Previously on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series...
Miss Jenn taught us to trust the process.
This means we're a thing.
RICKY: But after some shocking surprises...
Quinn wants me to leave school
and star in this big movie starting in January.
These came today. Lewis and Princeton!
...and insane curveballs,
RICKY: I kinda don't know what to trust.
I really am sorry, Ricky.
RICKY: I'm just hoping everything's okay by curtain call.
That's how it's supposed to work, right?
You're doing great. Coach Bolton only has three more scenes,
and I truly believe you can make up half the lines, on the spot.
Oh, look at you!
You're playing Troy and you made it to Act Two.
Huh?
Oh. Yeah.
You okay, Ricky?
-I... -Um, come on.
Bro bear, Ricky, places for The Boys Are Back.
Can we start Act Two without a Gabriella?
I still know all her lines.
I'm here, everybody! Hi, I'm here.
Hey.
Hey. I didn't mean to disappear, but, uh...
You don't need to explain anything.
I already heard everything.
And...
I'm so happy for you.
Of course, you're going to do this new movie.
Of course, High School Musical 4 wasn't a fluke for you.
Of course,
you need to go and be a star.
Let's go, bro.
Thank you, Ricky...
I'm gonna go.
-Put this on. -There's...
Okay, let me see my number one nemesis.
Coach Bolton.
It's Now or Never.
Take two.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
That was so easy. That was, um,
too easy?
Uh...
I guess I was just hoping Ricky would put up more of a fight.
But now I have my answer. Now I know what I'm supposed to do.
I think.
The last time I told a girl I wish she'd stay home with me
instead of following her dreams or whatever, it blew up in my face.
So, this is probably for the best.
Yeah, it was probably...
Probably too good to be true.
So, let's make the second act count 'cause this may be our last one.
Hey, by the way, who the (BLEEP) are you guys?
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
MAN: Please, take your seats.
Please take your seats. Act Two will begin momentarily.
There is a new Coach Bolton.
Everything is okay.
I bet for Charlie...
No, that's boring. I bet Charlie Danforth. Foith?
I bet Charlie Danforth will suit up for you next season
-if you ask him. I bet... -Hey.
I need to ask you one question.
Are you my son or my brother?
Did you know about Gina's new movie?
Um...
She didn't wanna ruin anyone's night, dude.
BIG RED: Dude!
Did you do the thing?
Your dad said you were singing for Gina at intermission.
I'm really going to need you next semester.
-What? -I'll explain later.
-I just... I need... -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
I need you to come home.
Has anyone seen Kourtney?
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Let's go, boys.
RICKY AS TROY: Keep coming with the right Win the fight every single time
Undefeated here in our...
Hi, my name is Kourtney and I go to Princeton.
No. Hi, my name is Kourtney Greene and I go to Lewis.
RICKY: ...tonight were goin' all out It's time to show...
Running your lines?
(GASPS) Oh, Miss Monique!
(CHUCKLES) Just Mo.
I... What are you...
I stayed after the movie to go skiing with my boyfriend.
When I heard it was your opening night, I could not miss it.
Are we doing good up there?
Oh, you're doing so good.
Miss Tisdale would be proud.
But are you doing good?
Oh, yeah. Yeah...
Um...
Just, um, praying that I make the correct decision
about the rest of my life right now, so...
Oh.
The rest of your life?
KOURTNEY: Yeah.
So, it's one of those nights?
One of those nights.
Um...
-Miss Mo... -(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Um, when you got cast to play Taylor,
did you know you were on the right path?
Or did it come after? Like, when you got famous.
You're assuming that getting famous was the right path.
Wasn't it?
Oh, honey.
Those movies were one of the best things to ever happen to me.
But somewhere in this universe,
there's a whole other Monique that exists outside of Taylor.
Sweetie,
I know you
because I was you.
You're the girl
-that weighs all the options. Right? -Mmm.
You make lists?
-Then you make lists for your lists? -(CHUCKLES)
Pluses, minuses, all of it?
