By Ilayda Polat

Look out Broadway! Talented staff members from the Sunrise Adult Day Health Care Center, located at 9517 Avenue J, brought their own rendition of The Lion King to life at four spectacular shows this week.

Sunrise’s own Broadway stage was embellished in jungle-themed decorations, and the mini-production featured live singing and contemporary dancing. The staff performed musical numbers in astounding costumes, while interacting with the crowd and lifting spirits in the room. With music varying from “Circle of Life” to “Hakuna Matata” to “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” performers sang and danced to the rhythm as the music flooded the audience. At the show’s closing, Simba, Timón, and Pumbaa personally invited individuals from the crowd to participate and dance along too! Seniors certainly left the event with feelings of “Hakuna Matata” and a smile on their face.