“High School Musical,” who says we have to let it go?
Thanks to “High School Musical” director Kenny Ortega, the original East High Wildcats will reunite Thursday for the forthcoming “Disney Family Singalong” on ABC. And, yes, Troy Bolton will be there — sort of.
The veteran Disney Channel filmmaker recently told Deadline that ABC and former Disney CEO Bob Iger asked him to participate in the special, which will feature a number of classic tunes performed by Christina Aguilera, John Stamos, Auli’i Cravalho, Kristin Chenoweth and more from their homes.
Ortega instantly signed on and invited a few old friends from “High School Musical” — Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella), Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay), Corbin Bleu (Chad), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan) and Monique Coleman (Taylor) — to join him for an updated rendition of the finale track “We’re All in This Together,” which has become somewhat of an anthem amid the coronavirus crisis.
Zac Efron (Troy) was a little harder to reach than his former cast mates, according to Ortega, but agreed last minute to send a message along for the program.