The Read-Through is the second episode of the first season of Disney+ High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. It aired on November 15, 2019.
Synopsis[]
E.J. is jealous and reeling after losing the leading role of "Troy" to Ricky, and Miss Jenn tells the conflicted leading lady, Nini, to "trust the process."
Plot[]
Miss Jenn starts rehearsals for the musical with a cast read-through of the script. Nini tries to avoid Ricky, as she is unimpressed that he auditioned to get closer to her, rather than for the benefit of the production. Nini criticizes Ricky for not taking the production seriously, which leads him to contemplate quitting. However, Gina convinces Ricky to continue participating in the hope that his romantic attempts cause Nini to quit, allowing her to assume the role of Gabriella. This backfires when Nini is impressed by Ricky's newfound efforts to practice the dance routines. E. J. is jealous of Ricky being cast as Troy, and after suspecting that Ricky has been messaging Nini behind his back, he plans to steal Nini's phone and check her messages. EJ convinces his cousin Ashlyn to steal Nini's phone on E. J.'s behalf, and offers an alliance; to help him remove Ricky from the musical so that he can play Troy opposite Nini. Meanwhile, Miss Jenn acquires a prop from the original film, Gabriella's phone, to be displayed throughout the show's run.
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Cast[]
- Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen
- Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts
- Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn
- Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter
- Matt Cornett as E.J. Caswell
- Dara Reneé as Kourtney Greene
- Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell
- Frankie A. Rodriguez as Carlos Rodriguez
- Larry Saperstein as Big Red
- Mark St. Cyr as Mr. Mazzara
Recurring[]
- Alex Quijano as Mike Bowen
- Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith
- Stephani Sosa as Steph
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