SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is based on the 1952 film starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, which the American Film Institute named the #1 Greatest Movie Musical of all time and The New York Times called "The happiest movie musical ever made." Exhilarating dance numbers, a toe-tapping score, and an effervescent love story create a delightful stage production that honors both MGM's magnificent movie musicals of the 1940's and the revolutionary birth of the talking motion picture. The joyous musical will leave audiences with a "glorious feeling," wishing for a downpour just so they can go singin' and dancin' in the rain! When the American Film Institute (AFI) released its most recent installment of The Top 100 Greatest Movies of All Time in 2007, only one movie musical made the Top 10... Singin? in the Rain . This musical celebration of movie making has since been deemed by critics to be the ?perfect? musical. Not only did the show propel its leading man (Gene Kelly) into the role of a bona fide Hollywood star, it also helped launch the career of its young ingenue and leading lady, Ms. Debbie Reynolds. Further, it made indelible tunes like ?Good Mornin,? ?Make Em Laugh,? ?Moses Supposes,? and, of course, the iconic title song forever part of the American musical theatre songbook. It is my hope that our version of this beloved musical will not only pay tribute to the movie, but also shed new light on this piece that only a live stage