Ashley Tisdale To Star In New "High School Musical" Spin-Off

Ashley Tisdale To Star In New “High School Musical” Spin-Off. Some of Disney’s “High School Musical” alumni aren’t ready to leave the singing/dancing franchise behind just yet. Ashley Tisdale is reportedly going to reprise her role as Sharpay Evans in a new spin-off movie for Disney Channel. Tisdale will star in and executive produce “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventures.” According to JustJared.com, the movie is expected to shoot this summer and will premiere on the network in 2011. The “High School Musical” spin-off is the franchise’s first since “High School Musical 3″ hit theaters in 2008.  “High School Musical 4″ was previously announced but has not yet get gotten off the ground. It was expected to feature an all new cast of Wildcats.  Meanwhile, there’s no word on any of the “High School Musical” stars will join Tisdale on her “Fabulous Adventures,” especially Lucas Grabeel, who played her brother Ryan. Tisdale has kept herself busy with non-Disney projects as well. Last summer she released her second album “Guilty Pleasure,” which was voted one of the best albums of the year by Billboard readers and starred in “Aliens in the Attic.” She’s also signed on to star in the upcoming cheerleading drama “Hellcats” for the CW. Meanwhile, other “High School Musical” graduates have been keeping busy as well. Vanessa Hudgens will star in the summer’s modern re-telling of “Beauty and the Beast,” “Beastly,” Efron wrapped on the drama “Charlie St. Cloud,” and Corbin Bleu is currently “In the Heights” on Broadway.