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    The 'Lilo & Stitch' children's choir reflects on its 20-year Hawaiian roller-coaster ride

    Longtime choir director Lynell Bright's classroom is a shrine to Stitch, the fluffy, feisty pet alien from Disney's "Lilo & Stitch." The deceptively adorable face of the mischievous extraterrestrial is "everywhere," she says. And when students discover her affinity, they buy her stuffed-animal Stitches and draw her pictures of the beloved cartoon character to put on display with the rest of ...
    by Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times Aug 26, 2022 7 minutes
    Lilo, Nani and Stitch surfing during the“ Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” sequence from“ Lilo& Stitch.”.

    Longtime choir director Lynell Bright's classroom is a shrine to Stitch, the fluffy, feisty pet alien from Disney's "Lilo & Stitch." The deceptively adorable face of the mischievous extraterrestrial is "everywhere," she says. And when students discover her affinity, they buy her stuffed-animal Stitches and draw her pictures of the beloved cartoon character to put on display with the rest of her collection.

    The steering wheel and seats of Bright's car — known as the "Stitch mobile" — are also covered in images of the fan-favorite fur ball. To some, the 57-year-old music teacher's obsession might seem peculiar. Even incoming members of the Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus can't help but remark, "Mrs. Bright, you really like Stitch ..." upon entering her choir room for the first time.

    But Bright and Stitch go way back — even further than the little blue monster's cinematic debut. More than two decades ago, she received a call from Disney inviting the chorus to record music for the soundtrack of an animated project then in the works.

    That project was "Lilo & Stitch," a quirky and emotional family film about orphaned Hawaiian sisters whose newly adopted "puppy" turns out to be an escaped lab experiment from

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