The Lion King Jr Final

Friday, February 26, 2016

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Stage Managers ~ Denise Duke & Heather Hansberry Forest Lake Elementary
Technical Director ~ David Mitchell Presents
Sound Engineer ~ Tony Fling
Tickets ~ Millie Badendick Music and Lyrics by
Flowers ~ Tammy & Terry Lundy Elton John and Tim Rice
Programs ~ Denise Duke
Additional Music and Lyrics by
Costumes ~ Clara Rodriguez, Melanie Griswold, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Hans Zimmer
Eau Claire Drama Club, Indira Cureton-Cummings,
Book by
Melissa Cermak, Erica Gilyard, Kelsey Golden, Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi
Robin Dease, Belinda Thomas, Yoko Hughes,
Based on the Broadway production directed by
Activity Team, SPED Team and Julie Taymor
NASA Night Volunteers
Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Music & Lyrics and
Many thanks to our wonderful supportive parents, “Luau Hawaiian Treat” written by Will Van Dyke
staff and administrators.
“It’s a Small World” written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Grade Level Captains: Rebecca Pope, Mary-Michal
Martin, Stephanie Henderson, Reagan Kiser, Yoko Directed by

Hughes, Sandra Slowinski, and Sissy Ervin Angela Wyndham Powers

A special thanks to the Forest Lake Education Disney's The Lion King JR. 1
Foundation and the Forest Lake PTO. 20 is presented through special arrangement with

Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

www.MTIShows.com

Musical Numbers Blake Betette~

Circle of Life with Nants' Ingonyama…….…………...…Rafiki and Company Thank you for working hard to do your best every day!
Grasslands Chant……….………………………………………................Ensemble Have fun up there! We love you!
The Lioness Hunt……………………………………………………….…..Lionesses
I Just Can't Wait to Be King……….…………..…..Simba, Nala and Ensemble Love, Mom and Dad
Be Prepared…….…………………………………..…………...…Scar and Hyenas
They Live in You………….…………………………..……Mufasa and Company Grace Wertz~
The Stampede……….…………………........Mufasa, Simba, Scar and Ensemble
The Mourning………………………………………………...………….…Lionesses We are so proud of you, Gracie! We all love you very much!
Hakuna Matata ………….……….…….Simba, Timon, Pumbaa and Ensemble
Shadowland…………………………………...………….…....Nala and Lionesses Love, Mommy, Daddy, Andy,
Can You Feel the Love Tonight……..….…………Nala, Simba and Ensemble
He Lives in You….……………………………..…………….Rafiki and Ensemble Nana, Mimi, and Papa
Luau Hawaiian Treat……….………………………………...Timon and Pumbaa
Finale……….……………………………………………….……..............…Company Madison Derrick~
We are so proud of your performance! Hope to see you
on stage again really soon.

Love, Dad, Mom, and the greatest
big sister-Marissa!

Evan Eargle~

Hakuna Matata our sweet Evan. We are SO proud of
you! We Love You!

Mom, Dad and Michael

Christian Gray~

Mustfa, you will forever be our king!!!

Love, Mom, Dad, Nana & Grandma

To the Cast, Crew and Ensembles~

Break a leg! I am very proud of each and every one of

you! “Remember who you are!” 19
Mama P

Shaylee Whiteley~ Cast In order of appearance

We are all so very proud of you and love you so very Rafiki………………………………………………………………Kaya Shaw
much. You are a very special little girl. Always reach for Mufasa……………………………………………………….Christian Gray
the stars and keep dreaming! Sarabi…………………………………………………………….Kristin Barr
Zazu……………………………………………………..Nathan Thompson
Love, Steppie, Mommy, Bryanna, Daddy and Amelia Scar……………………………………………………………...Jay Whitaker
Young Simba………………………………………………….Tyler Wilson
Akiko Mack~ Simba……………………………….....…………………….Jackson Betette
We’re very proud of you and love you very much!!! Young Nala…………………………………………………….Zoe McLean
Nala………………………………………………….…….Abby Thompson
Love, Daddy and Mommy Sarafina………………………………………………………Makenna Cain
Banzai……………………………………………………….Allan McDuffie
Lilyan Kelly~ Shenzi…………………………………………………………….Zoe Becraft
Ed…………………………………………………………..Michael Marvine
We are so proud of you! You are God’s Masterpiece Timon……………………………………………………….Vance Griswold
and a blessing to us. We hope to see you shine on stage Pumbaa…………………………………………………………..Evan Eargle
many more times because it brings you so much joy. Drummer………………………...................................…….Myles Pratt
We love you very much. Thank you for always making Mouse…………………………………………………..….Annabel Roberts
us laugh!
Lionesses: Isabella Chastain, Taylor Clark, Emma Crenshaw,
Love, Mommy, Daddy and Declan Hollyn Downing, Isis Duncan, Ansley Dupuis, Ta’Mya English,

Ta’Mya K. English~ Jada Geiger, Autumn Heppard, Leila Kelley, Abby Kent,
Kendra Levens, Al’leshia Pope, and Sierra Stachowiak.
To a very special Lioness, have fun and enjoy your
performance! I am so proud of you! 3

Love your Grandmother

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The Lion King JR. Ensemble 17

Hyenas: Jarquez Jones, Jacob Marmalejo, Jayron Myers,
Lawson Wood, Marcel Bras, Noah Reinecke, William Olden,

Henry Graves, Jacques Joyner, Justin McClary, Nicholas Brown,
Jalen Scott, and Joseph Ravindran.