(LAUGHS) I do.
Wherever Kourtney Greene ends up
is going to be the exact right place.
I promise.
Literally, metaphorically, metaphysically.
(CHUCKLES)
I promise.
-So, Monique... -Mmm-hmm?
Can I see a photo of your boyfriend?
-Okay. Girl, I thought you'd never ask. -(SQUEALS AND LAUGHS)
-Don't you need to get back on stage? -Oh, yeah.
-Is he cute, though? -Oh, girl, you know he's cute.
So, here's the thing.
Your freshman honors program at Stanford?
How did you hear about that?
A lot of people heard about it.
I wasn't one of them.
Why?
Because I knew what you would say.
TROY: Of course you should do the honors program.
Is that what you were trying to tell me
in the backyard the other day?
One of the things.
Okay. What else?
GINA AS GABRIELLA: I've been thinking about talking my mom
into staying at Albuquerque another year.
I'll just take some classes here and go to Stanford when I'm ready.
You can't put off something as amazing as Stanford.
You have to go.
It's the right thing to do.
GABRIELLA: But I always do the right thing.
Maybe I wanna be a little crazy this time.
I mean, everything about my life has been full speed ahead.
I told you, I wish it would all just slow down.
To a stop.
TROY: We're going to graduate.
That's going to happen.
We can't slow down time.
I guess my heart just doesn't know it's in high school.
Well...
Troy, you don't have to say anything else.
I'm a lot better at goodbyes than you.
I've had a ton of practice.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
You're doing great.
I haven't been on stage yet.
Can we talk like adults for a minute?
I mean, I'm playing a 42-year-old tonight, so, sure.
My entire life, I have wanted to be on Broadway.
You've never been on Broadway?
You sound like my mother.
You asked me to be an adult, Miss Jenn.
Just call me Jenn.
EJ...
This morning I was offered a life-changing acting role
in a Broadway tour that I auditioned for eight times.
I haven't been back in for the show in well over a year.
So, I figured...
I just never saw this coming.
Miss... Mmm.
Sorry.
Jenn, that's incredible.
But I'd have to leave all this behind.
At least temporarily.
Maybe for a lot longer.
-Wicked seems to never close. -(CHUCKLES)
What do I do?
-Hmm. -(AUDIENCE LAUGHING IN DISTANCE)
I guess the one thing I'd say is
the best role is the one that you cast yourself in.
Not for your parents or for anyone else, but for you.
Plus there's only one Broadway, you know?
Hmm.
EJ, you'd make a hell of a teacher someday.
-(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) -(AUDIENCE LAUGHS IN DISTANCE)
MADDOX: She's like an emotional terrorist.
I mean, what am I supposed to do with these balloons?
Read the card.
Why? So Madison can ruin the rest of my night?
Which is already at an all-time worst night category
after learning that Ashlyn is back together with Big Red.
(SIGHS)
Read the card.
Out loud.
"Maddy, these balloons aren't for you.
"Give them to Ashlyn tonight.
"The way you talk about her is the way people talk about someone
"when they're falling for them.
"Love always, Madison."
(EXHALES) What's that?
Miss Jenn?
You need me on stage?
I'm not back together with Big Red.
-But... -And I have feelings for you.
I have every feeling for you.
And my...
My biggest fear is that if we
tried this, if we actually went for it,
that... (SIGHS)
I might lose the most incredible friendship I have.
What is this?
Just open it.
Oh, God, I hope you don't hate this.
"Ash Hearts Gadget"?
It was carved into a tree behind the bunks at Shallow Lake.
Wait.
You've had these feelings since back at camp?
No, EJ did this.
He predicted we'd end up together.
I feel like...
I feel like I don't deserve to be as happy as you make me.
You are the scariest,
most beautiful person
I've ever met.
That is
exactly how I feel about you.
Should we just, like, I don't know, like, stay friends?
Yeah. Yeah.
No, it's, um... (CLEARS THROAT)
-It's probably safer that way. -Yeah.
-That's what I was thinking. -Uh-huh.
