of my loves into one project.
(SINGING) It's the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now, looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of something new
Nini and I are very similar.
WOMAN: Action! RODRIGO: She writes songs about boys,
puts them on social media,
and that's something that I do in my real life.
(SINGING) Things don't make sense but they will soon
BASSETT: She inspires me as a songwriter.
When I first really met Olivia, she was reading for the role of Nini.
Why aren't you in costume? We're on stage in five.
The producers said, "Hey, can you guys put together something?
"We wanna hear you sing together."
We had maybe three minutes to figure something out.
I started playing 'cause I had already known this song,
but she barely knew it.
She was perfect pitch, and just flawless.
And from then on, she's blown me away.
Two, three, four...
Josh is an amazing musician, an amazing songwriter and an amazing singer.
He is constantly playing music all the time during rehearsal,
during breaks and even in the makeup trailer. It's a lot.
Every time we walk into a place and there's a piano,
we're like, "All right, Josh. Go ahead. You're in your element."
-(PLAYS NOTE ON PIANO) -Yes, it's in tune.
We already write music on our own,
and once the producers kind of got word of that,
they said we might have an opportunity
to write together for the show, which is unheard of.
When he left, we were like, "Let's start working."
-Literally in a second. -Yeah.
We'd send each other voice memos,
I come up with something, send it to her...
The second we weren't working,
we talked about it or see if we had other ideas.
(SINGING) Maybe your heart still stops when you see me
Maybe it's worth another try
Better place better time
When we're underneath the lights
My heart's no longer broken
For a moment
Just for a moment
When we submitted the song, we had to wait about a week or two to hear back, I think.
Maybe longer, yeah. I just remember it being really long.
Maybe it was just in anticipation,
-it felt longer. -Yeah.
(SINGING) A moment in love
Best thing about this job, making people's dreams come true.
Today, I get to deliver the very amazing news that their song was chosen.
You guys have your song chosen...
Oh, my God!
...and it's called Just For A Moment. It's gonna be a giant hit.
-(BOTH EXCLAIMING) -Congratulations.
It was one of the most surreal moments
that I've had as an artist and really, in my life.
Having this opportunity where you're writing something
and you know that there are gonna be people who are listening to it,
it made me feel like a real songwriter.
BASSETT: Yeah. I'm an official songwriter. Like, officially.
I am just so excited for people to hear the new music.
We're doing half and half of the music.
Half original music, half, like, recreated.
I love the classic songs from the original movies,
but I have been so obsessed with the new songs from our series.
(SINGING) 'Cause I was born to be brave
I relate to this song a lot. I feel it's really empowering.
And, plus, it doesn't hurt that it gets you moving.
(SINGING) Even if I woke up in my dreams
RODRIGO: Wondering, it is absolutely fantastic.
People that I've shown, they're obsessed, like,
"It's gonna be on my Spotify playlist when it comes out."
(SINGING) I think I kinda ya know
I have a special place in my heart for I Think I Kinda Ya Know.
RODRIGO: It's a really special one,
and I think that people are really gonna love it.
(SINGING) I think I kinda ya know
I think I kinda ya know
I like the way that we flow
I like the way that we go
-And I love -I think I kinda ya know
I think I kinda ya know
I think I kinda ya know, ya know, ya know
I can't help dreaming of you
Guess I'm saying I don't not love you
Ya know, ya know, ya know
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
SAPERSTEIN: I'll give you a signature dance move from the three movies
and you're gonna have to guess the song and the movie that it comes from. Okay?
(ALL AGREEING)
-Work, work, work. -Yeah!
Hey!
Okay, wait, wait. Ready?
Okay.
Bet On It!
-Did you ever -Lose yourself to get what you want?
-(SINGING) Did you ever -Get on a ride then wanna get off?
Okay, I got one.
Get Your Head In The Game?
-Summer! -Yes!
(SINGING) We're number one We proved it
Let's live it up Party down
That's what the summer's all about
We're All In This Together.
(SINGING) We're all in this together
And it shows when we stand hand in hand
Make our dreams come...
Corbin, come here.
You still know it, come here.
The choreography from We're All In This Together.
Oh, God. I think it was...
(SINGING) We're all in this together
-I knew you would! -Yeah.
Nice to see you!
-Hi, I'm Larry. So nice to meet you. -Very nice to meet you.
When I heard that High School Musical was going to be
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,
I knew the fans had been, like, asking for something for years.
(ORTEGA SPEAKING)
It was fantastic.
I was laughing my head off.
The performances were so strong, direction was beautiful, it was so fresh.
There is an electricity, there is a chemistry,
there's an enthusiasm and there is a talent
that lives in each and every one of the people that are in this production
and I think that the fans of High School Musical
and fans that weren't even High School Musical fans
are gonna find something really bright, really special,
really entertaining about this new project.
So, the cast reveal is coming up and it's terrifying.
Cast reveal is when they reveal all of our characters
and all of our character names and people that play them.
I mean, we're about to walk on stage in front of thousands of people
and say, "We're the new cast of High School Musical."
I'll need three shirts to cover the sweat.
I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm a little bit nervous.
We're putting on a performance of We're All In This Together.
It's kind of a celebration of all of the hard work that we've done.
This is when we give this project to the world.
I can't believe we're about to perform for thousands of people.
(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)
You said thousands?
Girl, I thought it was just 600.
This crowd of thousands is just the beginning
and the world is about to see this show, and see what we've done.
I can't believe everything we've done, everything we've made this whole year
is about to be revealed.
ANNOUNCER: It is my pleasure to introduce to you, for the first time
the cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) It's the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you
Oh
And now, looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of something new
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
-Together, together -Hey
Together, everyone
-Together, together -Hey
Come on, let's have some fun
I'm so ready for this story to continue
because I think that the world is gonna fall in love with these new characters.
Yeah, yeah
This is not the end. It's actually the start of something new.
I just think it's going to be so much fun
and I can't wait for everyone to see it and love it just as much as I did.
Every ending, there's a new beginning.
I'm excited for all the things the series is gonna do.
This is big.
Ya'll, this is big!
(SINGING) We're all in this together
Once we know that we are
We're all stars And we see that
We're all in this together
BASSETT: A message to my future self.
Never forget the relationships and the love that we've shared. Whew!
It's been the time of your life and cherish it while you can,
and, yeah, stay humble.
(SINGING) Everywhere
Keep your hands up in the air
That's the way we do it
Let's get to it
Come on, everyone!
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
-What up, Wildcats? -(ALL TALKING AT ONCE)
Yeah, let's get some tunes up in here!
(SINGING) We're all in this together
When we reach We can fly
Know inside We can make it
We're all in this together
Once we see, there's a chance
That we have
And we take it
Wildcats everywhere
Wave your hands up in the air
That's the way we do it Let's get to it
Come on, everyone!
(ALL CHEERING)