Rehearsal Schedule
How to read this schedule
• You received a casting letter with a list of songs – every list is specific to that person. Each segment of a rehearsal includes a list of people who attend in parentheses. If your letter lists Grasslands dancer and you see:
TUE, OCT 20
4:30-7:00
Grasslands Chant
(Grasslands dancers, Young Simba, Young Nala, Rafiki)
… then you would attend that rehearsal because Grasslands dancers is listed in parentheses. You are matching the info in your casting letter to the parenthetical lists in the schedule.
• A handful of performers have a specific role/character name on their letter as well. Those performers will also attend when those characters are listed by name on the schedule (so you are looking for the songs on your letter and/or your character name in the schedule). Principals and understudies always attend when that character is listed.
• What if the schedule says that a song is being rehearsed that is on your casting letter, but the list of needed performers in parentheses doesn’t include you? That simply means that we aren’t using everyone on that particular day and you don’t need to attend.
• Most rehearsals occur in the fourth floor Muse studio. Some rehearsals occur in the Muse office on the third floor and those are tagged “on third floor” (or “on 3,” “on 4,” etc.).
What do we mean by dance class?
You’ll see that many rehearsals begin with “dance class.” It is exactly that – dance training will be provided for no additional fee through the months ahead. Although it will sometimes be broadly aligned with specific dances in the show, this is general dance instruction for members of the older cast, regardless of training level. If you are in whatever song or scene immediately follows the class, you are asked to attend class that day. However, dance classes are always open to the entire older cast (ie, you are welcome to attend classes even if you’re not in that day’s other rehearsals).
Please Note
• It may be convenient to bookmark musemachine.com/backstage on your device. Tapping a month’s name on the right will auto-scroll you to that month. Remember that updates to the online schedule will occur throughout the rehearsal period, so if you print the schedule, it will become outdated.
• When updates are made to this schedule, you will be notified via voice message, the change will initially appear at the top of the Backstage page and the changes will also appear in green on this schedule. Currently, notes of interest appear in red.
• This schedule is for grades 8-12 (the “Cast”). Although there is some overlap, the younger performers (grades 2-7) have a separate schedule for “Young Cast”.
• Song titles appear in italic type.
• For speaking characters, be very familiar with your scene/lyrics the first time it is rehearsed. The second time any scene appears on the schedule, you should be essentially off-book (memorized) for that scene.
• Take note of when rehearsal begins and ends — they change from day to day! Because this show has a runtime shorter than some of our others and because we had more info about cast conflicts in advance, we have made additional efforts accomodate and respect schedules (including different start and end times).
October
SAT, OCT 17
EVERYONE MUST BRING A THREE-RING BINDER TO YOUR FIRST REHEARSAL!
4:00-5:00
S5 pgs 28-30
“S5” means Scene 5
(Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu)
5:00-6:30
S6 pgs 38-44
(Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu)
Also on Sat, Oct 17, there are vocal music sessions for selected characters in the Muse office on the third floor — overlapping sessions are intentional:
4:00-5:00 Scar
4:30-5:00 Banzai, Shenzi, Ed
5:00-5:45 Nala
5:30-6:15 Rafiki
6:15-7:00 Mufasa
SUN, OCT 18
EVERYONE MUST BRING A THREE-RING BINDER TO YOUR FIRST REHEARSAL!
10:00-11:30
S9 pgs 69-71
(Timon, Pumbaa, Young Simba)
11:30-12:00
S8 pg 67 (monologue in The Mourning)
(Scar)
12:00-1:00
S4 pgs 25-26
(Scar, Young Simba)
1:30-3:00
S3 pgs 23-24 AND S7 pgs 51-52
(Mufasa, Young Simba)
3:00-5:00
Company dance rehearsal, vocal rehearsal and costume measurements – bring a three-ring binder!
(Tutti)
“Tutti” means the entire older cast, including Young Simba and Young Nala
Also on Sun, Oct 18, there is a vocal music session for selected characters in the Muse office on the third floor:
11:30-12:15 Timon & Pumbaa
MON, OCT 19
4:30-7:30
Dance class, dance rehearsal, vocal rehearsal
(Tutti)
Happy birthday, Rufus Bonds, Jr.!
