“I love that this activity is offered for children to experience this form of the arts and I’m excited to see the ending result,” said Alisha G. With over 50 children between the ages of 6-18 as cast members and those behind the scenes plus a slew of Club staff, parents, guardians and volunteers, the silver screen, big picture-turned musical is finally coming together. Some families drove 60-90 minutes one way for a rehearsal.” Another challenge has been having a cast that includes youth from all over the DMV. When online members were saying their lines, it was difficult for the in-person kids to hear. Some of the cast members were in-person, while others online. “The most challenging part of all of this has been the hybrid rehearsals. It’s now May,” said BGCGW Director of Arts, Christina Ratatori. “We started table reads virtually, back in January. The life skills of discipline, commitment and the foundations of a solid work ethic are being decanted into each Club member throughout the course of preparations for the show. The story of this production of the musical itself is filled with examples of redemption and the overcoming of adversity.Ĭlub kids, many for the first time, are being introduced to the demanding tasks of remembering dialogue, exhibiting emotions on cue and rehearsing week-after-week and day-after-day over Zoom, and in person and with COVID masks. The musical provides a journey for kids to find out who they are. Most people remember Disney’s The Lion King movie as a story about redemption-an exiled boy king that finds his way back home to take his rightful place on the throne.īoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s (BGCGW) interpretation of the story in Disney’s The Lion King Kids Musical is about much more than redemption.
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