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Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 2-15-2026 Guest: Lucas Grabeel , actor and musician best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney's "High School Musical" film series Topic: 20th anniversary of "High School Musical," being cast in "High School Musical," working with Debbie Reynolds on "Halloweentown High," learning from Kenny Ortega, production of "High School Musical," his thoughts on the sequels, his voice work on "Family Guy" and working with Seth MacFarlane See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everybody say, "Go drama club!" Our month celebrating 20 years of High School Musical is coming to a close with a big 'ol jazz square..it's an interview with Lucas Grabeel! We never thought we'd have the incredible honor to chat with Ryan Evans himself about the impact of the character, the Ethan Dalloway blueprint, the HSM explosion, and reflecting on everything 20 years later. ----- Follow The Time Mousechine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Follow Lucas: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney's High School Musical turns 20 this year, so let's revisit our Corbin Bleu episode from the 2025 library. The real-life Chad Danforth joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss navigating the industry with kindness from tv sets to Broadway stages. The performer gets a starry surprise (spoiler alert) from his DCOM co-star and friend Lucas Grabeel. CORBIN BLEU (Joe Ross) is a versatile actor, singer/songwriter, dancer, voiceover artist and host. Bleu is best known as Chad Danforth in the Emmy-winning HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL franchise. Recently, Bleu starred in the TV movies Love, For Real and A Christmas Dance Reunion and special guest-starred in Seasons 3 and 4 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+. On Broadway, Bleu starred in the Tony-nominated 2019 revival of Kiss Me, Kate at Studio 54, earning a Drama Desk nomination. He headlined as Ted Hanover in Holiday Inn , winning the Chita Rivera Award, and also appeared in Godspell (Jesus) and In the Heights (Usnavi). Additional stage highlights include Hairspray (Seaweed) and Mamma Mia! (Sky) at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2018, he played Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain at The Muny and Billy Crocker in Anything Goes at Arena Stage, earning a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor. That same year, he was named Entertainer of the Year at the Tremaine National Gala for his contributions to dance. Most recently, Corbin starred as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre in New York, completing a three-month run with Constance Wu followed by a three-month run with Jinkx Monsoon. ⁠Support Our Mom Barbara’s Second Cancer Journey⁠ Follow Corbin: ⁠@corbinbleu⁠ Follow Lucas: ⁠@mrgrabeel⁠ Follow us: ⁠@artofkindnesspod⁠ / ⁠@robpeterpaul⁠ ⁠youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast⁠ ⁠Support the show⁠ ! ( ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok⁠ ) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"High School Musical" premiered on the Disney Channel almost 20 years ago, introducing a new generation to musicals and catapulting the young cast to international stardom! Scene stealer 'Ryan Evans' aka Lucas Grabeel joins Jenna and Kevin to talk about the smash hit musical that became a pop cultural phenomenon! From his initial audition for the role of 'Troy,' to working with Kenny Ortega to develop his character, and the reality of living in a moldy apartment while the movie was blowing up! He also shares some memorable moments from the HSM tour, the bittersweet bonus check, and the Glee role he came very close to landing! For fun, exclusive content, and behind-the-scenes scoops, be sure to follow on Instagram @andthatswhatyoureallymissedpod & TikTok @thatswhatyoureallymissed! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.