TUE, OCT 20
4:30-7:00
Grasslands Chant
(Grasslands dancers, Young Simba, Young Nala, Rafiki)
7:00-8:30
They Live in You / He Lives in You
(They Live in You singers / He Lives in You singers)
WED, OCT 21
4:30-5:30
Dance class
5:30-8:30
Lioness Hunt
(Lioness-A group must arrive at 4:30)
6:30-8:30
Lioness Hunt
(Lioness-B group and Young Nala arrives at 6:30 or may also attend dance class if they like; performers are always welcome to attend dance classes even if they are not in the first session that day.)
THU, OCT 22
4:30-6:30
Lioness Hunt
(Lioness-A group on 4)
“On 4” or “on 3,” etc, means on the fourth floor or on the third floor.
4:30-5:15
Lioness Hunt
(Lioness-B and Young Nala group on 3)
5:15-6:30
Lioness Hunt
(Lioness-B and Young Nala group joins Lioness-A on 4)
6:30-8:30
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King
(Tricksters, Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu on 4)
6:30-7:15
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King
(I Just Can’t Wait To Be King singers on 3)
7:15-8:30
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King
(I Just Can’t Wait To Be King singers join others on 4)
FRI, OCT 23
Rehearsal on Fri, October 23 has been cancelled.
SAT, OCT 24
2:00-4:00
Lioness Hunt
(Lioness-A group only)
4:00-6:00
Review S3-6 pgs 18-44
(Grasslands dancers, Rafiki, Young Simba, Young Nala, Mufasa, Zazu, Scar, Lioness-A, Lioness-B, Gazelle, Sarabi, Sarafina, Tricksters, Just Can’t Wait To Be King singers, Banzai, Shanzi, Ed)
Rehearsal now ends at 6:00pm.
SUN, OCT 25
1:00-4:00
Table Read; review S2-6 pgs 16-44
(Tutti)
Reminder: “tutti” means the entire older cast, including Young Simba and Young Nala
4:00-5:00
Dance class
5:00-6:00
Lion King discussion with Rufus
(Tutti)
On Sun, Oct 25, 5:00-6:00, the meeting for parents of all cast members and PAs will also occur in the Muse studio on the fourth floor.
MON, OCT 26
4:30-8:30
S12 [stopping at Rafiki’s entrance] pgs 87-99, incl Can You Feel the Love Tonight
(Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Foliage dancers)
6:30-8:30
S12 pgs 87-99 [stopping at Rafiki’s entrance], incl Can You Feel the Love Tonight
(Can You Feel the Love Tonight singers)
TUE, OCT 27
4:30-7:00
The Mourning
(Rafiki, Sarabi, Lionesses A&B, Scar, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Hyenas)
7:00-8:00
S12 [beginning at Rafiki’s entrance] pgs 99-100
(Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa)
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WED, OCT 28
4:30-5:30
Dance class
(Tutti)
5:30-8:30
Circle of Life
(Circle of Life includes:
• all Lionesses (A or B): some will remain Lionesses and some will be costumed as different animals for this song;
• all Hyenas including Banzai, Shenzi and Ed, although all Hyenas be costumed as different animals for this song;
• Rafiki, Zazu, Mufasa, Sarabi, Serafina appear as themselves;
• Scar, Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Young Simba and Young Nala do not appear, although those understudies may appear in other capacities, see above)
THU, OCT 29
4:30-5:30
Dance class
(Tutti)
5:30-8:30
Circle of Life
(Circle of Life performers — see Oct 28 for list)
FRI, OCT 30
4:30-5:30
Dance class
(Tutti)
5:30-8:30
Circle of Life
(Circle of Life performers — see Oct 28 for list)
SAT, OCT 31
10:00-11:00
Dance class
11:00-1:00
Review pgs 1-44, 51-58, 65-80, 87-109
(Tutti)
1:00-2:00
Lunch
2:00-5:00
Finale
(Finale performers, which includes the company, minus Scar, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Mufasa, Young Simba, Young Nala)
November
SUN, NOV 1
11:00-12:30
pg 109 [scene after He Lives in You]
(Rafiki, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala)
12:30-3:00
Finale
(Finale performers, which includes the company, minus Scar, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Mufasa, Young Simba, Young Nala)
MON, NOV 2
4:30-5:30
Dance class
5:30-8:30
Be Prepared
(Scar, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Hyenas)
TUE, NOV 3
4:30-8:30
S13 pgs 111-115
(Simba, Nala, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Timon, Pumbaa, Sarabi, Scar, Lionesses A&B, Hyenas)
Election Day (if you need to arrive late so that you can vote, please just indicate this on an excused absence form)
WED, NOV 4
4:30-5:30
The Stampede
(Tutti – the entire company sings The Stampede and everyone will learn the vocal in the first hour)
5:30-8:30
S8 pgs 58-64, incl The Stampede
(Wildebeests, Scar, Young Simba, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Mufasa, Zazu – the other company members who sing The Stampede will leave at 5:30)
THU, NOV 5
4:30-5:30
Dance class
5:30-8:30
S8 pgs 58-64, incl The Stampede
(Wildebeests, Scar, Young Simba, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Mufasa, Zazu – the other company members who sing The Stampede will leave at 6:30)
FRI, NOV 6
4:30-5:30
S10 pgs 81-82
(Scar, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Zazu, Nala)
5:30-8:30
Shadowland
(Lionesses A&B, Nala, Rafiki)
SAT, NOV 7
2:00-3:00
Dance class
3:00-7:00
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
“Rehearsal” simply means we will run the entire show.
