Our middle school did HSM 1 last school year, and it was a huge hit! We had 105 kids try out for the show and ended up casting 65. We do a Broadway Jr. musical each year, and this was our largest cast ever. We had standing room only for our evening performances. In fact, the show was such a hit, I'm a little nervous about doing Into the Woods this year with its smaller cast and no chorus. I wanted to wait before doing HSM 2 to allow new kids to enjoy it--maybe next year. Our building is 7th and 8th grade only, so every two years, it's a new batch of kids in the shows.