#Dara Reneé

[kaceyrps]

DARA RENEÉ in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, THE MUSICAL, THE SERIES

#dara renee #darareneedit #dreneeedit #dara reneé #darareneéedit #dreneéedit #kourtney greene #kourtneygreeneedit #hsmtmts #hsmtmtsedit #kaceyedits

[mistressvera]

Dara Reneé as Uliana

Descendants: The Rise of Red

#descendantsedit #descendantsdaily #uliana descendants #descendants the rise of red #disney #disneyedit #witchesnet #uliana #disneygifsdaily #disneysource #disneyfilms #disneynetwork #fyeahdisney #disneychanneledit #femalegifsource #femalecharacters #womendaily #dara reneé #darareneéedit #dreneéedit

[hsmtmts-daily]

HSMTMTS Casts (Oldest to Youngest) - p. 2/2

Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell (1x01-4x08) - January 28, 2000

Dara Reneé as Kourtney Greene (1x01-4x08) - November 7, 2000

Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen (1x01-4x08) - December 22, 2000

Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts (1x01-3x08) - February 20, 2003

Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter (1x01-4x08) - January 7, 2004

Saylor Bell Curda as Maddox (3x01-4x08) - May 19, 2004

Adrian Lyles as Jet (3x01-4x08) - January 4, 2005

Thank you for watching!

HSMTMTS: The Final Season

#hsmtmts #julia lester #ashlyn caswell #dara reneé #kourtney greene #joshua bassett #ricky bowen #olivia rodrigo #nini salazar-roberts #sofia wylie #gina porter #saylor bell curda #hsmtmts maddox #adrian lyles #hsmtmts jet #hsmtmts casts #hsmtmtsdaily #hsmtmtsedit #hsmtmtsgifs

[epickiya722]

they’re going to do china (and dara renee) dirty i fear :( disney used them for promotion, but it’s assumed they won’t have many scenes. china confirmed on live her scenes are minor.. i feel bad for her because she expressed promoting was uncomfortable for her in the first place (bc grief maybe)

Oh, how I feel the same, Anon.

I don't even blame China for feeling uncomfortable. I don't care what anyone says, she deserves a break, to be left alone and not bashed anymore by certain people.

I wouldn't even be surprised if Disney did do them dirty. Disappointed, but definitely not surprised.

Given the supposed plot of the film, Uma doesn't even have to be involved, but given that she is a very popular character (possibly the most popular) and Disney knows that, she was going to be written in to drawn in fans to watch the film. They're banking on that. At most, they're gonna have an Uma cameo. Which would suck because if they really want to please the fans, give my girl a whole musical sequence, give her half the time of the movie.

Let's be honest, without Uma, without China's amazing performance as Uma, the franchise would not be that big of a succession.

That's not to say everyone else didn't do that great of a job or their characters aren't as good as her. But let's just be real here.

Uma is a big hit. Almost everyone has her a favorite character. If that wasn't true, Disney wouldn't be using her for the next film. (If you somehow don't like Uma, I don't trust you, just saying. Don't care to hear the reasons why.)

And oh, I have thoughts for Dara, too!

Disney already done her dirty by giving her a role that practically doesn't make sense.

From my understanding, wasn't Dara first casted to be Chloe Charming? A princess?!

Even though the film is now called "Rise of Red", we know Chloe has a big part. But why isn't Dara playing her? Why isn't this black girl who is amazingly talented playing a princess who has a big role? Why did they cast Dara to play Ulyanna, Ursula's sister (who never has been mentioned before they just made her up for the movie when URSULA ALREADY HAS A SISTER, but I forgot! The series is supposedly ignoring sequels of the animated films) and a villain who most likely has a minor role in this film?

To me, it's just Disney's way "catering to representation but not wanting to cater too much". "You're in the movie. Be happy with that."

Note how when they cast black women and girls as characters in Descendants. They're all villainous, antagonistic in some way. Celia was someone who didn't have an "antagonistic" role really, granted because she is a child, but they advertised her as such and she did something bad, throwing the ember in water. (Which honestly, I chuckled at. I say let Celia have that because she was lied to. Have a great relationship with her dad and she was lied to. Shaking my head.)

