School is Back in Session on CTV with High School Musical: Get in the Picture

-- Hosted by Nick Lachey, one talented competitor wins a feature film contract --

The phenomenal success of the High School Musical experience is brought to life this summer in an all-new original reality series that features talented teens as they compete for a chance of a lifetime on High School Musical: Get in the Picture, debuting Sunday, July 20 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV. Airing Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m. ET for three weeks, then continuing on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET through the end of the summer, the series is hosted by actor, singer/songwriter Nick Lachey. Up for grabs - an appearance in the next High School Musical feature film and contracts with ABC and Walt Disney Records.

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A multi-episode competition reality series, High School Musical: Get in the Picture follows Lachey and the HSM faculty, a team of casting scouts with an impressive list of credits from Broadway, television and film. With plenty of surprises from the international phenomenon, this much-anticipated series brings the incredibly successful High School Musical experience to life. The casting scouts have welcomed anyone and everyone ages 16-22 who has dreamed of being centre stage. Whether it is the high school quarterback who's never tried out for a play but has a song in his heart, the drama club extrovert looking to break into the big time, someone looking to trade the chess club routine for a dance routine - they all are invited to "Get'cha head in the game," as the hit song says! The finalists will ultimately participate in a summer music program to hone their skills.

At the end of the series run, one teen will be singled out for prizes that will include starring in a music video in the end credits of the feature film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, opening in theaters this fall. In addition, the winner will also receive an exclusive talent hold agreement with ABC and a recording contract for two singles with Walt Disney Records, one of which will be a version of the song from the music video.

The HSM faculty includes Rob Adler, a theatre actor and director; Tiana Brown, a renowned dancer with countless TV appearances under her belt; Montré Burton, a triple-threat talent in theatre, song and dance; Jennifer Malenke, a stage actor and voice coach; Chris Pinzo, a theatre, TV, film and radio performer, and theatre instructor; and Regina Williams, an actress, dancer and innovative choreographer credited as the originator of hip-hop in dance studios. High School Musical: Get in the Picture is executive-produced by Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh (Here Come the Newlyweds) of The Jay and Tony Show.

Disney's High School Musical has become an unprecedented international phenomenon since it premiered in 2006, breaking audience records in both the United States and Canada, and delivering hundreds of millions of viewers in 24 languages around the world. Last summer's High School Musical 2 attracted more than 17 million viewers in the United States to become the most-watched basic cable telecast in history, and the most-watched TV broadcast period in more than three months. In Canada, the movie drew more than one million viewers, making it one of the highest-rated specialty broadcasts in five years.

Both movies spawned stage productions at schools and in professional theatres around the world, multi-platinum CDs (over seven million units sold), DVDs and books, a successful consumer products franchise at mass retailers, themed shows at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Paris, a sold-out 42-date arena concert tour in North America and Latin America and a popular touring ice show around the world. Now, High School Musical: Get in the Picture will capture the spirit of the monster hit movies in a new television series as a cast of unknown musical theatre performers seek to step into the spotlight and capture the top prize.