Exclusive: Dara Reneé and Roman Banks talk High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season 2
Now playing on Disney+ is Disney+ is the second season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.”
In season two, the East High Wildcats, who are preparing to perform “Beauty and the Beast” as their spring musical, face off against rival school North High to win a prestigious and cutthroat student theater competition. Wigs are snatched, loyalties are tested, and ballads are belted. The season also features brand-new solos written by Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett.
In addition to Rodrigo and Bassett, the series regulars are Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Mark St. Cyr and Kate Reinders. Guest starring this season are Derek Hough, Olivia Rose Keegan, Roman Banks, Andrew Barth Feldman and Asher Angel.
Dara Reneé plays "Kourtney" on "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" for Disney+. Most recently, she starred as Savannah in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Freaky Friday." She’s also been featured in a recurring role on the hit ABC series “black-ish” and a guest starring role on ABC’s "The Kids Are Alright."
Roman Banks plays "Howie" in the second season of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series." Howie is hyper-smart, bespectacled, adorkable high school junior. Snarky yet full of heart, Howie has an after school job as the delivery guy for Big Red's family's pizza shop, Salt Lake Slices.
An understudy for the characters of Evan, Jared and Connor in "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway, Banks made history in December 2019 as the first African-American Evan Hansen. Roman is also a talented music artist - His EP "DAYS" is out now!
In speaking with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales, both Renee and Banks talk about their characters and whats installed for this season.
