Disney revives ‘High School Musical’ with open casting call

By The Associated Press
March 01 2016 07:21 PM

CP36581878 — CORRECTS IDS - FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2008 file photo, cast members from "High School Musical," from left, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens, make an appearance MTV\'s "Total Request Live" show in New York. Disney Channel is reviving “High School Musical.” The channel said Tuesday, March 1, 2016, it’s starting a nationwide casting search for the latest sequel in the hit TV movie franchise. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Disney Channel is reviving “High School Musical.”

The channel said Tuesday it’s starting a nationwide casting search for the latest sequel in the hit TV movie franchise.

“High School Musical 4” will introduce new East High Wildcats and their cross-town rivals, the West High Knights, the channel said.

The cast of the original 2006 movie included Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu. The sequel comes amid network TV’s fixation on musicals, with projects ranging from NBC’s “The Sound of Music” to Fox’s “Grease,” which starred Hudgens.

The Disney Channel said details about upcoming open casting calls will be available online soon at www.disneychannel.com/opencall .

An air date for “High School Musical 4” was not announced.

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