If you have enjoyed watching the 1952 musical, “Singin’ in the Rain” with Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, you will enjoy Eyer Middle School’s production of “Singing in the Rain JR.” opening March 2.

The production will be performed at the school, 5616 Buckeye Road, Macungie, 7 p.m. March 2 and 3 and 2 and 7 p.m. March 4.

The screenplay is by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed.

“Singin’ in the Rain JR.” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York, N.Y.

Directors Molly Magro and Jennifer Najarian said the idea to perform “Singin’ in the Rain JR.” began shortly after the close of last year’s musical.

Najarian began approaching “seventh grade boys in the hallways and asking if they had ever wanted to learn to tap dance,” Magro said. “We got a lot of heavy sighs and responses along the lines of, ‘no, but I have a feeling I’m about to anyway ...?’ which was good enough for us. One Tap Club later, here we are, doing a classic dance show with a bunch of middle schoolers, many of whom put on tap shoes for the first time this fall. We couldn’t be more proud of them.”

Rounding out the production staff are musical director: Rita Cortez; technical director: Doug Hunsicker; costume director: Amy Slivka; set designers: Anne Kukitz and David Willett; ticket sales: Kristin Ervin and producer: Jacqueline Swauger. Najarian was also the choreographer for the production and Magro created the program.

The cast includes Benjamin Wilks as Don Lockwood; Ashley Urland as Kathy Selden; Santiago Chavolla-Ramirez as Cosmo Brown; Hailey Grubb as Lina Lamont; Parker Bennett as R.F. Simpson; Matthew Lewbart as Dexter; Anna Meade as Dora Bailey; Kritha Bharath as Roz; Arianna Lutz as Broadway Melody Host; Laura Kackenmeister as Teacher; Logan Razar as Miss Dinsmore; Ella Shucavage as Zelda; Varun Rajam as Policeman/Sam and Isabella Alwine-Balliro as Young Lady.

Chorus Girls include Keira Arnold, Hannah Barbehenn, Allison Fontaine, Brynn Hutnik, Addison Lausch, Avery Lee, Arianna Lutz, Chloe Mosel, Mia Titone and Ainsley Wright.

Stagehands include Kaleb Michaud, Krishna Nemani, Cameron Smith, Sean Tillinghast and Caleb Yu.

Members of the Ensemble include: Estelle Baluta, Erin Bechtel, Ella Blymire, Adleigh Burdine, Ella Erk, Emma Fillman, Emilee Gelles, Elijah Gordon, Julianna Harinsky, Jenna Herrlin, Abigail Holtz, Adam Luck, Sophia Madonna, Allison McIntyre, Izzi O’Brien, Petra Perez, Maya Reeves, Isabel Rice, Arya Shah, Kendall Shriver, Anna Summer and Alexis Thompson.

The stage crew includes: assistant to the directors: Abigail Shutts, stage manager: Shealeigh Eisenberg; assistant stage manager: Emmalyn Wachter; costume assistants: Isa Cachiguango, Maya Escoto, Jayla McRae, Layne Musto Kee and Kaylee Zappile; light board: Shawn Pennypacker and Blake Tillinghast; sound and microphones: Ryan Feldmann, Seohwa Park and Aaron Sallash; stage hands: Kenzy Caraballo, Jeanne Chen, Danica Dela Cruz, Jonah Laughlin, Amra Onam, Christie Urena, Evan Urland, Kamryn Vogel and Claire Yoder and spotlights: Kellen Jankowski, Chase Pennypacker and Alexa Steigerwalt.

The directors also thanked the Eyer faculty and staff who helped make this production possible, including the custodial and office staff, school board members, superintendent and administration.

“Thank you to all the families who supported their students in their commitment to this production. We hope you enjoy the sunshine they bring to our stage!”