Disney's - The Jungle Book Kids
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CASTING INFORMATION
Musical Style: Broadway; ethnic; Jazz
Musical Difficulty: Easy to learn; easy to sing
Show Cast Size: Large (over 20)
Show Chorus Size: Optional
Show Dance Required: Easy
Notes: May be cast from a small classroom, or include the entire student body
Character Breakdown:
- MOWGLI - the man cub
- BAGHEERA - the panther
- BALOO - the bear
- KAA - the snake (played by six actors)
- SHERE KHAN - the tiger
- COLONEL HATHI - leader of the elephants
- ELEPHANT TROOPS
- BABY ELEPHANT
- KING LOUIE - King of the monkeys
- OLD MONKEY
- MONKEYS
- JUNGLE CHORUS - Sun, Moon, Wolves, Rocks, Flowers, Plants, Bushes, Trees, Bees, Prickly Pears, Vultures, etc.
- COCONUT TREE / SHANTI
- Voices of SHANTI'S FAMILY
SONGLIST
- Jungle Prologue (Bagheera, Baloo, Jungle Chorus)
- Kaa the Snake (Coconut Tree, Jungle Chorus)
- Trust in Me (Kaas)
- Night into Day (Jungle Chorus)
- Colonel Hathi's March (Colonel Hathi, Elephant Troops, Baby Elephant)
- Baloo the Bear (Coconut Tree, Jungle Chorus)
- The Bare Necessities (Baloo, Mowgli, Jungle Chorus)
- Monkey Business (Jungle Chorus)
- I Wan'na Be Like You (King Louie, Monkeys, Baloo)
- I Wan'na Be Like You - Reprise (Baloo)
- Shere Khan the Tiger (Shere Khan, Jungle Chorus)
- Mowgli Runs (Jungle Chorus, Mowgli)
- That's What Friends Are For (Jungle Chorus, Shere Khan)
- The Battle (Company)
- The Bare Necessities - Reprise & Finale (Company)
- I Wan'na Be Like You - Reprise & Bows (Company)