(GASPS)
Oh, I'm sorry.
My kiss with Seb has gone viral on TikTok and I gotta download with somebody.
Oh, my God. Okay. I'm leaving.
Wait... I'm so happy for you two.
This is so endgame.
(BOTH LAUGH)
(GINA EXHALES)
Just a few more songs, Gina Porter, then, tonight, live on TV,
the rest of the world gets to see my daughter make waves.
Thank you, Mom. I'm trying to stay in character here.
Did you sign the contract yet?
After, Mommy.
After the show, I will.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Oh, great. Mark.
Wow boy. You're actually killing it tonight.
Thanks for the "actually," Romeo.
Oof, Shakespeare intimidates me.
You intimidate me.
Seriously.
I'm angry at how good you were in Mark and Spark.
That episode where you had to perform emergency gallbladder surgery on the dog?
It ruined me.
Wait, the network hated that episode.
Then the network is dumb.
I wish there were, like, 38 more episodes of that stupid show.
(CHUCKLES)
-You know, that was a real gallbladder. -No.
The entire episode was my idea.
(CHUCKLES) Well, then you're genetically blessed, you're brilliant,
and you end up with Juliet in the end.
Congrats, Mack.
I guess some nice guys really do finish first.
(SINGING) I guess I should've known better
To believe that my luck had changed
Oh, I let my heart and forever
Finally learn each other's names
I tell myself this time it's different
No goodbyes 'cause I can't bear to say 'em
I'd never survive the one that's coming
If I stay
Oh, no
Just walk away and don't look back...
Be good to her.
Just, um,
please take care of her in New Zealand.
You know I'm strong but I can't take that
Before it's too late
Oh, just walk away
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
You're doing a beautiful job with the sound design.
Thanks.
Helps to have someone talking to you while trying to mix a show.
-(CHUCKLES) -Have you made your decision?
I'm sorry if I ever underestimated you.
You have saved me more times than I can count.
Sounds like a goodbye to me.
I can't say goodbye until I know all of the babies are okay.
I just...
I can't.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
How's that big show goin'?
You don't wanna know.
When were you gonna tell me about this?
Juilliard?
There's nothing to tell.
EJ AS COACH BOLTON: Maybe there is.
Heard you were talking to other schools. Is this serious?
U of A isn't the only school that talked to me, Dad. You know this.
But it's the only school we talked about.
Chad would be disappointed if you decided to change your mind.
No, Chad would get over it.
Would you?
Son,
we used to go to U of A games all the time,
ever since you were a kid.
All you talked about was wearing that Red Hawks uniform.
But I'm not a little kid anymore, Dad.
You raised me to make my own choices.
And I got to make 'em.
Not you, not Chad, not anybody else.
-Me. -Troy.
Come on, Troy.
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) The day a door is closed
The echoes fill your soul
They won't say which way to go
Just trust your heart
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
Voices in my head
Tell me they know best
Got me on the edge
They're pushing, pushing They're pushing
I know they got a plan
But the ball's in my hands
This time it's man to man
I'm driving, fighting inside to
Whole world's upside down
It's spinning faster
What do I do now without you
I don't know where to go
What's the right team?
I want my own thing
So bad I'm gonna scream
I can't choose, so confused
What's it all mean?
I want my own dream
So bad I'm gonna scream
Hear the clocks running down Hear the crowd get loud
I'm consumed by the sound
Is it her? Is it love?
Can the music ever be enough?
Gotta work it out, gotta work it out
You can do it, you can do it
I don't know where to go
What's the right team?
I want my own thing, I want my own thing
I can't choose, so confused
What's it all mean?
I want my own dream
So bad I'm gonna scream
Oh!
Ahhh!
(APPLAUDING)
Ms. D?
I know I'm not supposed to be here.
MISS JENN AS MISTY: Aren't you?
Well, nor should I be at this hour.
But I am trying to rebalance a show
in which Sharpay now plays the role of Miss Montez.
And the reason for your visit is?
I don't know.
