Mikari Tarpley, the eleven year old actress currently starring in Disney's "The Lion King" Broadway show as "Young Nala" visited St. John's this morning. Mikari, a straight A student from Smyrna, GA spoke to the upper elementary students about how she began performing and what it's like to be in a Broadway show. She offered inspiring advice to the students saying "do what you love and always believe in yourself."

Mikari can be seen performing in Disney's "The Lion King" at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. More information can be found at https://www.scfta.org/.

A very special thank you to Mikari, her mom Tomaree, and to the Naulls family for organizing the visit!