Shannon Tavarez, 11, who starred in the Broadway musical "The Lion King," reflects about her acting experiences in her home in the Bellrose section of Queens, N.Y., Friday, July 16, 2010. The young star is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with leukemia in April. Some 385 people registered as marrow donors Sunday in hopes of helping Shannon beat the life-threatening blood cancer. Another drive will be held at the Minskoff Theatre on Friday, July 23.
Eleven-year-old Shannon Tavarez, who starred in the Broadway play "The Lion King," and suffers with Leukemia relaxes in her room in the Bellrose section of Queens, New York Friday July 16, 2010. She had just returned from a bone marrow aspirate, a three-part procedure which follows each round of chemotherapy.
Shannon Tavarez, 11, who starred in the Broadway show "The Lion King" relaxes in her room in Queens, N.Y., Friday, July 16, 2010, after a recent trip to the hospital. Shannon played the role of Young Nala the lion cub in
the musical for seven months before she was diagnosed with leukemia in April. Her best shot at recovering and returning to the theater is a bone marrow transplant, which requires a genetic match.
Broadway actress Shannon Tavarez, 11, relaxes in her room in the Bellrose section of Queens, N.Y., Friday, July 16, 2010. Shannon starred as Young Nala in the "Lion King" for seven months until she was diagnosed with leukemia in April. She just returned home from a bone marrow aspirate, a three-part procedure which follows each round of chemotherapy.
Shannon Tavarez, 11, who starred in the Broadway musical "The Lion King," reflects about her acting experiences in her home in the Bellrose section of Queens, N.Y., Friday, July 16, 2010. The young star is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with leukemia in April. Some 385 people registered as marrow donors Sunday in hopes of helping Shannon beat the life-threatening blood cancer.
Shannon Tavarez relaxes in her room in the Bellrose section of Queens, N.Y., Friday, July 16, 2010. A bone marrow drive for the 11-year-old "Lion King" star with leukemia was a big draw on Broadway Sunday as some 385 people registered as marrow donors in hopes of helping Shannon beat the life-threatening blood cancer.
Wigs used by 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez to hide her hair loss from chemotherapy due to leukemia sit atop mannequin heads on her dresser at her home in Queens, N.Y. Shannon, who starred as Nala in the Broadway musical "The Lion King," for seven months, will need a bone marrow transplant but hasn't found the perfect match. On Friday, July 23, Broadway stars from "The Lion King," "Wicked" and other shows will attend a donor registration drive ay the Minskoff Theatre to let people know getting on the donor registry involves just a cheek swab.