Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith Encore!, Jason Cohen reunited 12 high school musical casts for one final performance, many years after graduation, facing countless logistical hurdles along the way.Hosted and executive produced by Kristen Bell, the Disney+ reality series was inspired, in part, by Cohen’s lifelong love of musical theater. “Up until high school, I was in a lot of camp productions.
Then, in high school, I wasn’t actually on stage, but I was a musician who played for some performances,” the director and EP notes. “So, the chance to be able to highlight [the high school musical experience] was appealing.” Beginning her career in stage productions at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Bell shared Cohen’s love of theater,.
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