I think I feel like this is a good place to...
-Scream? -(CHUCKLES)
Feel free.
Or just to think, you know.
The stage is a wonderful partner in the process of self-discovery.
And you seem very comfortable up there.
I do?
Which is why I submitted an application in your name to Juilliard.
It was you.
Better to consider opportunities now than in 10 years
when life may limit your choices.
If I overstepped, I apologize.
No, no, I'm not mad at all. I just...
I'm just confused.
What a life in the theater has taught me
is to trust one's instincts.
And that takes courage.
A quality you don't seem to lack.
Last one out turns off the lights.
Oh, I just need my phone. Ignore me.
I was not praying.
I didn't ask.
I was praying, actually.
About?
My sister's going to make a movie in New Zealand.
Quinn thinks Maddox is a future AD.
I don't know what that means.
And I don't know if I'm to stay here without my sister.
She's my best friend, which I don't tell many people.
I mean, including her.
Hmm.
Does it feel like home?
East High?
(CHUCKLES) How would I know?
Jet, where was the last place you felt the happiest?
(CHUCKLES)
On stage, doing The Boys are Back with
idiot Ricky Bowen.
Well, sure sounds like home to me.
-(CHUCKLES) -Wait.
Maddox is going to New Zealand?
Wait, where was the last place you were the happiest?
Lewis College.
I just said that out loud.
-You did. -I did!
-Yeah! Yeah, you did.
I said that, yeah.
Hi. Hello.
Could you please lightly slap me right now?
I wanna make sure I'm awake and not actually dreaming.
Thirty second warning.
Thanks, Mr. Mazzara.
Killing it on the sound, by the way.
Thank you. It's a blessing to be able to turn you people down.
BIG RED: Hey.
Dude, I'm about to sing.
You freaked me out earlier.
-What? -Before The Boys are Back.
You looked like you'd seen a ghost or drank too much milk.
You're not the one who's allergic to milk. That's a bad example.
Why are you telling me this now?
Because I know you enough to know when you're in your head about something.
And I just wanted to say
you are too hard on yourself.
You've always been too hard on yourself.
You're doing an incredible job out there.
I love you, dude.
I got into college.
What?
I got into City College.
Dude, that's huge.
I know. I don't deserve it.
I can't screw this up.
I need to find a way to keep my grades up this semester.
I feel like I only have one chance at a good future now.
Do you want a hug?
Nah.
Uh...
Oh!
Yes.
Yes, I wanted a hug.
I love you, too, dude.
The show isn't over yet, Ricky.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(MELANCHOLY PIANO PLAYING)
(SINGING) If this was forever
What could be better?
We've already proved it works
But in 2,123 hours
Of bending the universe
It's gonna make everything
In our whole world change
It's all changing
GABRIELLA: And you know that where we are
TROY: Where we are
GABRIELLA: Will never be the same
BOTH: Be the same
(VOCALIZES)
BOTH: Right here
Right now
Tomorrow can wait for some other day to be
To be, but right now there's you and me
You and me
But right now there's
You and me
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(ALL CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)
Hello. Hi. Yes.
Sorry for the wait, everyone. The school musical is running long.
But this is an announcement that is worth the wait.
(CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)
Since we're here, High School Musical 4 is currently clocking in at 300 minutes.
And, oh, my God, does it earn it?
(CHUCKLES) It's like Avatar 7, but with better visual effects.
That's a promise, and can be used as a quote.
(WHISPERS) Do not write that down.
(ALL LAUGHING)
Let's preset for the curtain call.
-Miss Jenn. -Scary spy girl.
A cute freshman found me
and asked what musical we're doing next semester.
He... I'm sorry. What?
I told him that when his voice changes,
he will be an incredible Jean Valjean in Les Mis.
-(LAUGHS) -Thank you for changing my life.
-Oh! -Mine, too.
I just want to declare that next semester,
I will be enrolling at East High to continue learning how to act from you.
One step at a time, girls.
Let's just...
Let's take a bow.
