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Together, together, together everyone

Together, together, come on...

MISS JENN: What the... No.

Oh, come on.

(SIGHS)

(YELPS)

-BOY 1: Sorry!
-BOY 2: Our bad!

(CHUCKLES)

All good! No bad.

(CLOTH RIPPING)

Great. First costume change.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Today's the day, Big Red. It's happening.

Hell yeah. Junior year, baby.

Might grow a mustache.
Might do a lot of things.

Dude, I'm talking about Nini.

Today's the day we start over.

-Oh, wait, I gotta show you pictures.
-Okay.

Okay, um... Oh, and this was
my costume in Act Two.

Flawless. Love it.

Ooh! Uh, oh, this is the wig that almost
fell off in the middle of my ballad.

RICKY: We texted. She sounded neutral.

Nothing about bad news
or needing to have a big talk.

Just, "Hey." That's good, right?

(SIGHS)

Summers are no man's land, Ricky.

I don't know what "Hey" means,
and neither do you.

I think it's good. Yeah.

And this...

Oh, I know who that is, Nini.

Girl, I am like 0.2 seconds away
from making that my lock screen.

I can't tell if you're glowing
or you're sunburnt.

Definitely glowing.
Yeah, I had the best summer. Ever.

And what does you-know-who
have to say about this?

I'm waiting for the right time
to tell him.

Yo, Nini! What's good?

How do you feel about right now?

-Hey. (CHUCKLES)
-Hey.

Um...

Can we talk?

It was my idea to take a pause, okay?

Nini was going to theater camp and...
Not to brag,

but I'm not exactly intimidated by guys
who voluntarily wear tights.

I didn't wanna take a pause.

It was only for a month.
We could have FaceTimed every day.

I mean, fine. Did I hang out
with a couple girls this summer?

Possibly.

Did I talk about Nini the entire time?

Absolutely.

I met somebody else at camp.

-I didn't plan...
-Wait. Wait, is this a joke?

-Still talking here.
-Oh, snap!

NINI: I met someone at camp.

Uh, I didn't plan for it to happen,
but it happened.

He was the Music Man,
I was Marian, the librarian.

It's called a showmance.

Wait, you went to librarian camp?
That's a thing?

Please... Tell me you're joking.

-NINI: I'm not.
-I'm not.

Come on, Ricky. You know what you did!

Or what you didn't do.

RICKY: Do my feet stink?

-'Cause I feel like my feet stink.
-No.

-Sort of.
-Yeah?

-I think it's cute.
-Yeah? Okay.

And that's why we work.
(CHUCKLES)

-Check your Instagram.
-What?

Okay.

Um, happy almost-one-year
anniversary, baby.

I, uh...

I wrote this for you. So...

(STRUMMING)

-What is this?
-Just watch it, I made it for you.

(CHUCKLES)

-Watch it.
-I'm watching.

So much has happened
Think of what we've done

In the time that the Earth has traveled
'Round the sun

Winter, spring, summer
And we're back to fall

We've been together hand-in-hand
Through it all

-(CHUCKLES)
-Just watch it.

From the minute we kissed
And my heart skipped a beat

To the night that we danced
I was swept off my feet

Sure as every year has to come to an end

I'd go spinning around the sun with you
Again and again

And again and again

I think I kinda, you know...

I think I kinda, you know...

Like the way that we flow

Like the way that we go

And I love...
I think I kinda, you know...

I think I kinda, you know...

You know, you know

Can't help dreamin' of you

Guess I'm sayin' I don't not love you

You know, you know, you know...

I do, Ricky.

I love you.

Oh.

ANNOUNCER: (OVER PA SYSTEM)
Good morning, students.

Please make your way to the gym
for our annual back-to-school kickoff.

I don't believe this.

You're blowing me off
for some theater punk

you met four weeks ago? At a lake?

You kinda dumped me!

It was a break. It wasn't a break-up.

I'm sorry, Ricky.

But it's a break-up now.

