Disney+'s 'High School Musical' Season 2 Will Follow a Production of 'Beauty and the Beast'

A tale as old as time! WhenHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesreturns for a second season of its show-within-a-show, the East High drama students will be preparing to performBeauty and the Beastas their spring musical,Disney+announced on Wednesday. Production on the new season begins this week in Salt Lake City and is slated for a late 2020 debut. Season 2 of the GLAAD Media Award-nominated series will include reimagined musical numbers from both theHigh School Musicalmovies and the stage production ofBeauty and the Beast, in addition to brand-new songs that join hits from season one like “Born to Be Brave” and “Just for a Moment.

Disney+'s 'High School Musical' Series First Look: Is This the New Troy and Gabriella?

If this doesn’t have you singing, we’re not sure what will.When the Disney+ streaming service launches, it will also mark the kickoff of the much-anticipatedHigh School Musicaltelevision series, aptly (or confusingly, at least for our copy editors) titledHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series.The show follows a group of high school juniors putting on their school’s theatrical production of (you guessed it)High School Musical. And PEOPLE has exclusive first-look photos at the whole thing.

Disney+'s 'Togo' is the Untold Story of One of History's Most Heroic Dogs

Many have heard the story of Balto, a sled dog who completed the final stretch of 1925 serum run across hundreds of miles of harsh Alaskan tundra to prevent a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, but this heroic canine did not complete this feat alone. While Balto is the sled dog immortalized in Central Park, there were other dogs who faced the same unforgiving weather and terrifying odds to help transport the much-needed antitoxin serum to Nome.

Disney+, Marvel Studios, More Disney Companies Denounce Anti-LGBTQ Legislation amid Employee Walkout

Photo: Alexander Pohl/NurPhoto via Getty On Tuesday, Disney employees across the country will stage a voluntarywalkoutin response to CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of Florida’s recently passed bill (HB 1557) — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — which prohibits discussion about sexual orientation and gender identity in primary school classrooms. Chapek hasapologized for the company’s “silence"after formal uproar from LGBTQ+ employees. Disney employs tens of thousands of people at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and has plans to relocate more employees to the state.

Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. Pausing Movie Releases in Russia amid Ukraine Invasion

Robert Pattinson inThe Batman(2022). Several movie studios have made the decision to pause theatrical releases in Russia amid the ongoingwar in Ukraine. Some of this year’s biggest releases — includingThe Batman, the animated filmTurning Redand Jared Leto’sMorbius— will not be opening in Russia for the time being due to the crisis. In a statement shared Monday, a spokesperson for theWalt Disney Companysaid, “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, includingTurning Redfrom Pixar.