High School Musical: The Musical: The Series cast – Who is in the lineup for the Disney Plus show?
SERIES two of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series premieres on Disney Plus.
Students at East High perform Beauty and the Beast in a face-off against a rival school to win a theatre competition. Here's the cast for series two.
Who is in the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series cast?
Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts
Olivia Rodrigo returns to play the lead role of Nini, who was cast as Gabriella Montez in the school's performance of High School Musical in season one.
Rodrigo, 18, wrote and composed 'All I Want' as part of the soundtrack for the first series, which reached the Billboard Hot 100 and amassed over 400 million streams worldwide.
Rodrigo's debut single 'Drivers License' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first song this year to hit one billion global streams.
The Californian-born singer and actress has previously starred as Paige Olvera in Disney's comedy series Bizaardvark.
Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen
Joshua Bassett once again plays the role of Ricky, whose character was cast as Troy Bolton and had an on-off relationship with Nini in season one.
Bassett co-wrote and performed 'Just For a Moment' with Rodrigo in the first series, which received more than one million streams on Spotify in the first week after it was released.
Bassett's single with Warner Records, 'Lie Lie Lie', debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart earlier this year.
The 18-year-old plays Aidan Peters in Disney's Stuck in the Middle, and has also guest starred in Dirty John and Grey's Anatomy.
Matt Cornett as EJ Caswell
Matt Cornett reprises the role of EJ, who was cast as Troy Bolton's sidekick in series one.
Cornett, 22, is known for playing the guest star role of Zach Barnes on Bella and The Bulldogs, which earnt him a 2016 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series.
He has also featured in American thriller film Inconceivable and has been a host on the Disney Channel's Movie Surfers.
Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter
Sofia Wylie stars as Gina, who was cast as Taylor McKessie in the school's production of High School Musical in the first series.
The 17-year-old from Arizona has featured in Disney's award-winning series Andi Mack and the Emmy-nominated series SHOOK.
Wylie also voices the character of Ironheart in the animated series of Spider-Man.
The actress and dancer choreographs her own routines and regularly performs for her eight million followers on TikTok.
Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell
Julia Lester returns as wannabe songwriter Ashlyn, who was cast as Ms Darbus in the opening series.
Lester, 21, has played recurring roles in Mom, Prince of Peoria and American TV series Mr. Student Body President.
Her TV credits also include guest roles in Nickelodeon's The Thundermans and comedy series Game Shakers.
Derek Hough as Zack Roy
makes his debut as Zack in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Hough, 35, plays a charming yet edgy former high school heartthrob who, after making it as a successful actor in New York, returns to Salt Lake as a drama teacher for East High's main rival, North High.
The Emmy Award winner and New York Times Best-Selling author has starred in American soap opera series Nashville.
Hough, who is also a professional dancer, was a judge on the 29th series of Dancing with the Stars alongside Bruno Toniolo.
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Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith
Joe Serafini returns as Seb Matthew-Smith, who was cast as student Sharpay Evans in the first series.
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The 23-year-old American has previously featured in the British musical Oliver! as main character Oliver Twist.
Serafini has also played the role of Gavroche in Les Miserables and Jack Crocker in the musical Anything Goes.