Season 1 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series was officially announced on February 15, 2019 and production began on that same day. Production wrapped on June 30, 2019. The first episode of the season premiered on November 8, 2019 on ABC, Disney Channel, and Freeform. It premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019 and ended on January 10, 2020.
Plot
In the fall of 2019 East High School gets a new drama teacher Miss Jenn who was shocked that the High School where High School Musical was filmed has never staged a production of High School Musical: The Musical. Miss Jenn decides to change things by putting on East High School first production of High School Musical: The Musical.
History
Production
TBA
Cast
Main
- Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts(10/10)
- Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen (10/10)
- Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter (9/10)
- Matt Cornett as E.J. Caswell (10/10)
- Larry Saperstein as Big Red (10/10)
- Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell (10/10)
- Dara Reneé as Kourtney Greene (9/10)
- Frankie A. Rodriguez as Carlos Rodriguez (10/10)
- Mark St. Cyr as Benjamin Mazzara (7/10)
- Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn (10/10)
Recurring Cast
- Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith (9/10)
- Alex Quijano as Mike Bowen (8/10)
- Alexis Nelis as Natalie Bagley (5/10)
- Michelle Noh as Dana Salazar-Roberts (4/10)
- Valente Rodriguez as Principal Gutierrez (4/10)
- Jeanne Sakata as Malou (4/10)
- Beth Lacke as Lynne Bowen (3/10)
- Nicole Sullivan as Carol Salazar-Roberts (2/10)
- Deepti Gupta as Kalyani Patel (2/10)
- TBA as Todd
Guest Starring
- Lucas Grabeel as Himself (1/10)
- Kacyee Stroh as herself (1/10)
Episodes
| Number in the Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Auditions | Tamra Davis | Tim Federle | November 12, 2019 |
| 2 | The Read-Through | Tamra Davis | Oliver Goldstick | November 15, 2019 |
| 3 | The Wonderstudies | Tamra Davis | Zach Dodes | November 22, 2019 |
| 4 | Blocking | Chad Lowe | Margee Magee | November 29, 2019 |
| 5 | Homecoming | Joanna Kerns | Tim Federle | December 6, 2019 |
| 6 | What Team? | Joanna Kerns & Kimberly McCullough | Oliver Goldstick | December 13, 2019 |
| 7 | Thanksgiving | Kimberly McCullough | Ann Kim | December 20, 2019 |
| 8 | The Tech Rehearsal | Joanna Kerns | Natalia Castells-Esquivel | December 27, 2019 |
| 9 | Opening Night | Kabir Akhtar | Oliver Goldstick | January 3, 2020 |
| 10 | Act Two | Joanna Kerns | Oliver Goldstick | January 10, 2020 |
High School Musical Cast List
| Characters | Got the Role |
|---|---|
| Troy Bolton | Ricky Bowen E.J. Caswell (understudy) |
| Gabriella Montez | Nini Salazar-Roberts Gina Porter (understudy) |
| Chad Danforth | E.J. Caswell |
| Taylor McKessie | Gina Porter |
| Sharpay Evans | Seb Matthew-Smith |
| Ms. Darbus | Ashlyn Caswell |
Director
Choreographer(s)
Stage Manager
Gallery
Soundtrack
Trivia
- Gina Porter, Kourtney Greene, and Mr. Mazzara are the only characters that didn't appeared in every episode in Season 1. They are also coincidentally the only black main characters this season
- Ahead of the second season premiere on Disney+, the entire first season will air on Disney Channel, on May 8, 2021 as a five hour marathon.[1]
- Seb who is a recurring character was in more episodes than Mr.Mazzara who is a main character