Birthday Girl Sasha Obama Takes in London's Lion King

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Birthday Girl Sasha Obama Takes in London's Lion King
By Simon Perry

Originally posted Wednesday June 10, 2009 06:30 AM EDT

As an exciting buildup to her 8th birthday on Wednesday, Sasha Obama spent the Tuesday of her London vacation with her 10-year old sister, Malia, her mother Michelle, a young friend – and The Lion King.

Coming after a day of sightseeing them that took the family to Westminster Abbey, the pre-birthday party settled into special seats in a private box at the Lyceum Theater in London's West End, where the Disney stage musical is playing.

The group quietly sat down after the houselights dimmed. But it wasn't long before their fellow theatergoers – some 2,000 of them – spotted the girls enthusiastically sitting on the edge of their seats and leaning over the ledge to better view the stage.

"The children were clearly having a good time," one fellow audience member tells PEOPLE. "There was quite a buzz in the theater once people spotted them during the first part."

At intermission, people took to their cell phones to inform friends of the special guests in the theater. Afterwards, "I saw the girls skipping back into their box from their private room," adds the audience member.

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[babylonsister]

1. Oh, my. Now there's a birthday to remember! Lucky Sasha! nt

[monmouth]

2. We took our daughter to New York to see Annie on her birthday and

she often said it was one of her favorite childhood moments. What a great experience for these two girls. I like that Malia is getting a lot of the goodies for Sasha's birthday too...LOL.

[BlooInBloo]

3. Heh. I hadn't thought of it this way before, but what a great way to get kids interested in...

and accepting of live theater.

[gblady]

4. Happy Birthday.....

Miss Sasha!