SUN, NOV 8
12:00-1:00
Dance class
1:00-5:00
Rehearsal (incl make-up demonstration)
(Tutti)
MON, NOV 9
4:30-5:30
Dance class
5:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
TUE, NOV 10
4:30-6:00
Circle of Life
(Circle of Life performers)
WED, NOV 11
4:30-6:30
The Stampede
(Wildebeests, Scar, Young Simba, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Mufasa, Zazu – the other company members who sing The Stampede are not required at this session)
6:30-7:30
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King
(Tricksters, Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu – the I Just Can’t Wait To Be King singers are not required at this session)
7:30-8:30
Grasslands Chant
(Grasslands dancers, Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu)
THU, NOV 12
4:30-5:30
Dance class
5:30-8:30
The Lioness Hunt
(Lionesses A&B, Young Nala, Gazelle)
FRI, NOV 13
Dark
In the performing arts, “dark” means no rehearsal or performance, as in “The theatre is dark on this day.”
SAT, NOV 14
Dark
SUN, NOV 15
1:00-5:00
Megamix
(Tutti)
The “megamix” is our dance number that follows the bows.
MON, NOV 16
4:30-8:30
Megamix & bows
(Tutti)
TUE, NOV 17
4:30-8:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
WED, NOV 18
4:30-8:30
Film promo
(Tutti)
THU, NOV 19
Dark
FRI, NOV 20
Dark
SAT, NOV 21
10:00-11:00
Dance class
11:00-1:00
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
1:00-2:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
SUN, NOV 22
1:00-2:00
Dance class
2:00-5:00
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
MON, NOV 23–SUN, NOV 29
Holiday Break
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy birthday, Joe Deer! (Nov 25)
MON, NOV 30
4:30-5:30
Dance class
5:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
December
TUE, DEC 1
4:30-8:30
Prologue
(Prologue performers)
The “prologue” is a musical performance that will occur before The Lion King Jr begins each night. The singers/dancers for these pieces have not yet been selected. It will be made clear to these performers who they are prior to December.
WED, DEC 2
4:30-8:30
Prologue
(Prologue performers)
THU, DEC 3
Dark
FRI, DEC 4
4:30-8:30
Rehearsal and create preview performance
(Tutti)
Happy Hanukkah!
SAT, DEC 5
10:00-11:00
Dance class
11:00-1:00
Rehearsal and preview
(Tutti)
1:00-2:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Rehearsal and preview
(Tutti)
SUN, DEC 6
Dark
MON, DEC 7
4:30-6:30
Preview rehearsal and various review
(Tutti)
6:30-7:30
Preview performance
(Tutti)
TUE, DEC 8
Dark
WED, DEC 9
4:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
THU, DEC 10
Dark
FRI, DEC 11
4:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
SAT, DEC 12
10:00-11:30
Second preview rehearsal and various review
(Tutti)
11:30-12:30
Second preview performance
(Tutti)
12:30-1:30
Lunch (also orchestra set-up)
1:30-5:00
Sitzprobe and rehearsal with orchestra
(Tutti)
The Sitzprobe is a concert version of the musical numbers from the show combining the cast and orchestra. This year, we’ll follow the sitzprobe with one or more fully staged rehearsals with the orchestra.