Watch, they're gonna have Brandy's Cinderella be some neglectful mother or something. Or some bratty teen during their high school years. Hope I'm wrong about that.

#kiya answers #descendants #disney descendants #descendants 4 #descendants rise of red #uma descendants #uma #uma daughter of ursula #uma deserves better #china anne mcclain #dara reneé #tw racism #racism #celia #celia descendants

[disneylife0463]

#high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s3 #kourtney hsmtmts #nini salazar roberts #gina porter #ej caswell #ashlyn caswell #ricky bowen #carlos hsmtmts #portwell #portwell nation #dara reneé #olivia rodrigo #sofia wylie #matt cornett #julia lester #joshua basset #frankie rodriguez

[missmitchieg]

China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall, & Dara Reneé announcing Descendants 4 at D23 Expo

#disney #d23 #d23 expo #descendants #descendants 4 #china anne mcclain #kylie cantrall #dara reneé #they all look so cute

[blues-valentine]

The amount of crazy microassgresions Sofia or Gina have received from some publications are wild. Acting like she isn’t a talented woman on her own that has been working on successful Disney shows for years, had a #1 Netflix movie and acted with the likes of Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron. Owns her own production company. Her acting abilities have constantly raised the bar for this show each season and in this one she especially deserves her flowers.

A lot of Nini stans (that are often just Olivia stans that can’t separate actor from character) have also been engaged in crazy wild micro aggressions that gets passed around as “criticism” for the show and the insinuation is that Sofia isn’t capable of being leading lady.

And not just disrespect to Sofia as a whole but the cast that is incredible vital and excellent in what they do. Trying to downplay the likes of Julia Lester who’s a whole Tony nominated actress/performer. And just overall the vocals of people such as Dara Reneé, Joshua, Adrian, Frankie Rodriguez, and the list goes on. Trying to claim the “new characters” are not like the others when said characters brought a lot more representation to the table not just as Asian/Black characters but finally a canon sapphic character with a full blown romance with one of the mains. A lot of you are incredible nasty in the name of “nostalgia” that you don’t even realize how silly and weird you all sound.

#hsmtmts #hsmtmts season 4 #hsmtmts s4 #gina porter #julia lester #ashlyn caswell #maddox hsmtmts #jet hsmtmts #ricky bowen #carlos rodriguez #kourtney greene #dara renee

[tvarchive]

DARA RENEÉ as KOURTNEY GREENE High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | 4x05 – Admissions

#hsmtmtsedit #tvedit #hsmtmts #kourtney greene #usersnat #userelsbeth #userzaley #queenmay #cinemapix #chewieblog #femalecharacters #dailytvwomen #userladiesblr #femaledaily #useroptional #high school musical the musical the series #ours #by rajan

[easthigh]

First look at Dara Reneé as Uliana, sister of Ursula, in DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED

Coming 12 July, 2024 to Disney+ and 9 August, 2024 to Disney Channel

(via EBONY)

#news #descendants: the rise of red #descendants franchise #disney descendants #dara renee #dcom #2020s #disney channel

[ginaporterr]

I wanted to create something that people could listen to when they're going through [a tough time], whether that be a mental battle, physical battle, an emotional battle. Just something to [reiterate] you're not done yet, you're still just beginning. Like, here you come, this is only the beginning of a new journey for you. Don't think that this is the end. I also have anxiety and I have panic attacks... and most times when you are in the midst of that, you cannot see the other side

[This song is] one of the things that I've always wanted to hopefully create because it was really hard for me, especially in high school, going through that. So to know that other people could listen to something that I created and actually feel better is so important to me.

DARA RENEÉ on writing Here I Come — ph. by Sergio Garcia for Seventeen Magazine

#wocedit #womenedit #hsmtmtsedit #dailywoc #dailytvwomen #flawlessbeautyqueens #dailywomen #hsmtmtsdaily #hsmtmts #dara renee #cast #*

[kaceyrps]

DARA RENEÉ in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, THE MUSICAL, THE SERIES

#dara reneé #darareneéedit #dreneéedit #dara renee #darareneeedit #dreneeedit #kourtney greene #kourtneygreeneedit #kgreeneedit #hsmtmts #hsmtmtsedit #kaceyedits

[practically-an-x-man]

A movie has been made starring your OCs! Who are you casting?