Pop off, girl.

-Stay out of it, Kourtney.
-KOURTNEY: You stay out of it.

I'm dismantling the patriarchy this year,
and I'm not afraid to start with you.

(NINI SIGHS)

You crushed it.

-That could not have gone better.
-GIRL: Hey, Kourtney.

NINI: I feel good about this.

It's a fresh start.
Everyone's on the same page.

This is a nightmare.

Everything is terrible. Love is dead.

And I am also pleased to announce

that this year, seniors will be allowed
to wear baseball hats on Fridays.

GIRL 1: Go, seniors!

GIRL 2: Friday!

PRINCIPAL GUTIERREZ:
And now for a special introduction.

This year, East High
has a new drama teacher

with an announcement that she swore,

in writing, would not cost too much money.

(CLAPPING)

(SIGHS) Why, Big Red?
Why do things have to change?

Some things never change, dude.

I've been wearing the same socks
for three days.

MISS JENN: Please hold your applause.

(LOUDLY) Go, Wildcats!

-(STUDENTS EXCLAIM)
-BOY: Ow.

Yeah.

My name is Ms. Jenn,

and when I heard that the high school
where High School Musical was shot

had never staged a production
of High School Musical, the musical,

I was shocked as an actress,

inspired as a director,

and triggered as a millennial.

(MOUTHING) "Millennial"?

MISS JENN: Auditions are tomorrow
after school.

This show could change your lives,

and I'm saying this as a background dancer
from the original movie.

Third from the left,
back row, red headband,

and those are my real teeth. So...

Oh, and meet your student
choreographer, Carlos.

You know him
as captain of the color guard.

I know him as an unpaid, rising star.

But seriously, I have no budget.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

I've spent two years
in the chorus at East High.

I mean, it would be insane to think

I might actually have a shot
at playing Gabriella.

Right?

As the school's resident
High School Musical historian,

I basically have zero chill
about this right now.

I've seen the original movie 37 times,

and the first 15 minutes of both sequels.

Excuse me?

Is there somewhere you're supposed to be?

Broadway.

Oh, no. I'm all for the arts.
Like, I pay for ad-free Spotify.

I'd just rather see our students
practicing skills

for the real world, ya know?

Sue me.

Yeah, no, I know, Ma, but if you can
just float me one car payment.

The principal says it takes two weeks
for payroll to kick in, and...

-(KNOCK ON DOOR)
-Oh, oh. (SIGHS)

Great. No, not you, Ma. Gotta go.
(CLEARS THROAT)

Hey, there. I know you're new here,

but FYI, your assistant needs a hall pass
if he's gonna be late for class.

Oh, Lord. Hall passes are still a thing?
What is this, prison?

No. It's a professional
learning environment.

Sweetie, I'm the ultimate professional.

For instance, we don't call
colleagues "Sweetie."

Knock-knock, Ms. Jenn.

Just wanted to report

that the High School Musical hashtag
I started is already trending.

MISS JENN: Well, of course it is.

Your generation deserves to make
its own mark on this classic.

Watch out, world.

And by "world," you mean
the greater Salt Lake region.

(SMACKS LIPS) Oh, pfft.

I just wanna be clear.

This new drama teacher may live
in a Hollywood dream world

where we're the "Wildcats," but we're not.

We're the East High Leopards.

Always have been.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

KOURTNEY: And so I say to my mom,

"Looking this fabulous while also
fighting for intersectional feminism

"is my summer job."

And that's how I spent my break.

Wow.

Did I not tell you she's amazing?

-EJ: She is amazing. You're amazing.
-Thank you. Yeah.

Okay, so, crazy idea.

What if we went in costume
to the auditions tomorrow?

Okay, I'm listening.

Okay. Whatever you wear,
I'm doing your makeup.

-NINI: Okay.
-So I was thinking, like,

a basketball jersey for me,
and then, for my leading lady,

it is time to go full V. Hudge.

