The search for Cinderella and Prince Charming was on this week.

The school’s spring musical selection, “Cinderella” caught the interest of 27 students who tried out for the show on Monday and Tuesday. Many of those who auditioned were new to the theatre stage.

“Because it is such a recognizable name, there were more people that tired out,” director and drama teacher Jodi Hazuka said. “We are going to get new people into the department from choir, from drama, from just the student body and that’s exciting. I’ve had one student who’s been talking about it since August.”

With characters as well known as Cinderella, her evil step mom and step sisters and Prince Charming, many students wanted lead roles for one reason or another.

“I wanted to try out for Prince Charming,” junior Shemar Toussaint said. “I always wanted to play a royal character and I would be the [few] African Americans to portray that role.”

Every story needs a villain, or three, and junior Makayla Hall is hoping to become one of them for the enchanting performance. She would like to be cast as one of the evil step sisters.

“I’m alto and they’re more of an alto part,” Hall said. “Also, I’ve been in ensemble for smaller roles in most shows I’ve done here and in almost every show since my freshman year so I want a bigger part.”

While just the mention of Prince Charming and evil step sisters may make potential audience members reminisce about the animated Disney version they watched as children, this musical is to be very different.

“The Brandy Whitney Houston version is what it (the script) is based off, the one that they used for that movie,” Hazuka said.

The cast list will be announced on today after school and then the group will have two and a half months to prepare for the March 1-3, performances.

That time will not go to waist as the group will have to perform for an audience who had high expectations because it is a familiar story line.

“Musicals have a lot of different moving parts that have to go into them and since ‘Cinderella’ is a recognizable show people have preconceived notions of what it’s supposed to look like,” Hazuka said. “This is NOT the Disney version, so most people have that kind of in their head and that that’s what it’s going to be like and that’s not what this show is.”

Tickets will be $10 for adults and $8 for students and will be available for purchase online at bryandrama.booktix.com or in the commons the week before the show.