Oooh, interesting! So this is like... faceclaims but they don't have to be perfect, kind of. This will be fun :D

Robin: Erin Kellyman. She's already her faceclaim, so that much is easy. There are a few different details, but she's by far my number one for Robin

Ophelia: I struggled to pick something for her, but I think Rhea Ripley would be a good pick. She's a little short to play Ophelia, but she's got the right facial features and that strong fighter's build.

Rae: I struggled with Rae for a WHILE and I have no idea why. Nothing just clicked, I looked through so many lists before finally landing on Nell Tiger Free. She's just about the right height, has the perfect eye color, and overall has the right sort of vague intensity for Rae (that sounds weird but like... her bone structure and the way she holds herself, I can see Rae's first fight in the alleyway right there)

Jasper: I'd definitely want an actor who's trans irl. In all actuality, it would probably be an open audition rather than pulling from the pool of existing actors, as a way to introduce more queer talent into the industry. But for the sake of picking someone.... Miles McKenna, if we punk him up a little bit.

Madison: I think I decided on Dove Cameron for her a while ago, and that still works. She's need to be put in some SFX makeup for her mutation, and her hair and eyes might just have to be CGI because of that mirror effect.

Katherine: It's hard to find actresses with Katherine's facial features AND vitiligo (again, would likely be an open audition if I actually were making a movie), but I think Dara Reneé with SFX makeup for her vitiligo would be a good fit.

Quinn: Same with Jasper, I'd probably open it up to wider auditions, especially since Quinn is very visibly trans and actors who fit her character aren't always given opportunities to get into the industry. But again, for the sake of picking someone... I dunno man, I really fuckin love Mason Alexander Park. They're a little too short for Quinn but everything else is just about perfect.

Kestrel: I'm gonna be honest... I have absolutely no idea. They're intentionally designed with a few incongruous features (since they chose their own appearance, it's not genetic), so I really don't know who would even come close.

Eris: I was scrolling through a list of Middle Eastern actors to try and pick someone out, and I'm thinking either Alia Shawkat or May Calamawy. Alia looks a little more like the picrew I made for Eris, but May (having done Moon Knight) would potentially get Eris' fight scenes and general character a little better.

Nikoletta: Let's give Teyonah Parris her dual Marvel/DC credit, why don't we? I think she'd kill it as Nikoletta, and it would be neat to see her in a more villainous/dark role

#some of these took a while to decide tbh. I have the curse of making my OCs so hyperdistinct that I can never pick a good faceclaim #my friends!!! #answered asks #my ocs #madison douglas #jasper wilson #ophelia octavius #rae mckinney #robin cassidy #oc kestrel #oc quinn/aces #oc katherine johnson #oc eris #nikoletta bordeaux

[youarentamaybeyoureayes]

I'll never understand why people act like the first season of HSMTMTS is or should be deemed the best?

Don't get me wrong, it's totally fine to have a sense of nostalgia because you might recall season 1 being the first time you fell in love with the show or you're reminiscing about what drew you into it in the first place, but most arguments about season 1 never involve talking about any aspects of the show other than the fact that it ended with the R*ni love confession, and it makes it difficult for me to believe that there's any other reasons why you deem the season so superior to the others.

When you remove the nostalgia blinders, season 1 only gives a semblance of justice to a tiny amount of characters. Ricky and Nini get the most attention devoted to them, but whether it's because of the writing or simply the fact that she's the best actress on the show who's also capable of elevating any material that's given to her, it's Gina personally that stands out to me this season. Yet while it was airing, she was getting harassment from R*nis who were ignoring the obvious issues in their relationship to take all of their anger out on Gina. This would go on to happen for two more seasons.