(CHUCKLES) Okay. No, no.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

I mean, obviously you're gonna get Troy,
but I don't wanna... jinx anything.

Uh, that doesn't sound
very Nini 2.0 to me.

Babe, we're a package deal here.

And all the talented senior girls
graduated last year.

This one is ours to lose.

Literally, how did we not speak
until this summer?

EJ, my man!

EJ: Hey.

BOY 1: Hey, there he is!

BOY 2: Hey! There's the guy!

Okay, is he the best or is he the best?

-(CHUCKLES)
-He is. He is.

-But?
-No "but." I just...

I don't wanna see another boy hurt you.

Remember how crushed you were after Ricky?

"Crushed" is a little dramatic.

You didn't leave your bedroom
for 48 hours.

I had to slide pizzas under your door.
Girl, it was dark.

This is different. That was then.

I'm my own person now.

EJ: Hey, Nini?

EJ: I called it. I called it early.

Hi!

Two years ago at East High, Nini played
the back end of the cow in Gypsy,

and I was like,
"Whoa, who is the cute chorus cow

"and why is she not playing a human?"

And then, this summer happened and she,
like, completely came out of her shell.

And her cow costume.
I mean, she's just amazing.

She's meant for greatness.

BIG RED: Dude, are you seeing this?

I'm seein' it, I'm hearin' it,
I'm hatin' it.

I can't believe it.
She's dating EJ Caswell.

RICKY: Yes. I have eyes.

I mean, co-captain of the water polo team.

Yep.

-Senior class treasurer.
-That's correct.

BIG RED: I mean, what are the odds
that the guy she hooks up with at camp

goes to East High?

Apparently, the odds
are exceptionally good.

I'm sorry, dude. What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

No offense, but the one person
I go to for advice

is currently on her honeymoon
in the cafeteria.

(LAUGHING)

Can I just say this?
Sure, Nini's a nice girl.

I was a stage manager
for last year's production of Brigadoon,

and Nini was the only cast member
who gave me an opening night card,

which is, like, a pretty big gesture from
a girl who was literally playing a tree.

But, like, how does a tree
get to date a senior?

NINI: All right, your turn, Grandma.

So, how was your first day back?

Oh, we got a new drama teacher.

Um, she announced the musical and there's
this part that I really, really want.

My shining star!

Aw, thanks.

But, um, I fell asleep
on the bus ride home

and I had this dream
I've been having since I was little.

It's, like, this stress dream

where I'm all alone
on this big Broadway stage,

and I open my mouth and nothing comes out.

Yeah, that's a common one.

(CHUCKLING) Okay, so what does it mean?

Well, I don't think you need
a psychoanalyst to tell you that.

Honestly, I think any grandma
could handle this.

It's a good thing you're both.

Nini...

There's obviously something about
being heard that feels off-limits to you.

Do you not think you've earned it?

Well, I don't know.

How do you stop having a dream?

You live it.

DANA: Hi! Sorry we're late.

Oh! Hi, Mama D.

The car broke down again. Again.

Luckily, it was in front
of the donut shop.

Oh! Thanks, Mama C.

What's the score?

Grandma's letting me win.

-You're doing that on your own, sweetie.
-(CHUCKLES)

Why, yes, I would love a vanilla donut
with sprinkles.

-(LAUGHS)
-Thank you very much for asking.

DANA: Sweetie. Sweetie!
No, I wanna split that one.

(DOOR OPENS)

I'm doing something wrong.

I mean, you're cooking, so...
(CHUCKLES)

This chicken's been in here
for 10 minutes.

It's colder than when I put it in.

Call Mom.

How is that possible?
Did I hit a freeze-dry button?

-Just call Mom.
-Yeah, we're not buggin' your mom.

It's, like, 9:00 p.m. in Chicago.

She can't still be in a meeting.

Okay. I'm calling Mom.

Don't! She doesn't wanna hear
from me right now, okay?

-What?
-She just...

She just needs a couple more days
in Chicago to think things over.

