Walnut Street Theatre teams up with Disney musicals in schools
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More than 70 kids took to the Walnut Street Theatre stage for the first time today, thanks to a special partnership with Disney Musicals in Schools.
Our Alicia Vitarelli had the honor of emceeing their annual student share celebration, where two schools showed off numbers from their Disney KIDS productions.
It's all thanks to a special partnership between the historic theater and Disney Musicals in Schools.
"This is now our eighth year in partnership with Disney, and it's been a fantastic program to bring sustainable musical theater to all of our kids in the School District of Philadelphia," says TJ Sokso, the Director of Education at the Walnut Street Theatre.
Two local schools were selected this year, and given all of the tools and teaching artists from the Walnut Street Theatre, to put on a Disney musical.
Hamilton Disston Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia chose The Jungle Book KIDS!
"We have never had this opportunity at Disston before, so to be able to put on a show has been incredible," says Molly Murphy from Hamilton Disston Elementary.
"We haven't had any theater or drama performances, and to see how far they've come, it's been really unreal."
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy in South Philadelphia is presenting Aladdin KIDS.
"Just the expectations that Walnut Street Theater put on these kids, and seeing them rise to that occasion, it really brought our theater program to a whole other level," said Andrew Brueninger from Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy. "It was a magical experience."
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