While many know the name “Bring It On” from the five movies that were made about cheerleading rivalries and high school drama, not many know these movies were made into a musical. But the question remains, which movie, if any at all, does this musical recreate the most?
The quick answer to this is “Bring It On: All or Nothing,” the third movie. “Bring It On the Musical” follows the storyline of this movie very closely.

Both are about a head cheerleader being transferred to another school her senior year. The new school is considered less than desirable and she has to learn how to cope and become a part of the new team.

But there are also stark differences between these two storylines that are crucial to their outcomes. In the musical, the main character is deliberately being sabotaged and forced to move and feel like her life was falling apart. In the movie, however, the main character has to move because her father loses his job.

Also in the musical, the main character has to put together a cheer squad, while the movie’s main character has to fight to get on the cheer squad.

An even bigger difference is that the musical’s main character promises a TV show spot, scholarship and several other rewards if they win the competition, but the movie reveals that they will only receive a spot in a music video for winning the competition.

Although this is the most similar, “Bring It On the Musical” takes several components from all the movies to bring together “Bring It On” as a whole. Two themes that are spread over several movies in the series are bringing together a cheerleading squad and moving to another school district.
Bringing together a rag-tag squad can be seen in “Bring It on Again,” the second movie, and “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish,” the final movie. Moving to another school district is seen in “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish” and “Bring It On: All or Nothing.”

There are other smaller similarities that tie the other movies. One is a cheating boyfriend, which is seen in the original “Bring It On” and “Bring It On: All or Nothing.” While the idea of a cheer camp and a spirit stick is only hinted at in the musical, the fourth movie’s plot (“Bring It On: In It to Win It”) is based around the idea of a cheer camp.

So while “Bring It On the Musical” may take the majority of its plot from “Bring It On: All or Nothing”, it contains themes from all five movies by taking different elements from each and using them to make a new addition to the “Bring It On” series.

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