What is there to "think over"?

It has nothing to do with you, okay?

It's gonna be fine, bud.

(SIGHS)

I mean, is he kidding with this?

Shouldn't he be on an airplane
right now to Chicago?

Shouldn't he be fighting to save this?

Hey, how was school today?

Ricky?

RICKY: Ugh.

No. Absolutely not.

Okay, I know it's crazy, dude,

but she has to see me
in a whole new light.

But we hate musicals.

I don't hate musicals.

I just think it's weird when people, like,

burst into song
in the middle of the street.

Dude. That's a musical.

Okay, look. I'm auditioning
for this thing tomorrow,

and nothing is gonna stop me.

Do you even know the plot
of High School Musical?

Of course! It's about Zac Efron
dancing with a basketball.

Wrong. It's about the character, Troy,

having to choose between
being true to his friend, Chad,

or following his heart with Gabriella.

Why do you know so much
about High School Musical?

They, uh, play it on a loop
at my allergist's office.

Look, the point is, you're out of
your league here, man. All right?

You can't pull this off.

-Yeah?
-Yes.

And you don't have the hair for it!

Oh, yeah

Now, who'd have ever thought that...

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

ANNOUNCER: (OVER PA SYSTEM)
Ladies and gentlemen, a reminder

that auditions for the musical will begin
in the auditorium in five minutes.

Come on!

Come on. Come on!

Is there a problem, Mr. Bowen?

People! Make sure your audition number
is clearly visible on your clothes.

This isn't a game.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SIGHS)

You know, I'm actually kinda bummed
that we don't have any competition here.

It would make getting the leads
all the sweeter.

Could you stop tempting fate?

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
You know what? You're right. Whatever.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Okay, theater people. (CLAPS)
Let's do this.

-(ALL CHEER)
-GIRL: Good luck!

EJ: I get it.

I get why she didn't wanna come
in costume. She's nervous.

She wanted to wear
her good luck sweatshirt.

You know, honestly, she could wear
a burlap sack and she'd still be a star.

WOMAN: A-five-six-seven-eight!

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Yes! Come on, One!

-CARLOS: Look at her go!
-I know. She's amazing.

MISS JENN: Whoo!
She's gonna kick you in the face!

Yes. (APPLAUDS)

Great! That's it for the warm-up.

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

That was the warm-up?

Everyone, pair up. Not with a friend.

Theater is a community.

Hi! Um, I'm Nini.

Wow! Um, can I borrow
your high kicks sometime?

(CHUCKLES) Oh, my God! You are the cutest.

So, have you played leads here before?

No.

Um...

Not yet, but, uh, this summer, at camp,
I went on for the lead

when she got low-grade salmonella,
so I'm ready.

Great story.

You know, I've never been to a camp
or been an understudy.

You'll have to tell me all about it.
(CHUCKLES)

Gina. Sophomore.

Transfer student.

And we're back.

(EXHALES)

It's the second day of school and you've
already damaged equipment in my new lab.

In my defense, I was studying.

-Really.
-Studying?

Troy's songs. High School Musical.

That's what you were studying?

Stop wasting your time.

You don't need to massage
Ms. Jenn's bruised ego

just because her lights went out
on Broadway.

-That's not why I'm auditioning.
-(MR. MAZZARA SIGHS)

MISS JENN: I'd love you to read for Ryan.

-You are giving major Taylor vibes.
-(SQUEALS)

You're probably a Chad.

BOY 1: Oh, yeah!

-You.
-BOY 2: Nice.

You're giving me uncommon depth.
Ms. Darbus?

I'm dying. I'm deceased. Yes.

Oh, your application says you play piano?

I dabble.

You ever written a song?

I mean, nothing I've ever
shared with anyone.

I always thought the drama teacher
should have an Act Two power ballad.

We'll sidebar.

-Gabriella.
-You got it. (GIGGLES)

Oh, I'm good. I'm already off-book.

