The song says the circle of life “moves us all.”

Those lyrics — from the “Circle of Life” tune — held true at Riverside’s Pachappa Elementary School, where more than 100 students in two casts took part in staging a musical based on Disney’s “The Lion King.”

Students at Riverside’s Pachappa Elementary School perform Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in the “Circle of Life,” a musical based on “The Lion King.” The school staged four showings, using more than 100 students. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

The audience of teachers, parents and other students was moved by four rousing performances of the show called the “Circle of Life” on Friday, Nov. 14, and Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tammy Perini was the director.

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