Everyone other than Ricky, Nini, Gina, and maybe EJ, gets abandoned or shoehorned into things that age in a horrific way. I would argue that Kourtney's character suffers the most this season, and it was actually jarring seeing someone as vocally talented as Dara Reneé play a character that wasn't initially a singer. She wasn't even supposed to have a role on the show that lasted beyond two episodes, and yet she has one of the strongest, if not the strongest voice in the entire cast. For a show that was meant to revolve around theater kids, that alone was unrealistic and as a black woman, I can't ignore how colorism played a role in that. No one with a voice like that would have been given a supporting position if they were nonblack. Somehow the likes of M*tt C*rnett were given more solos on the show, and he is easily the worst male "vocalist" of the cast.

I won't even get into the fact that other than Gina, EJ was one of the most hated characters that season singlehandedly for getting in the way of R*ni, yet once the chances of R*ni making it to endgame status were getting increasingly lower, everyone decided that he was their favorite person and became P*rtwells. Not because they saw potential in anything (we all know one of the biggest plot points of season 1 was Rina getting closer, no matter how many people want to ignore it) but because they hated the idea of any character involved in R*ni being happy with someone who wasn't a part of their ship. Because I'm saving that for a later conversation.

The point is, like every season, season 1 had more flaws than most of the fandom wants to acknowledge, especially in the characterization of the ensemble cast, which was never the right move for a show that would not be as strong without their ensemble. Nostalgia as well as the plague of real life shipping has made people believe that this season was somehow unbeatable, when I would even argue that at the show's absolute worst in season 2 we would already see the improvements and corrections that season 1 failed to expand on. Such as giving underutilized characters like Kourtney and Carlos more depth by introducing their storylines with dealing with self doubt and acceptance.

I've always said that the episode that really made me stick with the show was episode 5 of season 1, and it isn't just because I'm an avid Rina. One of my favorite parts of the episode will always be the Born to Be Brave group number. Seeing Carlos start off dancing by himself and then Ashlyn going up to join him was one of the first moments of the show where I noticed just how strong the ensemble was and just how much heart they all brought to the show.

One love confession that didn't even manage to end up being the best love confession on the show is not what made the show what it is now. Delusional nostalgia is trying to tell you that despite other seasons allowing characters who were overdue in getting their own storylines finally have their moments to shine, nothing will ever amount to season 1 because of what you shipped. Season 1 didn't even deal with their deepest subjects. In retrospect, the entire season was essentially like a trial run. Even the first 4 episodes were written by a different show runner. The entire thing was an experiment. And while it was a good start and while I do understand why it's a season that's so loved, I just wish more people would unpack the reasons why they loved it and stopped dismissing the fact that there were seasons that did things better, even if your nostalgia is trying to tell you otherwise.

#hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #rina #ricky bowen #gina porter #kourtney greene #carlos rodriguez #seb matthew smith #anti portwell #anti rini #not sorry #ashlyn caswell #high school musical #rant #this is really all over the place #i'm sleep deprived #and i'd write something more coherent but this has just been on my mind #tired of tiktokers and etc acting like nothing will ever amount to s1 #all because they were jolivias at the time and never watched beyond part of season 2 #like you're making it so obvious you dipped as soon as rini broke up #and don't even get me started on the people who didn't think their breakup was coming #there were literally signs of it from the moment the love confession ended #delusional nostalgia and denial are diseases #useryay

[sparklyseblos]

we as a fandom, moved on far too quickly from adrian lyles & dara reneé’s cover of the best part like that was INCREDIBLE jetney deserved a duet this season we were so robbed

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cki9wc7M0RS/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

#this cover was so good THE TALENT #jetney deserved more screentime and a duet with talent like that #speaking of hsmtmts cast & singing best part josh & stacey ryan’s cover of best part on complicated tour was SO GOOD #and i’m so happy to say that i was there to witness it live 🤭 #also that song is so beautiful as well i love that song sm #hsmtmts #jetney #dara renee #adrian lyles #kourtney greene #jet hsmtmts #<what the hell is his last name? i feel like we need to come up with one ourselves atp

[disneylife0463]

#high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts cast #dara reneé

[hsmtmtsnet]

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season 4 is shaping up to be the show’s most nostalgic season yet, and PEOPLE has the exclusive First Look at the stars in character, including Joshua Bassett (Ricky), Sofia Wylie (Gina), Julia Lester (Ashlyn), Dara Reneé (Kourtney), Frankie Rodriguez (Carlos), Joe Serafini (Seb), Liamani Segura (Emmy) and more. 

