If you like cheerleaders, dancing, and teen drama then you’re going to love the theater department’s spring musical “Bring It On: The Musical” which will be performed in the North Atlanta theater on March 31 and April 1 at 7 p.m.

“This is my first musical here so I’m very excited to have all North Atlanta come out and witness first had the fruit of all of our hard work,” said Charles Hooper, theater department director who is in his first year at the school.

“Bring It On” is a very well-known movie series that regularly reappears on VH1 or MTV. The plot lines in all of the “Bring It On” movies involve characters who are part of cheer squads. “Bring It On: The Musical” is similar to the first “Bring It On” movie, but the play has a different ending.

Back in January, more than 60 students auditioned to be in the musical but only 20 were chosen to participate. The theater department is not the only department that will contribute. The musical will be accompanied by an ensemble group directed by Stephen Lawrence, North Atlanta orchestra director. Lead actors in the play are José Rodriguez, a senior; and Bethany Bell and Alexandria Smith, both juniors.

Bell plays the character Campbell in the musical. Campbell is a self-centered cheer captain whose life is upended when she gets redistricted to a new school, a school that doesn’t even have a cheer squad. Campbell decides to create a new squad and then purposes to beat her old squad in an intense competition. To recruit team members, she resorts to clever ruse. Would-be cheer participants are told they will receive scholarships for being on the team.

The plan doesn’t work out but in the end the self-absorbed Campbell learns important life lessons that humble and change her for the better. “Playing Campbell is hard,” Bell said. “I have to convey a character who goes from conceited to humble and that takes some doing.” Bell also mentioned the lines and complicated choreography that went into the role. “But we’ve had such a good time putting this together and we hope everyone comes out to enjoy a really great show with an uplifting message.”