Monique Coleman was heading back to East High.
It High School Musical star, who plays Taylor McKessie, a witty BFF for Vanessa Hudgens‘ Gabriella Montez, teasing her upcoming appearance in season four High School Musical: Musical: Seriesand according to the actress, that’s exactly what Wildcat fans are looking for.
“It’s going to be as nostalgic as everyone expected it to be,” Coleman exclusively told E! News at the BoxLunch Gala in honor of Feeding America on November 9. “It won’t disappoint.”
Coleman added that the role is “very, very meta,” as he will be playing a fictionalized version of himself that returns to the real world. HSM universe for fiction High School Musical 4: Reunion.
“It’s really like a movie within a movie,” he explained. “It’s a show within a show, within a show. So we played ourselves and our characters. I played myself—a higher version of myself—and also came back as Taylor.”