Penn-Trafford High School students hope you get a kick out of them as they tap their way to the top.

This year, 54 students will perform "Anything Goes," a musical with a strong tapping presence. And you better believe no one will be hiding in the background.

"If you're going to be in it, you need to proficiently move well. We can't have people there just to stand," says Thomas Bekavac, musical director. "A lot of the students never tapped in their life, but by teaching them and making them, they can walk away thinking, 'I never knew I could do that.'"

After a year of serious productions, Bekavac says working with a comedy was a relief.

"It's a definite switch from doing 'Godspell' last year and 'The Crucible' for the fall play," he says.

The young actors in the musical agree. For them, "Anything Goes" is easy to love.

"There are a lot of funny parts and good characters," says senior Jon Baird, who plays the lead role of Billy Crocker. "The songs are a lot of fun."

And they'll leave the audience with songs in their head all through the night.

"You can never go wrong with Cole Porter," Bekavac says. "The thing about this musical is that people will walk out humming the songs."

Senior Emily Thomas and junior Paige Smith share the lead role of Reno Sweeny, a sultry, seductive character who wants the love of Billy.

"I love how she knows what she wants and works to get it," says Smith. "She's a fun character and a lot easier to portray than someone who is serious."

But Bekavac says the students have to be talented to make something funny.

"Doing comedy is harder because of the timing. It's hard to be funny without looking like you're trying to be funny," he says. "The musical has a lot of situational comedic relief. It's a good experience for these good actors."