On Screen

December 5 - 11, 2020 —23 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN December 5 - 11, 2020 — 23 amazing, amazing pool, which luckily Josh and I got to have some fun in for a song that we do together. But yeah, it was so insane. Like the second I drove up I felt like it was just this massive grand entrance, like just, 'Holy smokes, where am I?' " The special also features a sneak peek at Season 2 of the series, the filming of which was halted in March by the pandemic. Now back at work, Cornett couldn't get into spe - cifics on character arcs, but he did say the characters will get By George Dickie Disney+ viewers will find song, dance and good cheer in spades in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Spe- cial." But what they won't find much of is snow. Nonetheless, the 45-minute special that begins streaming Friday, Dec. 11, offers plenty of feel-good moments as the ensemble cast of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" — comprised of Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Dara Renee, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Mark St. Cyr and Kate Reinders — perform their renditions of holiday classics and popular hits and share their childhood holiday memories. The program was filmed this past summer in Los Angeles, New York, Arizona and Salt Lake City (where the series is shot) and features the cast in de - cidedly un-yuletide-like settings such as the middle of the desert or beside a swimming pool, which made the whole affair somewhat surreal for the actors. Cornett, who performed the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" with Bassett by a pool at a pa- latial Malibu, Calif., estate, was blown away by the setting. "Oh my gosh, it was such a beautiful house ...," says Cor - nett, who plays jock-turned- thespian E.J. Caswell in the series. "It was so nice because it was so secluded but also you didn't feel like you were in the middle of nowhere but you were just on top of this mountain, had beautiful 360-degree views. "The house itself was ab- solutely stunning, had an CroSSWord Solution Puzzle on Page 17 Sudoku Solution Puzzle on Page 25 filled by client to spread their wings now that the character development of Season 1 was done. "I think Season 2, the goal was just to kind of one-up Season 1 and I think we're do - ing pretty well for that," the 22-year-old Arkansan says. "I, personally, am really excited to kind of see where E.J. is go - ing in Season 2. I think there's going to be a new side of E.J. that people are going to get to see that is a first for E.J. to see as well. So yeah, it's going to be fun. It's bigger, better and just more, more, more." Editor's Pick 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special' a feel-good fest on Disney+ Matt Cornett stars in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special" Friday on Disney+. H I H Y M E H D N R P U C L A F A C I E X E K R C O A G H S T U H L B A R G J M E I O A C J N E D C L D Q U L N Z V E A W E R P Y O C A D A M F T V U J U L H R I Z J G I I M M X H I T A N D R U N E J C G L M B Q J O M Y N B J O O H A N Y B N G K O F S U E M F A M O G Y P T R L D S J T X M E D S V S F L H T I O G I Q E L E N O U E E K G G J S V O Z A C T D A V I S O L M E D R L P E J N Q J X V D K A C O J M E I S G C R M O W F S F A D J V T V A H Bingo Solution Puzzle on Page 29 SearCh Solution Puzzle on Page 9

• Cover