Hmm!

Give him the Troy stuff.
Who are we kidding?

And how about we have you read for Kelsi?

Um...

Gabriella. I wanna audition for Gabriella.

MISS JENN: Okay.

You're reading for Ryan, right?

I think he'd rather play Sharpay.

I love that. That is so fresh.

People think a theater teacher's job
is to put on a good show.

And they're not wrong.

But we're really in the business
of saving lives.

Give us your tired, your poor,
your chosen-last-for-dodgeball.

You're safe here.

Just get your head in the game
Just get your head in the game

This is my nightmare.

Look, I've really gotta go,
but, uh, if you get the DVD out,

just know that I borrowed it.

From the library.

Without checking it out. Wish me luck!

(RICKY GRUNTS)

MISS JENN: Okay, our last Troy.

Whoo! And he comes with props!
Love it. (CHUCKLES)

Whenever you're ready.

Okay, what do I need to know?

EJ Caswell.

Most Instagram followers.

Wakes up looking like that.

Doesn't know I exist.

I hope he can carry a tune.

(PIANO PLAYING)

This could be the start of somethin' new

It feels so right to be here with you...

Oh, and now lookin' in your eyes

I feel in my heart

The start of something new

Well, excuse me, Armie Hammer just called.

He wants his jawline back! (CHUCKLES)

We're moving on to the Gabriellas.

I know that something has changed
Never felt this way

My mom always says that if you can't be
number one at something,

it isn't worth doing.

Which isn't at all intimidating. (SCOFFS)

At all.

This could be the start of something new

It feels so right to be here with you

Oh, and now looking in your eyes

Okay, I could really use some
last-minute tips. Like, now.

Hey, you're doing the thing.

What thing?

The thing where you talk in a vague
British accent when you get nervous.

(SIGHS) Babe, why am I so awkward?

-Listen to me.
-(SIGHS)

You've got this.

All right? There's nothing for you
to be nervous about.

You went on this summer for the lead role
with 20 minutes' notice.

You didn't miss a beat.

And you did that yourself.

You've got this.

I really appreciate...
Oh, my God! I'm doing it again.

Yeah. You are. You're a total weirdo.

-(LAUGHS)
-And a hundred percent real.

And that is why I love you.

NINI: I do, Ricky.

I love you.

Oh.

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

"Oh"?

Yeah, I... It's just...

(SIGHS) That's a really big thing
to post online.

(NINI SCOFFS)

(CELL PHONE VIBRATES)

Look, um... (EXHALES)

I've been thinking, and, um...

You're just gonna be out of town
for like a month, right?

And you'll probably have no reception
in the woods.

Maybe we should just,
like, chill for a minute.

You know? Like, take a temporary pause.

(SCOFFS)

"Pause"?

Yeah, uh...

Yeah. No, I totally get that.

(CELL PHONE VIBRATES)

I should... It's my mom.

She's been out of town working for,
like, ever, so...

Um...

I'll text you.

(DOOR CLOSES)

MISS JENN: Any intel on this one?

CARLOS: Nini Salazar-Roberts.

Harmless chorus girl.

Usually plays farm animals and trees.

Okay, Nini! Whenever you're ready.

(HEAVY FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Am I too late? Am I too late?

MISS JENN: We're all set on Troys.
We're low on Chads.

You can read after the Gabriellas.

I only studied the Troy scenes
in the movie.

Troy would have arrived on time.

(SIGHS) Thanks. Let me do the talking.

Okay, Nini, let's try this again.

You got this, babe! Whoo!

-(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)
-Oh! Oh!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SHUSHING)

Nobody panic!

Nini, let's wait for the lights
to come back on.

I don't want this to throw you.

I'm not thrown.

