{"id":19994,"date":"2021-04-22T17:02:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19994"},"modified":"2021-04-22T17:02:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:02:05","slug":"disney-channel-announces-one-night-only-season-one-marathon-of-disney-original-series-high-school-musical-the-musical-the-series-on-saturday-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/22\/disney-channel-announces-one-night-only-season-one-marathon-of-disney-original-series-high-school-musical-the-musical-the-series-on-saturday-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Channel Announces One Night Only Season One Marathon of Disney+ Original Series, &#8220;High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,&#8221; on Saturday, May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kE5rm--K3lo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For one night only, Disney Channel will present a season one marathon of &#8220;<strong><em>High School Musical: The Musical: The Series<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; on SATURDAY, MAY 8, beginning @ 5PM EDT\/PDT in advance of the hit series&#8217; season two premiere on Friday, May 14, on Disney+. Inspired by the pop culture sensation &#8220;<em>High School Musical<\/em>,&#8221; the series was created and is executive-produced by Tim Federle and stars Olivia Rodrigo (&#8220;Nini&#8221;), Joshua Bassett (&#8220;Ricky&#8221;), Sofia Wylie (&#8220;Gina&#8221;), Matt Cornett (&#8220;E.J.&#8221;), Larry Saperstein (&#8220;Big Red&#8221;), Julia Lester (&#8220;Ashlyn&#8221;), Dara Rene\u00e9 (&#8220;Kourtney&#8221;), Frankie Rodriguez (&#8220;Carlos&#8221;), Joe Serafini (&#8220;Seb&#8221;), Mark St. Cyr (&#8220;Mr. Mazzara&#8221;) and Kate Reinders (&#8220;Miss Jenn&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>The break-free, the one-time-only marathon will also feature sneak peeks of season two, a new musical number performed by Nini and Ricky, special messages from and fun facts about the cast, fan-favorite &#8220;Buspool Karaoke&#8221; music videos, and much more.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3849326124\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gary Marsh, president, and chief creative officer, Disney Branded Television, said, &#8220;For everyone who was there at the birth of &#8216;<em>High School Musical&#8217;<\/em> on Disney Channel 15 years ago, this is like a homecoming! 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It follows a group of students as they count down to opening night of their school&#8217;s first-ever production of &#8220;<em>High School Musical<\/em>.&#8221; Showmances blossom, friendships are tested and new ones are made, rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.<\/p>\n<p>The series features original songs and acoustic &#8220;rehearsal-room&#8221; reinterpretations of songs from the original &#8220;<em>High School Musical<\/em>,&#8221; providing the soundtrack for an unlikely group of theater kids who learn &#8220;we&#8217;re all in this together&#8221; when it comes to pulling off an against-all-odds opening night.<\/p>\n<p>Season one of &#8220;<em>High School Musical: The Musical: The Series<\/em>&#8221; has been &#8220;Certified Fresh&#8221; on Rotten Tomatoes as measured by a consensus of reviews by top critics and audience members and was awarded a GLAAD Media Award in 2020. 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