ABC is teaming up with Frozen and The Good Place star Kristen Bell on a new TV series titled Encore!, which will reunite former high school class mates to perform their high school musical one more time.
Executive produced by Bell, the series is currently seeking out cast members from high school musicals in the early 1990s and 2000s.
An air-date for Encore! has not been announced. Applications for future episodes are being accepted through December 4.
Want to get the gang back together for one last show? Click here to submit your story and apply to be on Encore!
Bell, whose roots are in musical theatre, starred as Dorothy in her high school production of The Wizard of Oz. She appeared on Broadway in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Crucible, as well as the starring role of Mary Lane in the Off-Broadway musical Reefer Madness, a role she recreated in the film adaptation. She voiced the role of Anna in the Disney hit film Frozen.
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