SUN, DEC 13
10:00-11:00
Dance class
11:00-3:00
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
This day is the second beverage drop off. Please bring two cases of water, soda or sports drink and when you drop your student outside the Muse building, a volunteer will collect the beverages from your car. Beverages will be used for upcoming student meals — thank you!
Parents who are bringing food for the Winter Party & Dance may also drop the food curbside prior to rehearsal when they drop off students, at the same time as the beverage drop.
The Winter Party & Dance is this evening from 6-9pm at the Packard Museum. More info coming soon!
MON, DEC 14
4:30-6:30
Prologue
(Prologue performers)
TUE, DEC 15
4:30-6:30
Megamix
(Tutti)
WED, DEC 16
4:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
THU, DEC 17
4:30-7:30
Rehearsal (understudy focus)
(Tutti)
FRI, DEC 18
4:30-6:00
Rehearsal and preparation for understudy performance
(Tutti)
6:00-7:30
Understudy performance
(Tutti)
This is the tentative Understudy Performance. Families of the understudy cast are invited to attend via RSVP at musemachine.com/backstage (RSVP link online in Dec). Non-flash photos are welcomed (no video).
SAT, DEC 19–MON, JAN 4
Winter Break
Merry Christmas!
Happy Kwanzaa!
Happy New Year!
January
TUES, JAN 5
4:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
WED, JAN 6
4:30-7:30
Rehearsal
(Tutti)
THURS, JAN 7
4:30-10:00
Spacing Rehearsal
(Tutti)
• Most remaining rehearsals are held at the Victoria Theatre.
• On this day, come to the Muse studio first.
• You will always leave at the end of the night from the Muse studio (even when we rehearse at the Victoria).
• Do not bring anything that isn’t absolutely necessary to the remaining rehearsals. Items forgotten in the Victoria Theatre cannot be retrieved until the next day (including car keys, school work, etc).
• Only water is permitted in the theatre (no other beverages). You may leave snacks (w your name) in a specific area adjacent to the theatre. Bring items that don’t require refrigeration or heat.
FRI, JAN 8
5:00-10:00
Spacing Rehearsal
(Tutti)
Report directly to the Victoria Theatre. When reporting to the Victoria, always arrive 15-20 minutes before the beginning of rehearsal (not earlier or later). If you need to arrive earlier, go to the Muse studio first.
SAT, JAN 9
Noon–10:00pm
Tech Rehearsal with costumes and make-up
(Older cast)
Dinner provided between rehearsals, 4:00-5:00.
SUN, JAN 10
Noon-10:00pm
Tech Rehearsal with costumes and make-up
(Older cast)
Dinner provided between rehearsals, 4:00-5:00.
MON, JAN 11
5:00-10:00
Rehearsal with tech, costumes and make-up
(Older cast)
TUES, JAN 12
5:00-10:00
Rehearsal with tech, costumes and make-up
(Older cast)
WED, JAN 13
5:00-10:00
Rehearsal with tech, costumes and make-up
(Older cast)
THURS, JAN 14
Performance (Opening Night)
5:30: Dance warmup in Muse studio
6:00: Get into costumes and makeup at Victoria Theatre
6:45: Vocal warmup on stage
7:00: Curtain (“Curtain” is the time the performance begins)
9:30: Cast released (approx)
FRI, JAN 15
Performance
6:00: Dance warmup in Muse studio
6:30: Get into costumes and makeup at Victoria Theatre
7:15: Vocal warmup on stage
7:30: Curtain
10:00: Cast released
Please note that the Friday performance time is earlier than previous years.
SAT, JAN 16
Two performances
1:00: Dance warmup in Muse studio
1:30: Get into costumes and makeup at Victoria Theatre
2:15: Vocal warmup on stage
2:30: Curtain
*Dinner provided between performances
6:30: Get into costumes and makeup at Victoria Theatre
7:15: Vocal warmup on stage
7:30: Curtain
10:00: Cast released
Please note that both of the Saturday performance times are earlier than previous years.
SUN, JAN 17
Performance (Closing Performance)
12:30: Dance warmup in Muse studio
1:00: Get into costumes and makeup at Victoria Theatre
1:45: Vocal warmup on stage
2:00: Curtain
4:00: Cast released