The 2024 Chita Rivera Awards were held on Monday, May 20 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
On March 2, 2023, in Mammoth Lakes, California, the fifth year of the Mammoth Film Festival commenced. Kicking off the opening night were two noteworthy premieres. The first, a short entitled, “Lucas Needs An Agent,” featured the talents of Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Sasha Clements, and Katie Leclerc. The premieres were presented by Wild7Films.
Watch High School Musical: The Musical The Series Season 3 now streaming on Disney+!
Corbin Bleu’s success as a Disney star, musician, dancer and actor has been iconic to say the least. In 2006, He starred in High School Musical for one of his most memorable roles as Chad Danforth. After over 14 years since High School Musical 3, Corbin is back as a Wildcat. He returns to the HSM franchise playing himself in High School Musical: The Musical The Series.
The Knockturnal recently interviewed Corbin while he was promoting this new season of HSMTMTS. We talked about the amazing mind and leadership of director Kenny Ortega. Corbin told us about how Kenny helped create this amazing franchise and brought out greatness in the cast. We talked about the friendships he built during the years making these films and the emotional conclusion of HSM 3.
Corbin shared his excitement and optimism for the previous and future seasons of HSMTMTS. He is grateful that the series continues the legacy of the original films, while creating something unique for the current generation. Working on set with this cast of Wildcats was a fantastic experience for Corbin. There was a mutual respect between him and the younger actors, he explained to the Knockturnal. We even tried to get some insider info about the show’s season 3 soundtrack, but he declined to comment on whether he sings in the new season. We’ll have to tune in for the new music and episodes as Corbin and the HSMTMTS cast go to summer camp.
Corbin also told us about how he is proud of the diversity of roles he’s been able to work during his career. His producing, acting in film, his music and theater performances have provided some amazing experiences so far.
HSMTMTS season 3 is now streaming on Disney+ as HSM fans everywhere look forward to Corbin’s return to the franchise.
Janet Hubert stars in Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story, which will be presented on the opening night of the 30th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) on April 19th.