(EMMY LAUGHS EXCITEDLY)
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
TROY: Here we go!
GABRIELLA: Come on
FEMALE SINGER: All right
TROY: Little louder now
MALE CHORUS: Lookin' forward from center stage
To Graduation Day
Time to get the future started
FEMALE CHORUS: What we leave what we take with us
No matter what It's something we're a part of
We learn to fly
MALE CHORUS: Together side by side
FEMALE CHORUS: I just hope the rest of my life
Will feel as good as my
ALL: High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
The friends who've been there all along
Just like
Now we finally realize
Who we are It just took some time
We had to live And to learn to see the truth
Learn to see the truth
That nothing's ever impossible
Into the future we all free fall
But forever we'll always have high school
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
The friends who've been there all along
Oh, yeah
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from...
(IN REGULAR VOICE) Big Red.
I'm not really French.
My name is Andy and I'm a method actor.
And I am so terrified of what it means to be alive and vulnerable,
and for people to never know the real me.
But the pain au chocolat was for you.
It was always for you.
I'm not actually with Ashlyn.
Interesting.
I'll call you. (CHUCKLES)
ALL: High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
All together makes it better
Memories that last forever
I want the rest of my life To feel just like a
High School Musical
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Yes!
These children do not know how much we worry about them.
They really don't.
But it's worth it! (CHUCKLES)
-Most of the time it's worth it. -All right.
(SOBS) I just love these kids so much.
Gadget!
-I'm sorry, I have to go. -Hey, it's okay.
Go get 'em.
(MOUTHING) I love you.
(ALL LAUGHING AND CHATTERING)
Okay, listen up.
Listen up, my Wildcats.
Stay in costume because Mommy needs pictures of her babies.
Okay, but Miss Darbus is in this photo.
You were giving us acting beats out there, Miss Jenn.
Yeah, incredible that you've never been on Broadway.
-Yet. -(MISS JENN LAUGHS)
No, just the kids. Just the kids in this picture.
And cheese.
Why do I not want to take this costume off?
Obviously, it's a miracle to see you in a graduation cap and gown at all.
Seriously.
-No, I mean... -You're not ready to graduate high school.
Yes.
Except that you never know if the next adventure will be even bigger.
See? Also, yes to that.
MISS JENN: But we should never take the next show for granted.
The only thing you should never promise ever
is forever.
Now let's do a silly one.
(ALL LAUGHING SOFTLY)
I have an important announcement to make.
My dad has known I was gay since I was two,
when I cried after we slaughtered my favorite pig.
And he's been waiting for me to come out for 14 years.
-ASHLYN: Sebi. -Yeah!
ASHLYN: Yay!
Can't believe we're gonna do the Housewives Tour.
-I know! -You guys deserve it.
Wait, where are Maddox and Gina?
Um, um...
-Okay. Um... -You got this.
Okay, kids, listen up.
(SIGHS)
Gina has something big she's about to tell everyone.
But she didn't wanna ruin our night by telling you before the show.
And she's about to come in here,
looking like a movie star.
And we should just...
We should just cheer her on and support her.
Okay.
(ALL MURMURING INDISTINCTLY)
Any minute now. She'll be here.
I guess I'll say something? You know,
in case this is the last time we're all in the same room?
Of course. Yes.
Uh...
For the longest time, I thought that being happy was something that you arrived at.
You know, uh...
And when you got there, you were just there.
You were just happy forever.
But I guess I'm realizing that, um,
happiness is something that comes and goes,
you know, like people, or the weather in Utah.
(ALL CHUCKLE SOFTLY)
I just wanna say, since this is the only time
we'll all be in our graduating gowns together,
that if I hadn't found this program or...
No, if this program hadn't found me...
I don't know what would've happened to me.
I don't know where I would've ended up, you know?
Because no one really believed in me.
No one really accepted me and no one really saw me, before you guys.
You know?
This is
the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Ricky, you don't have to say it like it's over.
But... Yeah.
It's never smart to count on tomorrow when all you've got is...
You know?
