WELLESLEY CAST III OVERTURE/ENTRANCE • Echo Drums, Chant, and March Animals march in from the back of the room. Music starts once all the animals arrive onstage. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CIRCLE OF LIFE with sign language From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking step into the sun, There’s more to see than can ever be seen, More to do than can ever be done, It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all, Through despair and hope, through faith and love, ‘Til we find out place on the path unwinding In the circle, the circle of life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BIRTH OF SIMBA (3.1) Sarabi: KAYLEIGH (holds up baby lion) I am proud to announce the birth of Simba, our next king! (3.2) Pumbaa: KRISHNA That song always gets me right here. (Gestures to heart) (3.3) Timon: ANNIKA C’mon Pumbaa. Let’s introduce the show! Welcome to a Night at the Lion King. My name is Timon. (3.4) Pumbaa: KRISHNA And I’m Pumbaa. Join us as we follow Simba’s journey with some of our favorite songs. (3.5) Timon: ANNIKA Home comes Zazu. I think it’s time for the morning report. (3.6) Zazu:JOHNNY Good morning, sire. (3.7) Sarabi: KAYLEIGH Good morning, Zazu. (3.8) Zazu: JOHNNY I’m checking in with the morning report! (3.9) Sarabi: KAYLEIGH Fire away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE MORNING REPORT (4.1) The chimps are going ape! (4.2) Giraffes remain above it all. (4.3) Elephants remember, although what I can’t recall. (4.4) Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks. (4.5) Shown interest in my nest egg but I quickly said no thanks! (4.6) We haven’t paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch… (4.7) Not everyone invited will be coming back for lunch. (4.8) This is the morning report, gives you the long and the short. (4.9) Every grunt, roar and snort. (4.10) Not a tale I distort, on the mo-orning report. ACTION: During music underscore, Sarabi runs across the stage, circles Simba and runs off. Simba is about to chase him when Sarabi intervenes. (4.11) Sarabi: KAYLEIGH What are you doing, son? (4.12) Simba: LIV Pouncing! (4.13) Sarabi: KAYLEIGH Remember to stay low, and don’t make a sound….like this. ACTION: Sarabi creeps toward the singing/dancing Zazu and pounces (4.14) Zazu: JOHNNY SQUAK! ALL: This is the morning report, gives you the long and the short, This is the morning report, not a tale I distort, This is the mo-orning re-eeport. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND (5.1) Baby Elephant: AVERY News from the underground, Sire. There are hyenas in the pridelands. (5.2) All: GASP! (5.3) Sarabi: KALIEGH It’s time to go home, son. (5.4) Simba: LIV Aww, Mom! (5.5) Timon: ANNIKA Poor Simba! I don’t think he wanted to go home. (5.6) Pumbaa: KRISHNA He is growing up so fast; I don’t think he can wait to be king. (5.7) Timon: ANNIKA Funny you should mention that, because that’s the next song! (5.8) Simba: LIV I never get to go anywhere! (5.9) Zazu: JOHNNY You will when you are king. (5.10) Simba: LIV Lots of things are going to change when I’m king! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO BE KING (6.1) Simba: LIV I’m gonna’ be a mighty king, so enemies beware! (6.2) Zazu:JOHNNY I’ve never seen a king with quite so little hair! (6.3) Simba: LIV I’m gonna’ be the main event, like no king was before, I’m brushing up on looking down; I’m working on my ROAR! (dance break) Oh, I just can’t wait to be king. ALL: Everybody look left, everybody look right, Everywhere you look he’s standing in the spotlight, Let every creature go for broke and sing, Let’s hear it in the herd and on the wing, It’s gonna’ be King Simba’s finest fling! (6.4) Simba: LIV Oh, I just can’t wait to be king! ALL: Oh, he just can’t wait to be king! (3x) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIMON AND PUMBAA (7.1) Pumbaa:KRISHNA Oh boy, Timon! I’m so excited! (7.2) Timon: ANNIKA I know, Pumbaa! The best part of the show is coming up! (7.3) Pumbaa: KRISHNA My favorite song in the whole world! (7.4) Timon:ANNIKA Sweet Caroline?? (7.5) Pumbaa: KRISHNA OK, my second favorite. Hey Timon, can you remind me what Hakuna Matata means? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HAKUNA MATATA (8.1) Timon: ANNIKA Hakuna Matata? Of course, what a wonderful phrase! (8.2) Pumbaa: KRISHNA Hakuna Matata…ain’t no passing craze. (8.3) Timon: ANNIKA It means no worries for the rest of your days (8.4) Timon & Pumbaa: It’s our problem-free philosophy (8.5) Timon: ANNIKA Hakuna Matata. (8.6) Pumbaa: KRISHNA Remember when we taught Simba Hakuna Matata? (8.7) Timon: ANNIKA Of course! Everyone should learn Hakuna Matata! (8.8) Pumbaa: KRISHNA Should I get the rest of the animals? (8.9) Timon: ANNIKA Yes, but hurry! Here comes the main chorus again! ALL: Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase. Hakuna Matata, ain’t no passing craze. It means no worries for the rest of your days! It’s our problem-free philosophy, Hakuna Matata. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SIMBA ACTION: Simba is asleep. Timon and Pumbaa cross to him. (9.1) Simba: LIV Snore….. (9.2) Nala: CAROLINE Is he OK? (9.3) Pumbaa: KRISHNA Yup, I think he’s just sleeping. The Hakuna Matata dance must have worn him out! (9.4) Nala: CAROLINE Let’s go tell the animals to be quiet because the lion is sleeping. (9.5) Baby Elephant: AVERY Maybe the audience can help, too. EVERYBODY, SING! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT A weem-o-weh, a weem-o-weh… In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. (2x) Ooooooooo a-weem-o-weh….. Hush, my darling, don’t fear my darling, the lion sleeps tonight. (2x) Ooooooo a-weem-o-weh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DRUMMING (11.1) SARABI: KAYLEIGH Simba has been asleep long enough! (11.2) Nala: CAROLINE Let’s see if some drumming will wake him up. DRUMMING _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NALA (12.1)Timon: ANNIKA He is still asleep! (12.2) Nala: CAROLINE Let me try! I think I know what will wake him up! ACTION: Nala pounces on him. They run around and she pins him.