Lincolnshire students perform 'Willy Wonka Jr.'

About 50 students at Daniel Wright Junior High School showed off their rendition of Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka Jr." during a performance for younger students Thursday in Lincolnshire.

The fifth- through eighth-grade students performed their annual musical for second-graders from Sprague School during a special performance Thursday at Daniel Wright.

"They are super excited and they are ready for an audience," co-director Erinn Vincent said before the performance.

When asked why they chose to do this musical, co-director Ryan Clarin said, "Together we felt, from a stage design perspective, it would be a nice challenge."

"Vocally, a lot of group vocal numbers, some great lead character roles, a lot of color, so we thought it would be very well catered to the junior high group," Clarin said.

Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 parents and community members are invited to watch the free performance at Daniel Wright Junior High School, 1370 N. Riverwoods Road, at 7 p.m. today.

For more, visit www.d103.org