In Southeast San Diego, it’s opening night for the musical production of a Disney favorite. This show is performed in and around a school campus with a cast that includes some students who are differently abled.
KPBS Education Reporter M.G. Perez takes us there.“Disney Descendants: The Musical” is produced by Chula Vista's Maraya Performing Arts school this weekend through March 14. The show is being performed on the campus of KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy in Southeast San Diego.
“We know this is a partnership working with our students and our families. We also need the support of extracurriculars in the community,' school leader Roxanne Cowperthwaite said."So this is something we hope to continue for many years to come.”Julian Garcia, 12, rehearses a dance in the production of Disney's"Descendants The Musical" on the campus of KIPP Adelante Preparatory School, San Diego, March 4, 2022.
Wilmer Gange and his wife Anne are parents to Eddie and his younger brother A.J., who is already a veteran of musical theater at the age of 12. “When he is able to defy expectations and do things that neuro-typical kids can do it’s very exciting and make us very happy to see,” Wilmer Gange said.Sydney Hagler, 15, and Ava Mendoza, 14, play Maleficent and Mal, in Disney's"Descendants The Musical" produced by Maraya Performing Arts on the campus of KIPP Adelante Preparatory School, San Diego, CA, March 4, 2022
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