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Relive Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgen's original 'High School Musical' audition


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 10:44 AM EST

Talk about a throwback! DuringDisney Channel’s High School Musical 10-year anniversary special on Wednesdaynight, some of the film’s stars — Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, LucasGrabeel, Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu — reunited to reminisce on memoriesfrom the Disney set, and were even treated to a few surprises.

One such surprise was the resurfacingof the cast’s original audition videos for the 2006 movie. The unexpected footage showed the adorable chemistry between exes Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.

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The former couple’s audition featured Vanessa reciting the film's famous “kindergarten” lines. In the clip, she tellsZac, ““Remember in kindergarten, how you’d meet a kid and know absolutelynothing about them and then 10 seconds later, you’re playing like you’re bestfriends, because you didn’t have to be anything but yourself?” Singing with youfelt like that.”

Also shown in the reel are auditionsbetween cast members Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel, in addition to MoniqueColeman and Corbin Bleu.

Sadly the film’s hero Troy Boltona.k.a. Zac Efron could not make the taped reunion, but he did send his love to his former co-stars via avideo message, apologizing for not being there. Recalling his favorite scene inthe Disney Channel original movie, he said, “[It] has to be "We’re All In ThisTogether." The unity, the whole cast in that moment was just really, reallyfun. I’ll never forget that day of filming. It’s embedded in my mind as one ofthe most beautiful days of my entire life.”

He added, “Thank you so much forbeing part of this whole High School Musical extravaganza. It’s become thecoolest thing that I’ve ever a part of.”

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