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# Disney Announces _High School Musical 4_

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## Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly


Mar 1, 2016 11:11 PM UTC

![Actresses Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Monique Coleman and Ashley Tisdale, and actors Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Zac Efron attend a Q&A session with the cast and producers of the Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's "High School Musical" at t](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacfdea84ca95e306/69887fdcab6d77b6336a8ac7/high-school-musical-disney-release-announcement.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Actresses Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Monique Coleman and Ashley Tisdale, and actors Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Zac Efron attend a Q&A session with the cast and producers of the Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's "High School Musical" at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on May 4, 2006 in Hollywood, California.

Actresses Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Monique Coleman and Ashley Tisdale, and actors Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Zac Efron attend a Q&A session with the cast and producers of the Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's "High School Musical" at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on May 4, 2006 in Hollywood, California.David Livingston/Getty Images

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## Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly


Mar 1, 2016 11:11 PM UTC

The status quo will be stuck to once more!

Disney Channel has announced kick-off for a nationwide casting search for _High School Musical 4_, a follow-up to the wildly popular _High School Musical_ franchise (which just [celebrated its 10 year anniversary](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/17/high-school-musical-reunion-10-year-anniversary-telecast) with a cast reunion). The Disney Channel Original Movie franchise concluded in 2008 with the theatrical release of _High School Musical 3: Senior Year_, which bid farewell to stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and more.

Jeffrey Hornaday, who worked on Disney’s _Teen Beach Movie_ franchise, will direct and choreograph _High School Musical 4_, which will once again take place at East High and follow the school’s famous Wildcats (as well as their rivals, the West High Knights). Dan Berendsen (_Baby Daddy_) will write the screenplay alongside Peter Barsocchini, who wrote all three _High School Musical_ movies.

Disney Channels Worldwide president Gary Marsh, who has in the past teased the possible return of the franchise, said, “_High School Musical_ is part of Disney Channel’s DNA. It embodies all that we stand for. As a way of continuing to embrace that heritage, we’re excited to announce ‘the start of something new’ – as we launch a search for a new class of East High Wildcats to star in a fourth installment of the _High School Musical_ franchise.”

The original _High School Musical_ made stars of Efron and Hudgens and burst into the pop culture ether with more than just jazz hands. The film’s first broadcast in 2006 reached 7.7 million viewers and its soundtrack went triple platinum. _High School Musical 2_ broke records as one of the most-watched programs ever on basic cable in 2007, and _HSM3: Senior Year_ grossed over $250 million worldwide.

If you think you’re the next Zac Efron, consider attending Disney’s [open casting call](http://www.disneychannel.com/opencall) this spring.

_This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/01/high-school-musical-4-disney-channel-casting) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com)

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