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Arts-Express: 2020MT2
Disney's Lion King Jr.

Disney's Lion King Jr.
Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

The online curriculum will include auditions, coaching and rehearsals of all the show material, from music and lines to learning how to act on film, culminating in a video production featuring your child(ren)! You will see your child learn new skills in the musical theater arena from the safety of your home, using the same equipment you have already likely been using for your child's school. If you have seen the recent Disney singalong, or other current online performances, then you probably already know the wonderful potential of an online show.
Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

Course Staff

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Aurora Hunter, Director

Ms. Hunter is a Tucson native and is currently a directing major at Colorado Christian University. She has spent several years performing with and working backstage for Arts Express, CYT Tucson, and Ballet Rincon. Credits include Mae Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (Colorado Christian University), Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins (Colorado Christian University), Dragon/Queen Lillian in Shrek the Musical (Arts Express), Carbucketty in Cats (Arts Express), and Ursula in The Little Mermaid (CYT Tucson).

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Lindsey McHugh, Music Director/Sound Designer

Miss Lindsey McHugh is thrilled to be working with Arts Express, especially on one of her all-time favorite shows (Lion King Jr.) In fact, this is her first show in the role of director. Lindsey holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Arizona's Fred Fox School of Music. She has served as musical director and accompanist for several youth, community, and radio theater productions in Arizona, with Spotlight Youth Theater, Christian Youth Theater, the former Great American Playhouse, Standing O Entertainment, Silver Star Theater (Mesa), and "The Old Pueblo Radio Show" (produced by Arizona Daily Star's David Fitzsimmons. Lindsey is also a classical singer and has been featured with Sons Of Orpheus—The Male Choir of Tucson, the Tucson Pops Orchestra, and the Arizona Symphonic Winds. In 2016, she performed with Sons of Orpheus on a concert tour in Paris and Angers, France, where she sang at the original Notre Dame De Paris, l'Eglise de la Madeleine, and the Chatteau D'Angers. Lindsey is the lead staff musician at Messiah Lutheran Church and teaches music to Kindergarten through sixth grade students in the Marana Unified School District.

Enrollment in this course is by invitation only