Tonight.
(GINA EXHALES)
Hi, everybody.
Maybe everyone should sit down for this.
Okay.
I...
(CHUCKLES)
Oh, gosh. I have so much I wanna say to you guys,
but the makeup people told me not to cry before this press conference.
Uh...
Okay.
I got cast in Quinn's next movie,
and I'm getting in a limo and going to fly to New Zealand in about 20 minutes.
I'm sorry, I know New Zealand is a sore subject for you after Six Below Zero.
It hurts less now.
And I just wanna say...
I had no idea who I was, not really, until I met you guys.
I was, like, 20 different people before East High, and now I'm just...
I'm just Gina.
And now I'm supposed to leave for a really long time
because I'm Juliet in this $100 million
Romeo and Juliet movie.
-It's based on a play. -(ALL MURMURING)
This is amazing, Gina.
So, I'm not gonna call this goodbye,
but...
Ashlyn...
You have taught me
that my identity is allowed to keep growing.
That I'm the only person who gets to define who I am.
And Kourtney...
Elsa. (CHUCKLES)
You are the most courageous person I know.
I used to think that strength came from being fearless,
but I've realized that it comes from overcoming fear,
not the absence of it.
And you are the best fashionista ever.
(ALL LAUGH)
And, Carlos, you are the funniest person I've ever met.
(ALL LAUGHING)
And, (SIGHS)
it has been the biggest pleasure of my life,
being your co-choreographer.
And no matter what happens tomorrow,
or the day after that,
we just keep on dancing.
And, Sebi,
you're like an angel.
I think if a dog were in human form, it would be you.
(ALL LAUGHING)
The way you see the world is just so pure,
and I really wish the world were as pure as you see it.
And, Big Red, welcome back from the Egypt.
(ALL LAUGHING)
Or wherever you were.
I love the way you unconditionally love people,
and the way you've always been there for Ricky.
And I aspire to have such a beautiful and big heart like yours.
And, Jet, I think if anyone can give me a run for my money
when it comes to the intimidation thing, it's probably you.
But I've learned that you are actually a really big softie.
And if you don't ask Kourtney out before she, you know, graduates,
(CHUCKLES) you're losing.
And, Emmy,
it has been such an honor
getting to see you grow.
I feel like you're my little sister,
and I can't wait to see you take over the world.
But bring me along with you, please.
And, EJ,
you have taught me so much about myself.
I am so thankful for all of our time together.
And, yes, I do not get things right the first time,
but thank goodness we can laugh about that now.
And, Miss Jenn...
I'm not gonna lie, I was super pissed at you for not casting me
as Gabriella last year, when I first got here,
but you have shown me that it's not about being a star.
It's about creating something you love
with the people you love.
And my mom wasn't here last semester, but you were.
You have been so much more than a teacher to me, to all of us.
(SOBS) And I don't think I'll ever be able to explain to you how much that has meant.
This one's gonna kill me.
Ricky. (CHUCKLES)
When I first got here,
I tried really hard
to act like I didn't care what anyone thought of me.
But I actually care so much.
I've always been so scared that if people really know me,
they won't like what they see.
And partially because I didn't really know me,
but also the parts I did see, I didn't know if I really liked, either.
But with you,
I feel so seen.
And so understood.
And so known.
It's okay. It's okay.
Gina, we... Wow.
Um, we need you in the auditorium.
Wait, Maddox, are you...
I am.
I'm supposed to do the movie, too.
And I didn't... Um...
God, I'm so sorry.
I didn't know how to tell you after...
You know.
GINA: I'm so sorry, I'm such a mess.
I said too much. Does anyone else wanna say something?
You and Mack are gonna be late for your flight.
Gina.
Never forget, tonight or any night.
You can take the girl out of Salt Lake,
but you can't take Salt Lake out of the girl.
Gina.
EMMY: Are we...
Are we still doing a musical next semester?
MISS JENN: Uh...
Well...
What do I do? I didn't...
I didn't say, "I love you."
