CMT Junior Talents Presents
The Lion King Jr.
November 6-10 • Featuring local performers ages 7-10
Auditions: September 10-11
The Lion King Jr
Disney’s The Lion King has captivated the imagination of audiences around the world, and now you have the opportunity to produce this one-of-a-kind musical in your community. Bring the African savanna to life on your stage with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again in this inspiring, coming-of-age tale.
The Lion King JR. features classic songs from the Broadway musical and animated feature film, including “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “He Lives in You,” and “Hakuna Matata.”
Breanna van Gastel
Bio
Breanna is thrilled to be working with the talented cast of Lion King Jr.! Breanna has her Master of Arts degree in Education from Santa Clara University and is currently a TK teacher with the Santa Clara Unified School District. She has been teaching and choreographing for over 15 years and has worked on many productions including The Big One Oh! Jr., Sound of Music, Into the Woods Jr., Lion King Jr., Aladdin Jr., and Junie B. Jones Jr. Breanna enjoys performing in CMT’s Marquee productions such as Something Rotten, Mary Poppins, White Christmas, Matilda, Beauty and the Beast, and Mamma Mia. Other credits include Grease, West Side Story, Rock of Ages, Peter Pan, Curtains, Chicago, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. When she’s not working on stage, Breanna loves to travel or spend time with her husband and dogs.
Amyrah Furaha
Bio
Amyrah Furaha started her journey with CMT in 2021 in the summer production of American Idiot. You may have seen her in CMTs more recent Mainstage productions of Mean Girls the Musical (Ensemble) and Rent (Joanne Jefferson). Outside of CMT , she’s studying at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles and is working as the face of McDonald’a newest ad campaign.
This is Amyrah’s first production working behind the scenes and can’t wait to put on a great show with the little ones!
Kasyala Jones
Bio
Kasayla Jones is a lifelong CMT performer and started her journey at the company with studio classes. She has been seen in a number of Marquee and MainStage productions here including Rent(Joanne), Hairspray(Dynamite), Sister Act(Deloris), Kinky Boots(ensemble). She began her teaching career with Camp CMT as a vocal instructor in 2016. She has since expanded her role working with CMT performers as the vocal director for Rising Star and Junior Talent productions. Her recent credits as a vocal director include SchoolHouse Rock Live! Jr., The Big One-Oh! Jr., The Lion King Jr., Elf the Musical & Junie B. Jones Jr.
She has been performing since the age of 6 in church and school choirs and went on to study vocal performance at the University of Arts in Philadelphia! She is grateful for the opportunity to share her love of music with her students and wants to remind them all to ‘Savor your time @ CMT’!