Apex Theatre Studio to present “Lion King Jr.” at The Amp

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Apex Theatre Studio will present a performance of Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre for a limited-capacity performance with distanced seating.

Enhanced safety measures and protocols are in place, including contactless digital ticketing, face-covering requirements and mobile ordering for concessions.

Tickets for “The Lion King Jr.” are available now at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre box office and Ticketmaster.com. The Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre is presented by Intuition Ale Works.

Based on the animated film, “The Lion King Jr.” follows young Simba on his coming-of-age journey from frisky cub to leader of the Pridelands. This 80-minute, family-friendly musical features hits including “Circle of Life,” “Hakuna Matada” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight.”

"This group of young artists excels at comedy and storytelling,” said director Ian Mairs. “We knew this piece would allow us to highlight their gifts as performers. Our version of this tale is rendered with a great amount of imagination and joy. There is less of a focus on pageantry and more on the human tale which exists at the heart of the story.”

Apex Theatre Studio is a nonprofit performing arts training center celebrating its fourth year. Apex fosters young artists with a passion and curiosity for acting, singing, dancing and stagecraft through a series of master classes, intensives, readings and theatrical presentation.

Tickets are $17 each. Reserved seating tickets for Apex Theatre Studio’s “The Lion King Jr.” tickets are sold in pre-configured groupings ranging from two to six seats per pod. Pods are at least six feet apart and all seats within the pod must be purchased together. All tickets are digital.

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Only debit or credit cards will be accepted for payment.

Apex will offer summer classes at its studio at Town Center at World Golf Village, 425 West Town Place, Unit 112, to support young actors in Northeast Florida. Summer classes, intensives and workshop schedules are available at www.apextheatrejax.com.