(SIGHS)
Where's that electric guitar?
Now, I would like you to meet our stars,
who are here to sign their contracts in front of the entire world.
Because transparency matters.
Mmm-hmm.
You'll meet Mack in just a moment.
But right now, I would like to introduce you to our Juliet.
Who, moments ago, finished her own High School Musical production
in a gymnasium down the hall.
Please welcome,
the world will know her name,
Miss Gina Porter.
(REPORTERS MURMURING)
Hi.
Be bold. Let's make some headlines tonight.
REPORTER: Hi, Gina.
Where the hell is Mack?
I don't...
Uh, I don't know.
(CHUCKLES)
GINA: Hi there.
Hello.
It is such an honor to be here tonight
on stage at East High for the biggest night of my life.
You know, I've never personally live streamed before
because why the hell am I paying seven people to run my socials, am I right?
I wanna announce something to all of you who have been by my side
ever since the controversial episode of Mark and Spark,
where I performed emergency gall bladder surgery on the dog.
I want to announce something huge tonight.
Inspired by a weirdly tall high school senior from Utah
who's actually super talented,
and has an incredible girlfriend who he makes really happy.
If our girl is becoming a star tonight, we are not missin' it.
Which is why I've made the difficult decision to leave Romeo and Juliet
before I was even announced in it.
Gina's star shines bright enough without me.
And I've still got something to say
about a certain grown-up boy and his talking dog.
Fam, we're rebooting Mark and Spark,
and we're shooting it like a mockumentary.
(EXHALES) Just gotta talk to Disney first.
Take this, thank you.
An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime, and I know that.
And I'm not a quitter.
And I've been asked to make some headlines tonight.
And...
And the only reason I have the strength to play a role as big as Juliet,
and I honestly can't wait to read the play,
which I hear is incredible,
is because of the people here at East High who made me who I am.
The people who taught me how to love,
even when it hurt.
RICKY: Am I too late?
REPORTER: Wow.
Am I too late?
(RICKY SIGHS)
-(STRUMS GUITAR) -Two, three, four.
(SINGING) I've been wishing on a falling star for too long
I've been running I don't know what from
But you and I've become
A sacred kinda home
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love And I know it
No, net, no fear right here in this moment
I've never been more sure Of what I got, yeah
'Cause this is so much more Than puppy love
-So I'll say it first -(CHUCKLES)
No matter what the cost
Here I am full heart, full stop
I love you
(REPORTERS MURMURING)
I wanna finish what we started
In the stairwell where we met
I wanna live like I have never
Even heard the word regret
I wanna scream what's in my heart
And I won't ever take it back
'Cause I love you feels A lot like high school
And forever after that
ALL: (HARMONIZING) I wanna finish what we started
In the stairwell where we met
I wanna live like I have never
Even heard the word regret
I wanna scream what's in my heart
And I won't ever take it back
'Cause I love you feels A lot like high school
And forever after that
Forever after that
I wanna finish what we started In the stairwell where we met
Forever after that
I wanna live like I have never Even heard the word regret
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I wanna scream what's in my heart And I won't ever take it back
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
'Cause I love you feels A lot like high school
And forever after that
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
WOMAN: Beautiful.
This is an incredible way to announce a movie.
Thank you, thank you. Yeah.
Thank you.
This was the plan the whole time.
You know,
to really make some headlines, as they say.
You know, Utah is a beautiful and surprising place.
As are the people.
Well, it worked.
REPORTER: Well done, well done.
Can we get a picture of the two of you?
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
I wanted to say I love you first.
I'm sorry if I...
Do you still have that hat from Thanksgiving?
Literally on me. It's my favorite hat.
Are you kidding?
Okay, well,
check under the tag.
-What? What? -Yeah.
It's right...
"If you are reading this, I love you, too, Ricky."
Has this been there all along?
Just like me.
Look, I know you need to go away and be a big movie star,
and I'm so sorry if I'm too late.
Ricky, you actually missed a lot.
