The combination of the two somehow creates giggles and guffaws on the set.
“I love Alec Mapa!” revealed Ashley Tisdale, who is well-known for her portrayal of Sharpay Evans, the high school drama queen in the “High School Musical” franchise.
“He is insane,” Ashley disclosed. “He is so funny. During our serious moments, I just couldn’t keep a straight face because he always makes me laugh. It was so amazing working with him.”
Ashley, who is reprising her popular character in the Disney Channel original TV movie, “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure,” couldn’t contain her excitement as she talked about Alec, who portrays Gill Samms, the stressed out director of the Broadway show, in the said TV movie which will premiere on May 28 and will be out on DVD in the Philippines on Aug. 2.
Alec, who is well known for his TV roles in “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives,” has also appeared on the big screen in “Marley & Me,” “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” and “Tru Loved.” On Broadway, Alec is well known for his portrayal of “M. Butterfly.”“What Ashley failed to mention was that she would always laugh during my most serious scene,” Alec disclosed. “Without giving too much away, there’s a scene where I become very upset with her character, Sharpay, and I kind of had to get in her face. When you watch the movie, just know that before, during and after that very grave moment was shot, we had all been working for about 11 hours already and were pretty punch drunk and giggly. As soon as they yelled cut, we would all burst out laughing.”
Born in San Francisco, California, the 45-year-old actor revealed to us what attracted him to the role. “I was brought into the project by the director Michael Lembeck,” he said. “We had previously worked together on a film called ‘Connie and Carla’ and it had been such a fun experience. I would’ve jumped at any opportunity to work with him again. This movie and role held that opportunity. I jumped.”
Alec shared with us how it was working with Ashley who was wearing two hats for this project – as an actress and as an executive producer. “I always knew that Ashley was talented, but I wasn’t aware of how very hard she works,” Alec pointed out. “She was an absolute professional and always had a very positive attitude, which is important because the lead actor always sets the tone for the entire set.”
