Shaler Area Middle School students will raise the curtain on “Legally Blonde JR.” when taking the stage for this year’s musical performance.

“Legally Blonde JR.” tells the story of Elle Woods who is dumped by her boyfriend to attend Harvard law school by claiming she isn’t “serious” enough. Elle overcomes stereotypes, snobbery and scandal to prove that brains and looks are not mutually exclusive and in the process discovers that law may be her natural calling.

This year’s cast is made up of 34 students including Alyssa Lorenz as Elle Woods, Alex Almonte as Emmett Forrest, Bella James as Brooke Wyndham, Roman Kurz as Callahan, and Sonny DeMasi as Warner Huntington III.

“Legally Blonde JR.” will be 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 18-19, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, at the middle school auditorium, located at 1810 Mt. Royal Blvd.

Tickets will be sold at the door and are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens.