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In what Program Director Deanna
Flora believes to be Michigan’s
first staging of the newly copy-
righted “Diary of a Whimpy Kid The
Musical”, LMS Masque will perform
in the Lakeview High School Black
Box Theatre July 18-21.
The cast of 32, with Carter Engle
in the leading role, also includes
Emma Presley, Liam Hodges, Emily
Nakashima, Brielle McCleary,
Natalie Wood, Zoey Metzger,
Molly Degraff, Adelina Flora, Ava
Kirkham and more.
The production also enlists the help
of 15 high schoolers backstage.
The musical is based on the wildly
popular “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”
book series by Jeff Kinney with book
by Kevin Del Aguila and music and
lyrics by songwriting team Michael
Mahler and Alan Schmuckler.
“This entertaining and very funny
musical takes us on a journey to a
middle school,” explained Flora,
“which to our protagonist, Greg, is
the worst. He is determined not to be
at the bottom of the popularity chart.
He’ll leave that to his weird neigh-
bor Fregley, or, maybe Greg’s best
friend, Rowley Jefferson. But it’sSome of the 32-member cast of Diary of a Whimpy Kid the Musical rehearses
for this weekend’s performances in the Lakeview High School Black Box
Theatre. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)LMS Masque first Michigan
program to stage ‘Diary of
a Whimpy Kid Musical’
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not going to be Greg, no way. Will
Greg’s plans lead him to sacrifice his
one true friend? Can everyone avoid
the dreaded ‘Cheese Touch’? Grab
a hall pass, and don’t be late for an
adventure familiar to anyone who
survived middle school with this
hilarious and heartfelt musical!”
The curtain rises tonight and
tomorrow night, July 18-19 at 7 p.m.
and again this Saturday and Sunday,
July 20 and 21 at 3 p.m.
Admission is $5 at the door and
parking is available in Lot D, said
Flora, while other high school park-
ing lots are under reconstruction.See MUSICAL on 3