Scott D. Pierce: Derek Hough returns to Utah for ‘High School Musical,’ and it still ‘feels like home’

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(Photo courtesy of Fred Hayes/Disney+) Kate Reinders, Frankie A. Rodriguez and Derek Hough in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series."

(Photo courtesy of Fred Hayes/Disney+) Kate Reinders, Frankie A. Rodriguez and Derek Hough in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series."

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