Season 4

**Season 4** is the fourth and final season of *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series* premiered on August 9, 2023.

## Plot

In season four of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” after an epic summer at Camp Shallow Lake, the Wildcats return to East High where they will prepare a stage production of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” On their first day back, the principal announces that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited “High School Musical 4: The Reunion” movie on location at their beloved high school, and our Wildcats will be playing featured extras in the movie. It’s season four, and it’s now or never.

## Musical

In season 4 the wildcats will be performing a stage production High School Musical 3: Senior Year. In addition, "High School Musical 4: The Reunion", will be filmed at East High School and they will be playing extras.

## Production

On May 20, 2022, Disney confirmed that *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series* was renewed for a fourth season. Filming for Season 4 began on September 20, 2022. Filming officially wrapped in December of 2022. The season was released on August 9, 2023.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen (8/8)
* Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter (8/8)
* Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell (8/8)
* Dara Reneé as Kourtney Greene (8/8)
* Frankie A Rodriguez as Carlos Rodriguez (8/8)
* Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn (8/8)
* Liamani Segura as Emmy (8/8)

### Recurring Cast

* Matthew Sato as Mack Alana; a sitcom actor. (7/8)
* Kylie Cantrall as Dani; a Social Media star. (6/8)
* Adrian Lyles as Jet (5/8)
* Saylor Bell Curda as Maddox (5/8)
* Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith (5/8)
* Mark St. Cyr as Benjamin Mazzara (4/8)
* Matt Cornett as E.J. Caswell (3/8)
* Larry Saperstein as Big Red (3/8)
* Caitlin Reilly as Quinn Robbins; a Indie Film Director. (6/8)
* Vasthy Mompoint as Krystal; choreographer. (1/8)
* Kimberly Brooks as Michelle Greene (6/8)
* Alex Quijano as Mike Bowen (4/8)
* Napiera Groves as Terri Porter (5/8)
* Beth Lacke as Lynne Bowen (2/8)
* Valente Rodriguez as Principal Gutierrez (3/8)
* Jason Earles as Dewey Wood (2/8)
* Andrew Barth Feldman as Antoine (2/8)
* Alexis Nelis as Natalie Bagley (1/8)
* Gabrielle Elyse as Harper (1/8)
* Lehi Falepapalangi as Security Guard (2/8)

### Guest Stars

* Alyson Reed as herself/Ms. Darbus (3/8)
* Monique Coleman as herself/Taylor McKessie (2/8)
* Bart Johnson as himself/Coach Bolton (2/8)
* Corbin Bleu as himself/Chad Danforth (1/8)
* Lucas Grabeel as himself/Ryan Evans (1/8)
* Kaycee Stroh as herself/Martha Cox (1/8)
* Scott Hoying as himself/Ryan’s Husband (1/8)

## Song

* High School Musical (Main Title)
* High School Reunion (Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel and Kaycee Stroh)
* High School Musical (Dani's Version)
* Puppy Love (Theme Song Version)
* Maybe This Time
* Now or Never (Auditions)
* Puppy Love
* Can I Have This Dance (Joshua Bassett and Sofia Wylie)
* Nightmares Come to Life
* Call It What You Want
* Jump
* Over Again (Carlos Rodriguez & Seb Matthew-Smith)
* Dreams Don't Die
* Now or Never
* I Want It All
* A Night to Remember
* The Boys Are Back
* Walk Away
* Scream
* Right Here, Right Now
* High School Musical (Finale)
* Love You Forever
* Born to Be Brave (Finale)
* Last Chance
* We're All in This Together (Finale)
* Just Wanna Be with You
* Speak Out

## Quotes

* “It will blow people away. All of the cast was freaking out when we got the new scripts and everything, so it’s very exciting,” - Joshua Bassett
* "It's now or never. Season 4 of #HSMTMTS is coming and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. #D23Expo" Disney Plus Twitter

## Trivia

* This season is Tim Federle, the creator of the series' favorite season.
* This is the first Disney project Dara Reneé who plays Kourtney Greene and Kylie Cantrall who plays Dani have worked on together, the second being the Disney Plus Original Movie *Descendants: The Rise of Red* (2024).
* Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, Dara Reneé, Julia Lester, and Frankie A Rodriguez are the only main cast members that have been part of the main cast since Season 1.
* The first and last season to feature Liamani Segura who plays Emmy as a Main Cast Member.
* This is the first and only season to not feature Olivia Rodrigo as Nini due to Rodrigo focusing on her music career.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.d23press.com/pressrelease/disney-branded-television-debuts-new-content-and-unveils-key-projects-for-disney-disney-channel-and-disney-junior-during-disneys-epic-entertainment-showcase-the-musical-the-extravaganza/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hsmtmts-season-4-franchise-originals-180000659.html?fr=yhssrp\_catchall
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctw7TBbvAmJ/?hl=en
4. ↑ https://www.thewrap.com/hsmtmts-season-4-zac-efron-vanessa-hudgens-cast/
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyPlus/status/1568739682753847298?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1568739682753847298%7Ctwgr%5Ef54be8fda170939e33f6538e9026a37975601661%7Ctwcon%5Es1\_&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laughingplace.com%2Fw%2Fnews%2F2022%2F09%2F10%2Fhigh-school-musical-series-fourth-season-2%2F