If you were one of the thousands of Redmond residents that were fortunate enough to catch a showing of the exclusive five-week return engagement of Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King in Seattle, there’s a good chance you remember the performance of Andre Jackson, who plays the lead role of Simba in the show’s touring production.
But you might find it hard to believe that, when he was younger, he youthful, energetic hero of the show wasn’t interested in acting at all. Jackson was a senior in college before he took his first acting class, basically to fulfill a fine arts credit.
And it was love at first sight.
A new art piece at the Redmond Regional Library, 15990 NE 85th St., will be unveiled and dedicated at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7 in the conference room at the east entrance of the library. Light refreshments will be served.
American Girl Fashion Show: March 13-15. Features fashion show, meal or tea, doll hair salon and more. Cost: $55. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue. 425-488-4580 or www.StarGuildFashionShow.org.
Grazing is good, according to nutrition experts.
Twenty students from six elementary schools showed how to prepare healthy snacks that can help to keep them mentally sharp and physically energized throughout a busy day at Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD) second annual “Kids Can Cook” contest on Wednesday, March 4.
Three Redmond residents will be on stage when the Bellevue Community College Drama Department presents the classic musical, “The Music Man,” in four performances March 5-7. Tickets, at $15 general admission ($12 students), are available only through Brown Paper Tickets (www.Brownpapertickets.com, or 1-800-838-3006). Redmond resident Tsige Tafesse, a graduate of Redmond High School, will play Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, wife of the River City mayor and a major town gossip. Bethany Roddy, a home-schooling graduate, sings in the chorus, and Tania Anirudhan, a junior-high level home-schooled student, will appear as a member of the ragtag Kids’ Band. Carlson Theatre is located on BCC’s main campus, 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue. For information, call (425) 564-3114.
Redmond High School (RHS) Theatre Arts presents the Tony Award-winning musical “Urinetown,” at 7 p.m. March 5-7 and March 12-14 in the RHS Performing Arts Center, 17272 NE 104th St. Tickets are $7 for students and senior citizens or $10 for adults, available at www.redmonddrama.org and at the door.
Monday, March 23 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to enter the third annual Classic Rockathon at the Old Fire House Teen Center in Redmond.
It wasn’t a magic show, but students showed amazing sleight of hand at Wednesday’s speed stacking event at Louisa May Alcott Elementary in Redmond.
National Lampoon released a 2007 comedy film called “Bag Boy” and tagged it “the greatest sports movie ever made ……
It’s like being in charge of an enormous class of kids, each with their own personalities and quirks. And at times, some of them are temperamental and need to be “fixed.”
The Redmond Arts Commission and City of Redmond Parks & Recreation Department have booked a tentative slate of performances for the 2009 Arts in the Park series.
Redmond High School (RHS) Theatre Arts presents the Tony-award-winning musical “Urinetown,” March 5-7 and March 12-14 at 7 p.m. in the RHS Performing Arts Center, 17272 NE 104th St.
Bringing art to unexpected places and flirting with the element of surprise are the goals of 4Culture’s Site-Specific art programs.
The 2,000 mile trip to Mardi Gras may not be in the budget this year, but you can still celebrate Fat Tuesday with your friends by doing a little Cajun home cookin’.
What is 25 feet high, weighs about 12,000 pounds, and runs along a slotted track in the ground?
If you guessed a locomotive, you wouldn’t be that far off.
Those characteristics describe Pride Rock, the gargantuan centerpiece of Disney’s Tony-award winning best musical “The Lion King,” which is playing at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre through March 15.
SecondStory Repertory (SSR), the professional theatre ensemble at Redmond Town Center, presents its first “Girls Day Out!” extravaganza from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22.
From left: Redmond Police Officer Jesse Bollerud, Lt. Tim Gately and Jim Bove, community outreach facilitator for the police department,…
Out of 2,702 entries received, National Geographic chose Redmond resident Damien Murphy’s stunning image of a pristine, snowy hill as one of 20 winners in its “Visions of Paradise” photography contest.
The visual portrayals of what the entrants regarded as “Heaven on Earth” are showcased in the “Visions of Parad
Does winter weather mess with your mood? You’re not alone.
Presidents of the United States are real people just like us. They have strengths, weaknesses and sometimes odd quirks.