High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Plot
At a fictionalized version of East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the High School Musical movies were filmed, a former background cast member, Miss Jenn, begins work as the new drama teacher. The teacher decides to stage a performance of High School Musical: The Musical for her first winter theater production to celebrate the school's affiliation with the original film. The students cast in the musical learn to navigate their interpersonal relationships and form bonds with each other, to overcome the challenges they face in their lives at school and home.

In the second season, the theater students of East High stage a production of Beauty and the Beast for the spring musical. Miss Jenn leads the cast in an attempt to win a prestigious local student theater competition while facing off against their rival school, North High.

Main
Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts, a musical theater enthusiast, who is cast as Gabriella Montez

Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen, a guitarist and skateboarder who previously dated Nini, who is cast as Troy Bolton despite his initial lack of interest in the musical

Matt Cornett as E. J. Caswell, a jock theater enthusiast Nini previously met at theater camp, who is cast as Chad Danforth and the understudy for Troy

Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter, a transfer student with theater ambitions, who is cast as Taylor McKessie and the understudy for Gabriella

Larry Saperstein as Big Red, Ricky's best friend, who fills in as stage manager for the production whenever Natalie is unavailable, despite his lack of knowledge about theater. He is later shown to have hidden talents in tap dancing and knowledge of electronics.

Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell, E. J.'s cousin and an aspiring songwriter, who is cast as Ms. Darbus

Dara Reneé as Kourtney, Nini's best friend and a self-proclaimed feminist, who works in the costuming department of the musical

Frankie Rodriguez as Carlos Rodriguez, the choreographer of the production, who works alongside Miss Jenn

Mark St. Cyr as Benjamin Mazzara, East High's STEM teacher, who is against the school's focus on the arts

Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn, East High's new drama teacher, who appeared in the original High School Musical film as a background dancer and directs the school's production

Recurring
Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith, a student who is cast in the role of Sharpay Evans. He begins a relationship with Carlos.

Alexis Nelis as Natalie Bagley, the stage manager for the production

Nicole Sullivan and Michelle Noh as Carol and Dana, Nini's mothers

Jeanne Sakata as Malou, Nini's grandmother

Alex Quijano as Mike Bowen, Ricky's father, whose wife is estranged and currently living in Chicago

Valente Rodriguez as Principal Gutierrez

Beth Lacke as Lynne Bowen, Mike's wife and Ricky's mother, who returns to announce she and Mike are getting divorced

Guest
Kaycee Stroh as Kaycee, a member of the school board. Stroh played Martha Cox in the original film.

Lucas Grabeel as himself, appearing in a dream sequence. Grabeel played Ryan Evans in the original film.

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