The Hartland Players Encore Youth Theater is presenting “The Lion King Jr.” with performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, as well as at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Hartland Performing Arts Center, 9525 E. Highland Road.
The African savannah comes to life on stage with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable case of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again. This inspiring, coming-of-age tale features music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice.
Tickets are $15 and available by clicking here.
Each day from now until opening night, we’ll be featuring various cast members.
Hailey Kolke, a 6th grader at Farms intermediate school, is excited to be in “The Lion King Jr.” playing the role of Pumbaa.
Hailey has been in some big roles before with Encore and Prelude such as Twin 2 in Prelude’s “Peter Pan,” Lord Farquad in Encore’s “Shrek,” and she has been cast in the high school production of “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Hailey is happy to be back on stage with Encore and excited to bring Pumbaa to life.
