Too mean? I actually like Zac Efron, but I’m not loving this scruffy scrub look he’s working. If you’re going to grow a beard, then make sure you can actually grow a beard, mmkay? None of this half-assed pretty-boy dirt-lip, with some extra chin-pubes in the mix. Although, I have to admit: with the sunglasses and the scruff, Efron looks like… who? Chace Crawford, right? Eh, there are worse things, although I personally think Efron is better than Chace, in pretty much every way.

Anyway, Zac is probably still recovering from Charlie St. Cloud’s less-than-stellar performance at the box office. Maybe he’s trying to change up his look for the next big career move? Page Six had an interesting piece about Zac and what his next move might be – another musical! Oh, Zac. You’ll never end up like Leonardo DiCaprio like this.

Add Zac Efron to the list of candidates eager to star in a movie adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical “Memphis.”

The “High School Musical” heartthrob attended Tuesday night’s performance, his second visit to the show in a month. His girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, accompanied Efron, as well as Adam Shankman, a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” and the producer of Efron’s flicks “Hairspray” and “17 Again.”

Insiders speculate that Efron is interested in the lead role of Huey Calhoun, a 1950s-era Memphis radio DJ played onstage by Chad Kimball.

Sources said Efron hung out with the cast during intermission and gushed over female lead Montego Glover.

“When Montego came over, Efron said, ‘I just can’t stay away from the show,’ ” reports a witness.

Efron also attended the show in July on the same night he and “Musical” co-star Corbin Bleu spent $2,000 at Flashdancers.

Although there are no concrete plans yet to adapt “Memphis” for the big screen, Efron isn’t the only actor in the hunt. Justin Timberlake saw the show in May, about the same time director Oliver Stone checked it out.

Insiders say Stone has taken meetings with “Memphis” writers Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, who’s also the keyboardist for Bon Jovi, and Stone mentioned Timberlake as a potential Huey Calhoun. A rep for Stone confirmed he met with Bryan and expressed interest in doing a film adaptation.

Interest only increased when “Memphis” was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won four, including Best Musical.

A rep for “Memphis” confirmed that Efron has attended the show twice. Efron’s rep had no comment.

[From Page Six]

He’s just so pretty! That’s his problem. He’ll never be thought of as a real actor until her dirties it up, and I’m not just talking about bedhead and dirt-lips. He needs to do a film where he’s a scummy loser, maybe even violent. Maybe a guest-spot on some gritty procedural crime drama? As the killer? That would be a good start. Also, he would perfect as some kind of glitzy, superficial sociopath. I’m just throwing out ideas.

Zac on August 18, 2010. Credit: Fame.