Niles West High School junior Surdeep Chauhan starts off the opening act for "The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog" during rehearsal at the school's Black Box Theatre Nov. 29. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
The Niles West High School cast performs a dance routine during rehearsals for "The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog" on Nov. 29. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Niles West sophomore Sherlina Chauhan runs through her lines during a rehearsal for "The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog" on Nov. 29. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Niles West junior Cameron Broderick runs his lines as Freddie the Frog during a rehearsal for "The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog" on Nov. 29. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Niles West junior Cameron Broderick rehearses for "The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog" in the school's Black Box Theatre on Nov. 29. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
SKOKIE — Young children wrapped up in the musical adventures of a frog and his over-sized elephant friend may not realize by listening they’re actually building life skills. For the first time the music-loving creatures are jumping from book to stage in the Niles West …