The Lion King Jr. Creative
Director, Choreographer, Costume, Light & Set Design
Lisa Nicole CaneLisa, co-founder and co-owner of TBPAA, brings years of experience to Musical Production and Creation. She has directed over 40 musical productions and choreographed over 300 dances. She won the coveted Freddie G Fellowship for Outstanding Directing at the International Junior Theater Festival. She is also an accomplished performer, recording artists and songwriter. She was featured on Maybelline’s National Website and her music is available worldwide on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon. She is a BMI songwriter and publisher and has been a member of NARAS (GRAMMY’s) for over 20 yrs. She is currently a voting member of NARAS and spends hours each year voting on GRAMMY nomination music for the national GRAMMY awards. Lisa was elected to the Pinellas County School Board in 2018, and served as Chair for the 2022-2023 School Year. She is an advid advocate for the arts, and works tirelessly to bring the arts to people of all ages.
Assistant Director & Choreographer
Kimberly Kreiner-SnyderKimberly has directed and assistant directed more than 30 shows with Orlando's Shine in the Limelight. She toured nationally and internationally with Feld Entertainment's PLAYHOUSE DISNEY LIVE and made her off-Broadway debut in the Harry Potter parody, HARRY-OKE, at 54 Below. She has performed in various parades and shows at Walt Disney World and Sea World and recently performed at Zoo Tampa. She holds a BA in theater from DeSales University. Kim has been working at TBPAA for the past 3 seasons directing and co-directing musicals, and teaching our youngest of youngest students how to perform on stage.
Assistant Choreographer
Grace CaneGracie has been directing and co-directing at TBPAA for the past 3 years. She was Assistant Director of Frozen KIDS in 2021, co-director of Junie B Jones JR in 2022, and Director for Matilda JR in 2023. In addition to directing musicals, Gracie has been the lead choreographer for the Encore Junior Team for the past 3 years.
Gracie started performing with TBPAA in 2012 and has over 30 show credits on her resume. She is a 6 yr member of the Musical Theater Competition Team and 7 yr member of Encore. She is an award winning ice skater and has taken gymnastics. She was a member of the TBPAA Comp Team’s Technical Team who won 1st place at the International Junior Theater Festival’s Tech Olympics. She has performed at the Straz Center’s Holiday Inc The Show and at a Dillard’s Fashion Show.
Billing
TAMPA BAY PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY'S
Production of
Music and Lyrics by
ELTON JOHN & TIM RICE
Additional Music and Lyrics by
LEBO M, MARK MANCINA, JAY RIFKIN,
and HANS ZIMMER
Book by
ROGER ALLERS & IRENE MECCHI
Based on the Broadway production directed by
Julie Taymor
Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Music & Lyrics and
“Luau Hawaiian Treat” written by Will Van Dyke
“It’s a Small World” written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Disney's The Lion King JR.
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
- www.mtishows.com