4th Grade: Abigail Dubberly, Jazmin Fletcher, Amaree Gordon,
Cayleigh Heaberlin, Tresure Jeter, Abbie Lucas, Abby Robillard,
Libby Thompson, Nykedra Henry, Countess Hodges, Jordyn
Howell, Mary Catherine McNair, and Nadia Thompson.
3rd Grade: Kyle Bacon, Eleanor Bohn, Alexis Byrd, Cameron Brice,
Kathryn Campbell, Tamia Dove, Trinity Fishburne, Tyler Gadson,
Lauren Heaberlin, Lauren Jacobs, Jaylen Johnson, Brooklyn Jones,
Donovan Kelly, Dakota Miller, Hasini Marlapudi, Blake Medlin,

Jada Mixon, Senri Nawl, Kassidy Shirley, Reid Stewart,
Henry Todd and Brandon Williams.

2nd Grade: Aniya Adams, Blake Betette, Madison Derrick,
Ebonee Donald, Isabella Feemster, Lauren Frans, Lily Griswold,
Calel Johnson, Arrington Jones, Lynn Marie Jones, Baye Lewis,
Tinnin Lewis, Amene Louaret, Akiko Mack, Ronan McKinney,
Gabriela Ressler, Hazel Roberts, Elizabeth Ruff,
Kennedy Ruff, Aeja Sampson, Milad Saikaly, Nyasia Tuzo,
Harshdeep Wadhwa, and Abby Wallace.

1st Grade: Zaria Fields, Jaiden Jackson, Yael Velasquez, Amber
Trapp, Arnaz Peterson, Annabel Roberts, Alivia Smiley,
Lilyan Kelly , Sydney Turner, Grace Wertz, and Shaylee Whiteley.

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Allan M. McDuffie~

Congratulations, Allan on your third production.

We’re so proud of you!

Love, G-Ma, Pop-Pop & Nicea

Noah Reinecke~
Break a leg! We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad & Mick

Vance Griswold~

Hakuna Matata
“Friends stick Together to the end.”
We are very Proud of you!!

Love, Grandma & Grandpa Cone

Cayleigh & Lauren Heaberlin~

We are so proud of you! You both have worked so
hard and we hope you enjoy every moment!

Love, Mom, Dad and Mallory

Sundiata “Jay” Whitaker~

We are so proud of you. Break a leg!
Love , Daddy, Mommy and Tiye

Kenya S. Juarez~

Kenya loves to sing in music class! We love you

Kenya! Love your family! 16 5

Kristin Barr~

Congratulations Kristin on a job well done!
Love, Mommy and Daddy

Harshdeep S. Wadhwa~

We love you so much Harshdeep. We are really proud of you!
Keep up the good work always!

Love, Mom, Dad and Yash!

Baye Lewis~

Baye Baye 22! You are 22 MUCH- WE are so proud of
you for being in this Awesome Musical-Can’t wait to see
you, SUPERSTAR!

Love, Mom, Dad, Gracie & Tinnin

Tyler Wilson~

Tyler, Knock their socks off!
Love You, Your Big Bro, James

Zoe Becraft~

You rock Zoe! We are so proud of all you do!
Love, Mom, Daddy and Silas

Lily Griswold~

“Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” We are so
Proud of you!

Love, Grandma and Grandpa Cone 15

Isis Duncan~

We are so proud of your accomplishments! You have
practiced so hard for The Lion King Jr. and it paid off.
Thank you for being such a wonderful, special young lady!

Love, Mom, Dad, Alieena and Lana

Jackson Betette~

Thank you for working hard to do your best every

day! Have fun up there! We love you!
Love, Mom and Dad

Kaya Shaw~

Kaya, we are so proud of you. You are a natural. Keep
using the gifts and talents you’ve been blessed with. We’re
behind you 100%. You’re a STAR!

Love, Mom, Mr. Tim and Kailynn

Allan M. McDuffie~

Congrats and lots of love to our awesome little actor,

Allan! Make us proud!

Love, Mommy and Papa-P

Zoe Inell McLean~
You have made the family so proud. We are so happy
that God has honored your request and is showing you
favor with this opportunity. We love you and pray fo1r4
this continued Grace in your life.
Love The Family

Lynn Marie Jones~

Mommy and Daddy are very proud of you! Good
luck Princess!

Love, Mom and Dad

Amber Trapp~

Great Job Amber! You were an awesome
zebra. So proud of you.

Love, Mommy and Daddy

Harshdeep S. Wadhwa~

We are very proud of you Harshdeep. Keep up the good
work and we love you a lot!

Love, Mom, Dad and Yashdeep

Tinnin Lee Lewis~

We are All so Very Proud of You! So excited to see
you in ACTION again!
Love, Mom, Dad, Gracie and Baye

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Henry Todd~ 9

Way to go! Congratulations on your
first play ! Super proud of you!

Love, PaPa Chuck

Tyler Wilson~
Tyler we are so proud of you…our little
performer! We Love You MORE!

Love, Mom and Dad

Calel Johnson~
We are so proud of you. You rock!

Love, Mom and Dad
Henry Todd~

We wish you all the best! We are so proud
of you! May the force be with you!
Love, Grandpa Marvin & Gammie

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Isabella Feemster~

We are so proud of all of your hard work. We love
you so much!

Love, Mom, Dad and Brooklyn

Henry Todd~

Awesome job Henry! We are so proud of you for
taking a chance and auditioning! Way to go
buddy! We love you!!

Love, Your Dad and Mom

Joseph Battle~

Great job JoJo! We’re proud of you. You are our
precious son! You are rising like a star! We love you
very much! Now go show Love in everything
you do!

Love, Dad, Mom and Vince

Henry Todd~

We are so proud of you, Henry! We know
you did an amazing job and can’t wait to
see you sometime soon!
Congratulations!! We miss you!

Love, Paw Paw and Grandlady

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