Will Sharpay Return for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4? Ashley Tisdale Reveals!

In a new interview with NewYou.com, Ashley Tisdale reveals that her HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL character Sharpay Evans will not appear in the 4th installment of the popular Disney Channel series.

Shares Tisdale, "Looking back, it was such a perfect thing for its time and was so pure that I just don't know how you go from there. High School Musical didn't make us, we made High School Musical because of our friendship, how close we were and the magic there at the time."

Rumors of Tisdale's return began when Disney announced HS4 would feature a character named Campbell, described as the cousin of Sharpay and Ryan Evans (played by Lucas Grabeel.) Unfortunately for fans, it appears that a family reunion is not in the cards for the upcoming musical film.

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"High School Musical 4" will continue the story of "High School Musical" and introduce new East High Wildcats and their cross-town school rivals, the West High Knights. DGA Award nominee Jeffrey Hornaday (Disney Channel's "Teen Beach Movie," "Teen Beach 2") will direct and choreograph the movie. The casting directors are Jason La Padura, C.S.A., Natalie Hart, C.S.A., and Kendra Patterson, C.S.A., of LaPadura/Hart/Patterson. Dan Berendsen (creator/executive producer of Freeform's "Baby Daddy," writer of Disney's "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Disney Channel's "Teen Beach 2" and "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie") and Peter Barsocchini (writer of all three "High School Musical" movies) are the screenwriters of "High School Musical 4." Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush return as the executive producers.

Ashley Tisdale was one of the breakout stars of the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channelworldwide phenomenon "High School Musical," as well as a number of other successful television shows and feature films. Most recently, Ashley starred in the TBS comedy series "Clipped" and will soon be seen on the big screen alongside Jason Biggs in the independent comedy "Drive She Said."

Tisdale is also a successful recording artist, with her solo album, "Headstrong," having debuted in February 2007 and entered the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #5. Having founded Blondie Girl Productions, the production company behind ABC Family's "Young & Hungry," she plays a pivotal role both in front of and behind the camera.

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