As a millennial theater child, Excessive College Musical was a particularly beloved a part of my childhood. The Excessive College Musical solid has remained synonymous with the franchise (which is streaming with a Disney+ subscription), regardless of having grown up and even having youngsters themselves. Working example: that point Ashley Tisdale’s younger daughter thought Zac Efron was her father whereas watching HSM.
All through the Excessive College Musical motion pictures, Tisdale’s Sharpay lusts after Efron’s Troy, in hopes they’ll have a romantic and artistic connection. Having a baby collectively was most likely on the character’s imaginative and prescient board, which is why the story that Ashley Tisdale advised on the Breaking Magnificence Podcast is further humorous. As she shared:
She has seen Excessive College Musical. A few 12 months in the past possibly, my husband confirmed her, and I used to be like, ‘What are you doing?’ And he or she thought Zac Efron was her dad. I used to be like, ‘No! That is not daddy.’ She was like, ‘Daddy!’ I used to be like, ‘No, no, no! Simply trigger they’ve darkish hair … not Daddy.’
How cute is that? Youngsters say the darndest issues, and one can solely think about Tisdale’s response to her younger daughter pondering that her father and a younger Zac Efron have been the identical an individual. And now immediately I desire a new HSM film the place the scholars from East Excessive are mother and father. Singing mother and father.
Whereas there isn’t any indication that one other Excessive College Musical film is coming collectively, a few of the authentic solid reunited for the HSM TV sequence on Disney+. Sadly for the OG fandom, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, and Vanessa Hudgens didn’t find yourself signing on to seem all through the present’s run on the streaming service. Though their characters have been referenced, with Sharpay being a Goop-like CEO, and Troy and Gabriella apparently in couple’s remedy. Ouch.
The success of Excessive College Musical: The Musical: The Collection (sure that was the actual title) confirmed that the franchise nonetheless has endurance, regardless of the viewers being too younger to have seen the unique trilogy of movies (plus the Sharpay spinoff) in actual time.
It has been humorous to see the legacy of HSM develop all through the years. The musical numbers have aged fairly nicely, and there are some followers who’ve maintained that Sharpay Evans was really the hero of the story, reasonably than the antagonist. Solely time will inform if this ongoing discourse will ultimately encourage actors like Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron to lastly step into these iconic roles. For now I will be re-streaming the films and their music whereas I maintain out hope.
The Excessive College Musical franchise is streaming on Disney+. Take a look at the 2025 film launch dates to plan your movie experiences this 12 months.