TV SERIES · 2019– · USA
High School Musical: The Musical - The Series
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- #001
Nini's song "All I Want" was inspired by Olivia Rodrigo's own Instagram feed, where she posted original compositions. Olivia wrote the song in less than a week.
- #002
Joe Serafini (Seb) plays the piano live throughout the series. Seb was originally meant to appear in only two episodes.
- #003
Joshua Bassett improvised the "I love you" scene in the tenth episode of season 1. Olivia Rodrigo was not told about the change.
- #004
At age five, long before she began acting professionally, Sofia Wylie won an online contest to attend the red-carpet premiere of "High School Musical 3" and went on to appear in the Disney Channel hit series "Andi Mack."
- #005
Frankie Rodriguez played the role of Ryan in a real-life high school production of "High School Musical."
- #006
The character Gina was not written to be a dancer.
- #007
The pilot was shot in February. In the first scene, snow covered the mountains behind Ricky and Big Red. It was digitally removed in post-production to mimic the weather on the first day of school.
- #008
Olivia Rodrigo is also the writer of "All I Want," a worldwide hit that has been certified platinum.
- #009
Addison Morgan, a local Utah actress who plays Emily Pratt, filmed the FaceTime conversation with Nini live in a room about 6 metres from the Ashlyn's House set.
- #010
Dara Renee (Kourtney) was originally meant to appear in only the first episode.
- #011
Kate Reinders, who played Glinda in "Wicked" on Broadway, was asked to workshop the new "High School Musical" production in which she played the role of Sharpay.
- #012
KayCee Stroh, who played Martha in the original trilogy, appeared in the sixth episode of season 1. Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan, appeared in the eighth episode of season 1. Corbin, who played Chad, appeared in four episodes of season 3.
- #013
Addison Morgan, a local Utah actress who plays Emily Pratt, died in a car accident in mid-2020. The cast posted tribute messages on social media.
- #014
At age eight, Joshua Bassett landed the role of the number 3 junior college athlete in a community theatre production of "High School Musical" (after what was his first audition ever).
- #015
"North High" in the second season does not actually exist. The location used is actually Ogden High School in Utah, which is still located north of Salt Lake City.
- #016
Larry Saperstein was the last actor hired.
- #017
The sing-along version of the series was released on Disney+ on 17 January 2020.
- #018
By the end of the series, the three of the original six leads of the television films who have not appeared are Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron.
- #019
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series won the Outstanding Kids and Family Programming award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2020.
- #020
Saylor Curda, who plays Maddox, originally auditioned for the role of Nini.
- #021
All of the cast members sing their own songs.
- #022
Frankie Rodriguez shares the same surname as his character.
- #023
Filming on Season 2 began in February 2020 but was halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed in late 2020 and was completed in February 2021.
- #024
Most of the cast members in this series are accomplished singers and Broadway veterans.
- #025
The youngest member of the main cast is Sofia Wylie, and the oldest is Matt Cornett.
- #026
Before principal photography began on each season, the cast went through two weeks of intensive dance rehearsals.
- #027
Nini is the first lead character in a Disney series to have two same-sex parents.
- #028
Julia Lester and Joshua Bassett had already met before they were cast in this series.
- #029
In Season 2, Kourney's mother is played by Dara Renee's real-life mother, Kimberly Brooks.
- #030
Dara Renee auditioned for the roles of Ashlyn, Gina and Kourney before being cast.
- #031
It was never revealed who filmed the documentary about the theater kids at East High.
- #032
Matt Cornett recorded the video of Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett playing Guitar Hero.
- #033
Joshua Bassett was the first actor cast in the series.
- #034
At the end of Season 3, Nini decides to move to California. In real life, Olivia Rodrigo is from California.
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