High School Musical: The Musical: The Series has confirmed more of the franchise's original stars will be returning for the upcoming season of the show.
Returning for the upcoming season are Monique Coleman, Alyson Reed and Bart Johnson (via Deadline). They will be joining fellow East High School alumni Corbin Bleu, Kaycee Stroh and Lucas Grabeel who will also be back for the upcoming season.
High School Musical fans had long been speculating who would be returning to the show after it was that announced the upcoming storyline for season four involved the school becoming the location for the High School Musical 4: The Reunion movie.
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The synopsis for season four is as follows: "After an epic summer at Camp Shallow Lake, the Wildcats return to East High where they 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. Bleu, as well as Coleman, Grabeel, Johnson, Reed and Stroh will play themselves, resurrecting their High School Musical roles as Chad Danforth, Taylor McKessie, Ryan Evans, Coach Jack Bolton, Ms. Darbus and Martha Cox, respectively."
The season will also feature several songs from the High School Musical franchise alongside original music.
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Disney is yet to announce a release date for season four. Not returning for the upcoming season however is Olivia Rodrigo, who waved goodbye to her character Nini Salazar-Roberts in the latest finale.
After balancing her role on the show with a successful music career, actor-turned-singer Rodrigo decided call it quits after being a main character on the show since 2019.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series streams on Disney+.
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