Livin' in my own world

Didn't understand

That anything can happen

When you take a chance

I never believed in

What I couldn't see

I never opened my heart

To all the possibilities

Oh, I know
That somethin' has changed

Never felt this way

And right here tonight

This could be the start of somethin' new

It feels so right
To be here with you

Oh, and now lookin' in your eyes

I feel in my heart

The start of something new

I never knew that it could happen
'Til it happened to me

Oh, yeah

I didn't know it before
But now it's easy to see

Oh

It's the start of somethin' new

It feels so right to be here with you

Oh

And now lookin' in your eyes

I feel in my heart

The start of somethin' new

(CRACKLING)

MISS JENN: Okay.

Well, thank you, Nini.

I only needed 32 bars,
but I appreciate your commitment.

You, late boy.

Let's do the Chad sides.

(RICKY CLEARS THROAT)

(GRUNTS)

Hey, there. I'm Ricky Bowen.

I'm a junior.

And, uh... Here goes.

Total wildcard here.

Hmm.

"I don't get it, Troy.

"What kinda spell has
this elevated IQ temptress-girl cast

"that suddenly makes you
wanna be in a musical?"

RICKY: I don't know.

Maybe it's the way Gabriella
always had your back.

And maybe you can't stop
beating yourself up

for totally blowing it with her.

(WHISPERING) Was this in the movie?

And look, Troy.

Even if you never said
the L-word to Gabriella,

'cause that's, like, not even a word
your parents say to each other anymore...

That doesn't mean that you don't.

Maybe it just means you were waiting
for the right time to say it...

So that everyone could hear it.

No. (SCOFFS)

So that she could.

Okay, kiddo, time to sing.

Oh, no, actually if you don't mind,
I kinda prepared my own song?

Sure.

Oh.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(RICKY EXHALES)

GIRL: I don't know.

BOY: What is he doing?

(CLEARS THROAT)

(STRUMMING)

Oh, no. He is not doing this.

So much has happened
Think of what we've done

In the time that the Earth has traveled
'Round the sun

Winter, spring, summer
And we're back to fall

We've been together hand-in-hand
Through it all

It's just three little words
Yeah, it's not a big deal

It's not like I can help feelin'
All that I feel

And by now, I'm sure
You're thinkin' it's so obvious

But just in case
It's not what I'm sayin' is this

What I'm sayin' is this...

I think I kinda, you know...

I think I kinda, you know...

Like the way that we flow

Like the way that we go

And I love...
I think I kinda, you know...

I think I kinda, you know
You know, you know...

You know how we can talk all night

And not run out of things to talk about?

It's rare that something feels this right

It feels so right

I think I kinda, you know...

I think I kinda, you know
You know, you know...

I think I kinda, you know

I think I kinda, you know
You know, you know...

I can't help dreaming of you

Guess I'm saying
I don't not love you

You know, you know, you know

(APPLAUSE)

Hashtag, "UltimateComeback."

That happened.

I thought it was good.

NINI: Hey!

What are you doing here?

I'm auditioning.

-You hate musicals.
-That's a little harsh.

We got kicked out of The Greatest Showman
because you kept yelling,

"That's not realistic!" at the screen.

That was the old me.

The new me thinks musicals... are awesome.

Hmm.

Okay. Well, let me tell you
about the old me.

All right? The old me
had her heart broken.

Okay? And then she went away,
and she found herself.

And you don't get to show up now,

just to try and...

confuse things.

You think that's why I'm here?

No, no, Nini.

I always believed in you. In us.

Even if I sucked at showing it.

That's why I'm here.

Clear!

-Carlos is posting the cast list!
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I don't not love you.

GIRL: Okay. Okay, okay, okay.

In the old days, teachers would wait two,
maybe, three days to announce the cast.

But when you know, you know.

It's called instincts.

(ALL GASPING)

(EXCLAIMING)

MISS JENN: And when in doubt,
always bet on the underdogs.

Congrats.

-"Chad"? She thinks I'm a Chad?
-(SOFTLY) It's okay.

BIG RED: Holy crap, dude.

(RICKY CHUCKLES)

NATALIE: Buckle up, Wildcats.

(BLEEP) about to get real.