And the only reason I have the strength to play a role as big as Juliet,
and I honestly can't wait to read the play,
which I hear is incredible
is because of the people here at East High
who have made me who I am.
The people who taught me how to love,
even when it hurt.
And that's why...
That's why I'm so grateful to Quinn
for asking me to be bold tonight.
And especially,
-thank you, Quinn... -Oh.
...for agreeing at the last minute
to shoot Romeo and Juliet here in Salt Lake City,
where I can remain a student
alongside the best drama class that has ever been.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
Wow.
(ALL APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)
(WHISPERS) Sorry.
Could you rip up this offer?
I already have my dream role, EJ.
It was this.
It was always this.
Am I too late?
Well, it finally paid to be late.
And I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.
WOMAN IN BACKGROUND: Yeah. (LAUGHS)
Hey, that little stunt you pulled back there?
Yes?
More of that as Juliet.
Just one request.
Great.
I need time in my schedule to do my spring musical.
Yeah, uh, I get that.
I could probably learn a thing or two from that teacher of yours.
Hey, Maddox, you still PA'ing this thing?
Absolutely.
As long as I also get to stage manage Miss Jenn's next show.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Great.
-RICKY: Oh! (CLEARS THROAT) -GINA: Thanks.
TERRI: Hey, Ricky.
That took guts.
What you did back there.
Thank you.
Guts are good.
Maybe you were worth the wait.
You can come through my front door next time.
(SIGHS IN RELIEF)
CARLOS: Okay, okay.
So, if I've done the math correctly,
there are two unnecessary tickets to New Zealand
currently waiting at the Salt Lake Airport.
Two first-class tickets.
Plus, a limo idling out front.
JET: I'm just saying.
Benny the boy band member never got to play New Zealand.
What?
Oh, no. No, I couldn't.
Couldn't we?
We?
EJ: Oh, finally.
Sorry.
Please, God, yes. Just take my dad out of the equation.
(ALL CHEERING)
BIG RED: So...
Okay, so, we've got a stretch limo and I'm wearing a $15,000 gown.
So, what do theater kids do after opening night
of their high school musical?
(CHUCKLES) I have an idea.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING)
KOURTNEY: Come on!
EJ: Hey, Ashlyn!
(ALL CHATTERING AND LAUGHING INDISTINCTLY)
(ALL WHOOPING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) Don't need a king
I got my crown
Don't need a hero To lift me off the ground
I built this heart
It's beating loud
Won't let no bad blood ever bring us down
Keep flying higher
Fight like a fighter
What if I'm everything That I will ever need
A queen messiah
A strong survivor
Even the worst days Won't get the best of me
'Cause I was born to be brave
I know who I am inside
And I won't apologize
Made my mistakes
And they give me wings to fly
To my castle in the sky
FEMALE CHORUS: Let my hair down and let it go
No more running, I run this show
Way up here, yeah, the view is gold
MALE CHORUS: Born to be brave
Now I'm standing miles high
Like castles in the sky
ALL: Bosses and queens stand up on your throne
Know who you are, this is your kingdom
Legends at heart, individuals
Go make your mark, be original
(ALL WHOOPING)
'Cause I was born to be brave
I know who I am inside
And I won't apologize
Made my mistakes
And they give me wings to fly
To my castle in the sky
Let my hair down and let it go
No more running, I run this show
Way up here, yeah, the view is gold
'Cause I was born to be brave
DIRECTOR: Action.
And... Katie, go.
(SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know If I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed For the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed
For good
It well may be
That we may never meet again In this lifetime
So, let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made from what I've learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have rewritten mine
By being my friend
Like a ship blown from its mooring By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a sky bird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed For the better
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed for good
RICKY: And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness for the things I've done
You've blamed me for
But then I guess we know There's blame to share
ALL: And none of it seems to matter anymore
Like a ship blown from its mooring...
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder...
By a bird in the wood
MADDOX AND KOURTNEY: Who can say
If I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed For the better
And...
Because I knew you
ALL: Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good
(ALL LAUGH)