High School Musical fans were thrilled to see the gang reunite during last night’s
Disney Family Singalong, BUTTT Zac Efron’s lack of appearance left his fellow Wildcats
disappointed.
However; the reason for his no-show is pretty understandable.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad back here with Clevver News bringing you all the
news updates from my Clevver home studio, and we know Troy Bolton’s head is ALWAYS
in the game, but unfortunately last night, he just wasn’t able to deliver…
If you were frustrated like many were… now is the time to find a lush green hilltop and
start aggressively dancing on it!
While Disneyland is temporarily closed,we were feelin’ the magic in the comfort of
our own homes last night in the form of stunning performances of Disney classics by our favorite
artists.
ABC’s Disney Family Singalong special aired last night, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and it
magically brought the nation all a little bit closer, one classic Disney hit at a time.
While fans were thrilled to see some of their fave celebs join in, the buzz surrounding
the special High School Musical cast reunion was REAL, when news dropped that the entire
cast would be in attendance earlier this week.
Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and the rest of the cast, including Corbin Bleu, Lucas
Grabeel, Monique Colemand, and Kaycee Stroh, teased their performance throughout the week
with Zoom hangouts.
However, fans noticed that Zac wasn’t present during any of these virtual hangouts…
Just hours leading up to the event, it was announced that although Zac would still be
making a special appearance, he wouldn’t actually be singing with the Wildcat crew…
and let's not get back into our frustrated feels… because it was for a totally understandable
reason.
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Alright, so earlier this week High School Musical director Kenny Ortega revealed the
group’s plans to reunite, but he DID also state that QUOTE, “We couldn’t reach Zac
until late but when we did, he immediately jumped in, of course.”
Better late than never, right?
Kenny also talked about the rest of the cast and their excitement, saying, “Everyone
we reached out to was quick — and you’ll see it in their spirit and the way they come
together from their homes.”
That we absolutely DID, as the unity was felt from behind our TVs while the cast sang along
to the film’s biggest hits including “We’re All In This Together…”
But the reason for Zac’s absence from joining in on the sing-a-long allegedly had to do
with conflicting timing and scheduling, so you can blame Hollywood for that one.
Then again, we will gladly accept Zac in any way, shape or form, even if it’s in the
form of a 30-second live introduction.
Although he wasn’t able to tune in and sing his heart out with the rest of the cast, fans
were thrilled to see him introduce some of his “oldest friends” and even new ones
that included the cast of ‘High School Musical: The Musical’.
Check it out:
Of Course always a stand-up guy, but I’m curious to hear what you guys thought about
Zac’s absence from the show…
Do you think it really was just a ‘scheduling conflict’?
And were you bummed he wasn’t able to join in?
Chime in down below in the comments.
Many fans who tuned into the Disney special were completely in awe of seeing the East
High Wildcats back together again, but some heartbroken reactions came flooding in noting
that Zac wasn’t actually part of the reunion.
One fan wrote, “Kenny Ortega with the High School Musical cast.
Ashley Tisdale said they're missing a Wildcat then Corbin Bleu popped up.
Ma'am y'all missing two.
Zac Efron not singing.”
Another user wrote, “Zac Efron is dope etc but he's not Beyonce.
His ass could've sang with the rest of High School Musical.”
But speaking of Beyonce, how she always manages to make appearances without anyone knowing
ahead of time is BEYOND ME.
Fans, me included, were shocked to see Queen Bey in the flesh on their TV screens last
night as she dedicated her cover of “When You Wish Upon a Star” to all of the healthcare
workers who have been working tirelessly to help save the lives of people affected by
the pandemic.
Other incredible performances included Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Josh Gad, Josh Groban,
Kristin Chenowith, Donny Osmond and his grandkids and many, many more.
It was surely a night to remember and a night of pure magic we so badly needed!
And as always, we love us a good reunion, especially when it includes the cast of High
School Musical, but speaking of reunions, it looks like One Direction is planning a
big one…
including Zayn, which you can click to watch right over here.
I'm Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, bye guys!