The Jungle Book (musical)
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| The Jungle Book | |
| Music | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman; Brandy Faulkenberry |
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| Lyrics | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman; Anthony Drew |
| Book | Rudyard Kipling |
| Based upon | Rudyard Kipling' The Jungle Book books and the The Jungle Book (1967 film) |
| Productions | 2007 Saluda Trail 2006 Broadway |
| Awards | Karli Brooke Shook for Best Actress in a Musical |
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For the 1967 Academy Award winning motion picture, see The Jungle Book (1967 film).
The Jungle Book is a play performed by students at Northside: School of the Arts (fifthgraders, third graders, and select kindergardeners) and perfromed at Saluda Trail Middle School. It had the same music as the 1967 film by Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman. The only difference is Shanti is also a cocunut tree who spys and helps the jungle get Mowgli out of Shere Kahn the tiger's way.
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[edit] Musical
The musical was performed for students and their parents on March 22, 2007. They plan to act out the sequel as well.
[edit] Overveiw
The musical starts with Baloo and Bagheera introducing the book while wolves find baby Mowgli. As the trees played by the students sing "The Jungle Book". The wolves hand the baby to Begheera who holds to him until he is grown. He finds the whereabouts of Shere Kahn and insists that Mowgli must get out of the jungle. Then, as Bagheera is sleeping, Kaa the Snake appears and tries to hypnotize Mowgli. After the fifth and third grade students sing "Trust in Me", Bagheera wakes up and slaps Kaa. Then the sing "Kaa the Snake". Colonel Hathi's group comes (with a kindergartener playing Junoir) say that Mowgli should get out of the jungle as well. As they leave, Mowgli falls on Baloo and they meet. They start a bond and Baloo agrees that Mowgli should stay in the jungle and that he will survive with "The Bare Necessities" Then Mowgli is taken by three monkeys. They say King Louie has him. Baloo dresses like a woman and acts like he is flirting with King Louie as they sing "I Wanna Be Like You!" Shere Kahn comes and scares them all away. Mowgli runs away and vultures sing "That's what friends are for!" Shere Kahn scares them and the big chase scene happens. After Shere Kahn is defeated, Bagheera, Mowgli, and Baloo discover a girl named Shanti. This makes Mowgli want to go to the jungle. He then does.
[edit] Current Broadway cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Donnie Gouviea | Mowgli |
| Shana Waits | Bagheera |
| La' Brandon Simpson | Baloo |
| Cameron Ruppe | King Louie |
| Karli Brooke Shook | Shanti / Coconut Tree |
| John Cunningham | Colonel Hathi (Certain performances) |
| Chris Hemphill | Colonel Hathi (Certain performances) |
| Austin Messer | Shere Kahn |
| Leticia Tellechea | Kaa the Snake |
| Mason | Junoir, Hathi's son |
| Sutton Alexander | Tree / Wolf |
| Diamante Neely | Tree / Wolf |
| Katelynn Key | Tree / Wolf |
| Savannah Stanton | Monkey # 1 |
| La' Brece Knox | Monkey # 2 |
| Lavale Degraffenreid | Old Monkey |
| Fifth graders | Trees |
| Third graders | Monkeys/Coils/Vultures/Elephants |