Following a transformative summer away at camp, the new season follows the East High students as they enter their senior year — and it doesn’t take long before the drama picks up, both on and off stage. As the students prepare to put on a stage production of High School Musical 3: Senior Year, their plans are quickly derailed when it’s announced that Disney is making the long-awaited High School Musical 4: The Reunion movie at their high school, and they'll all be playing featured extras. 

When PEOPLE visited the HSMTMTS set last year, many of the stars teased that this season feels like a “full-circle” moment as many OG High School Musical stars make cameos, including Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh. 

“We've been manifesting it since day one and here we are four seasons later and we finally get to be with the OG Wildcat Group,” explains Lester, 23. “They embody the OG Wildcat spirit, we embody this new Wildcat spirit, and two groups blended together has been so wonderful.” 

Bassett, 22, adds that it was especially moving to witness the OG HSM cast’s emotional response to returning to East High nearly 15 years after the final film wrapped. “It was really special to share that,” he says. “It was truly a beautiful thing and beyond what we were hoping for to have so many original people back.”

This season will also feature two new recurring cast members who stir things up for the East High students.

Descendants: The Rise of Red’s Kylie Cantrall plays social media star Dani, who sounds like an HSMTMTS take on Ashley Tisdale's Sharpay. “She likes the spotlight and when she wants something, she goes and gets it, even if it means stepping on people's toes a little bit,” teases Cantrall, 17.

Meanwhile, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. star Matthew Sato joins the cast as a sitcom actor named Mack, who he says “develops a really interesting relationship” with Gina as the season progresses. 

Naturally, this season will feature countless nods to the original HSM franchise with the music, storylines and even costumes. “It is so meta,” showrunner Tim Federle says of season 4. “It's like Inception with jazz hands at this point. I think there are Easter eggs in every episode.” 

The major storylines in this season also draw inspiration from the third High School Musical movie, as many of the characters go on journeys of self-discovery in their final year at East High. 

“We chose High School Musical 3 because they're literally graduating,” Federle says of the significance behind the students’ musical for this year. “Troy and Gabriela have these stories about being potentially pulled apart by circumstance and by growing up and that's exactly what Ricky and Gina are going through,” he adds of Bassett and Sofia Wylie’s characters, who share a passionate kiss at the end of season 3. 

As for that season 3 cliffhanger, Bassett teases that fans will continue to see the “aftermath” of that relationship in the upcoming season. “They're both really nervous about getting it right,” he says of Ricky and Gina. “It’s fun to see [them] in this light and actually see them in a healthy relationship because I think both of them have had pretty not great relationships.” 

Relationship drama and big decisions are key themes in season 4 as the characters prepare to graduate high school. “Kourtney is going through these massive decisions about wanting it all as a college student,” teases Federle, 43. “Ashlyn goes on a journey where she discovers her own queerdom in the series.” 

“Those are all things we're able to address in a way that I think celebrates the original franchise but puts a stamp on it in our own way,” Federle adds.  

As for what Federle hopes the show’s final stamp will be? The importance of community. “In the streaming era, there's something real about the phrase ‘It's now or never,’” he explains. “[To] still be on the air after four seasons is a blessing alone.” 

“I hope what people take away [from the series] is that in a mean, mean world, it's really important to find your people who have your back,” he adds. “The world is mean enough, and there are certain pockets of the world that you can find your people and soar and not apologize for who you are.” 

He continues, “That goes for our audience, and that goes for these characters and ultimately, it goes for the real-life cast, hoping from me that they carry this with them for the rest of their lives. That they had a place to go that was safe and where they were celebrated for all of their colors.”

“This was my first TV show,” he adds. “And what I promised Disney was that if they let me hire real theater kids, they wouldn't let me down. I'm so proud of them because when the world beats them up, they still show up for me and for each other.”

#hsmtmts #articles #s4 #long post