Bittersweet Finale For "H.S. Musical" Cast

Cast Shares Their Thoughts On The Culmination Of The Wildly Popular Movie-Musicals

(CBS)  "High School Musical" has been a pop sensation since 2006 when the first movie aired on the Disney Channel.

For the third installment, Disney is releasing "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" on the big screen.

Although the wildly popular and successful movies are coming to an end, fans can find comfort in the idea that the cast won't loose the bonds formed throughout the films.

During their senior year, the cast, made up of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman are faced with graduation, college, and most importantly, the prom.

The gang stopped by the Early Show plaza to chat with Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez.

Efron just turned 21 on Saturday and although he is looking forward to what the future may hold, he is still in "High School Musical" mode.

"It's starting off pretty exciting. 'High School Musical' is about to come out. I don't know. We'll see what happens," Efron said.

Efron's sweetheart Hudgens, in the film and real life, isn't far behind in age. She's 20 years old.

"It's so amazing. I have got to travel all over the world with these guys and it's been incredible. A memory of mine I will keep very close to my heart," Hudgens gushed.

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" is bittersweet for the cast.

"It was definitely emotional. It was a lot of tears. Very hard for us but we have each other for life now, so it's pretty amazing. We were just saying goodbye to our characters, not to each other," Tisdale said.

Bleu has already ventured into producing.

"I got a chance to go behind the camera, produce a film with my father called 'Freestyle,' which is due out in January. It's a motocross film and it's always great to venture in new things," Bleu said.

A native New Yorker, Bleu hopes to someday return to his roots.

"I was born here in New York so I'd love to maybe be able to come back to Broadway, come back home and maybe do some directing as well," Bleu said.

Coleman isn't sure what her next project will be, instead, she is just relishing the moment.

"I'm not sure. The adventure is happening right now just being here and having our movie come out so soon. We're just excited about it and great for the moment and enjoying the ride," Coleman said.

"We all grew up doing musical theater so for me, acting, singing and dancing have gone hand-in-hand," Hudgens said.

"High School Musical" fans wonder if it's just wishful thinking for a possible movie reunion down the road.

"I personally would love to do a movie with this cast again, but it's not up to us," Efron said.

[dcatsoulis]

Dear Maggie Rodriguez,

I write to you to plead for your in saving my daughter''s life. She has a CRD condition known as Medullary Cystic Disease. Olivia, (11yrs) underwent a Kidney transplant 2 yrs ago.

Most suffers incur complications such as heart, liver and eye sight failure. How long we have with her we do not know?

This beautiful, child goes through so much daily believing she has nothing to live for,...the endless feelings of ill health nausea, vomiting, leg pain etc all afflicit her on a daily basis and she often comes to me crying saying, "Daddy it just hurts all over, please make it stop"!

Despite this pain she has an indescribable spirit and resolves to make other people feel good. Her class mates and school teachers all love her. She is the most giving and considerate person and is always thinking of others needs. Maggie, her faith in living is slowly slipping away and for the first time she confided in me that she wants to die!

Maggie, the previews of the HSM3 on your show today really lifted her spirits and she told me she would do anything to meet, "Zac or Vanessa as she is a huge HSM fan".

Maggie, If someone could arrange for a ticket for her to the premier of HSM 3 in Sydney or Melbourne then, it would lift her spitits enormously and enhance the will of this angel to live. I emplore you for your and or CBS to help me in this matter.

David Catsoulis
(Olivia''s Dad)
M + 61 404202255
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