Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan Evans in “High School Musical,” surprises East High students currently rehearsing their production of “High School Musical” at East High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Theater students rehearse after Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan Evans in “High School Musical,” surprised East High students currently rehearsing their production of “High School Musical” at East High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan Evans in “High School Musical,” watches East High students rehearsing their production of “High School Musical” at East High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. It’s really fantastic.”Grabeel told students this was his first time working with a high school cast of “High School Musical,” and said the experience would be one of his favorite memories in two decades of “High School Musical” mania. Theater students rehearse after Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan Evans in “High School Musical,” surprised East High students currently rehearsing their production of “High School Musical” at East High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.