What time is? Time for ‘Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Collection’ to return for season three, and everybody’s favourite drama instructor is right here to share all the small print!
The curtain rose on the brand new season of Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Collection on Wednesday, July 27 and there may be a lot in retailer for followers of the Wildcats. Season two left off with so many unanswered questions: What’s going to occur with Nini? Are EJ and Gina now endgame? And who will Miss Jenn give her coronary heart to – Ricky’s dad or Mr. Mazarra?
Properly, who higher to share all of the juicy particulars than Miss Jenn herself! Kate Reinders has portrayed the fearless chief of the Wildcats from the very starting, and in her EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife, she shared simply what we are able to anticipate from the drama instructor on this new chapter.
“If we all know something it’s that the children are crucial factor on the earth to Miss Jenn,” Kate says of her beloved character, however admitted that it could be awhile earlier than the instructor would reunite along with her college students. Season 3 picks up weeks after the occasions of the final season, with summer season trip underway and the children unfold out, although most head off to camp collectively. Within the first episode, we be taught that Miss Jenn received’t be following her children into the wilderness, however fairly she’s adventuring on a cruise with – SPOILER ALERT – Ricky’s dad!
So, has Miss Jenn made her alternative finally? Maybe – maybe not! “We love them each proper,” Kate says of Miss Jenn’s two suitors. “Fantastic, great guys that full her in several methods. Ricky’s dad was at all times first, however perhaps Mr. Mazzara is the lengthy sport? We’ll see.”
Whereas Miss Jenn makes up her thoughts, we additionally be taught within the first episode again that Nini, performed by famous person and 3x Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo, is skipping camp along with her associates to move to Los Angeles. It was revealed forward of the premiere that this is able to doubtless be Olivia’s final season with the present and that her character would have a “smaller presence” earlier than her final sendoff. Because of this Kate acquired to share one in every of Olivia’s last scenes in episode one, and he or she couldn’t be prouder.
“Between season one and season three, Olivia has exploded on the earth,” Kate stated, “And what was so, so great and refreshing is that when it’s simply us, it may’ve been 2018 once more. She is simply the identical candy, great lady, & nice actress. She’s actually simply good-hearted particular person. I used to be so completely happy to know, being the present ‘mother’, that sweetness of her’s hasn’t been snapped out of her. She hasn’t let [fame] change her.”
With Nini on a brand new path, the present takes a stronger give attention to a few of the different characters, particularly those that head off to Camp Shallow Lake for the summer season. Whereas EJ thinks his friends are becoming a member of him to spend high quality time, it quickly turns into clear that Ashlyn, Carlos and the remainder are rather more focused on assembly the key superstar visitor, who seems to be none apart from unique Wildcat, Corbin Bleu.
“It’s great to really see how inspiring they're nonetheless to the children in our present.” Kate says of Corbin, and of all the unique Excessive Faculty Musical stars who've appeared on the present to this point, like Lucas Gabreelin season 1. “Corbin has grown into such an exquisite, pretty man. And he’s clearly such a very good instance for teenagers. How one can have big success at [a young] age and nonetheless be an exquisite particular person. I do know our youngsters will go on and do the identical.”
Talking of the long run, with this season following the trajectory of the Excessive Faculty Musical movies, it stands to cause that the present will finally should deal with its stars ageing out of highschool. That might very effectively imply that season 4 may discover the children going into their senior 12 months. However with new characters getting into every year and the franchise being so fashionable, is there a room for a brand new class after this one graduates? Kate thinks so and he or she’s prepared for Miss Jenn to be round for all it!
“Miss Jen is completely happy to remain till she’s Mrs. Jenn, Grandma Jenn, even Golden Jenn!,” Kate teased. “ There are new children becoming a member of this season who're unbelievable skills. [Casting Director] Julie Ashton and [Creator] Tim Federle positively have some form of particular, voodoo eye for loopy proficient children. In order a lot as it could be unhappy if our youngsters had been to maneuver on, I feel there are different children who shall be able to take the torch after which the originals shall be obtainable to guide them.”
As promising as that sounds, the opposite massive plus to protecting the present going is that it retains the doorways open for different Excessive Faculty Musical alumni to return. Previous to the season 3 premiere, each Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efronposted selfies in entrance of their Disney alma mater, East Excessive, main many to marvel if the pair are poised for some type of Wildcasts reunion. Whereas followers of HSMTMTS shouldn’t anticipate to see them this season, Kate admits you shouldn’t rely them out.
“I’ll be ready contained in the door with refreshments and main the best way anytime they’re prepared,” Kate teased. “ I don’t know if Frankie Rodriguez (who performs Carlos) nonetheless has this, however at one level we did have a Zac Efron minimize out in within the dressing room after which there was an Ashley Tisdale one as effectively. So, I imply, they're already form of there, but when they wished to extend their presence, we’d love them.”
Season 3 of Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Collection premiered Wednesday, July 27, 2022 on Disney+.