Songs, guests and Miley Cyrus

Put on your wig and grab all the accessories you can find: the “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” airs March 24 on Disney+.
In the one-hour streaming special, Miley Cyrus visits Miley Stewart’s Malibu home, reunites with some Disney Channel icons and dusts off some hits from the series, which aired from 2006 to 2011.
“I didn’t want to take this modern approach to Hannah. I wanted to keep it,” Cyrus chimed in Variety cover story. She said making the anniversary special “felt like home again.”
Here’s everything we know about the ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special’.
The music
At a taping of the special, Cyrus embodied Hannah Montana on a stage that resembled the show’s title sequence. She wore a sparkling black dress and styled her hair in a blonde pony like Hannah’s – no, that’s not a wig!
Before an audience of 215 people, Cyrus sang ‘This Is the Life’, ‘The Climb’ and ‘The Best of Both Worlds’. She also has a new original song that will appear in the special.
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The special guests
Cyrus broke the news with Variety that fellow Disney kid and “Hannah Montana” guest star Selena Gomez will appear in the special. “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper, who interviews Cyrus on air, arranged for Gomez to surprise Cyrus.
Billy Ray Cyrus, Cyrus’ real-life TV father who played Robby Ray Stewart on the series, reunites with Cyrus in a replica of the Stewart family living room. The two have a conversation in which they tell stories from the audition process. Cyrus’ mother, Tish Cyrus, also appears in the special for a heart-to-heart with Cyrus as they revisit Hannah Montana’s beloved, futuristic bedroom closet.
Other “Hannah Montana” cast members like Emily Osment and Jason Earles have posted about the show’s 20th anniversary, but whether they will make cameos in the special has yet to be announced. And it’s unclear if other famous “Hannah Montana” alumni — like the Jonas Brothers or Dolly Parton — will appear.
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The sets
Disney recreated the sets of the Stewart house for the 20th anniversary special, and Tish pulled out dozens of outfits, fan letters and scrapbooks she had kept in her archives. In a trailer for the special, Cyrus is seen walking into the Stewarts’ kitchen and sitting down in the living room for an interview.
While filming the special, Cyrus was spotted by paparazzi driving a convertible in Malibu. She confirmed it Variety that it was Cooper’s idea to start the special on an emotional note, with Cyrus driving down the Pacific Coast Highway to the Hollywood soundstage. “I didn’t think about the correlation between Hannah’s house in Malibu and my house in Malibu,” Cyrus said, “and my house burning down and me rebuilding.”
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The nostalgia
Cyrus also teased about it Variety They definitely incorporated some of the small, nostalgic aspects of “Hannah Montana” into the special. She recreates the Hannah haircut, and there’s a nod to Disney Channel “wall ID” commercials (“Hey, I’m Miley Cyrus from ‘Hannah Montana,’ and you watch the Disney Channel”). And of course, Cyrus pays tribute to the series’ transitional music “Ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh-ooh-whoa.”






