Just as the world awaits the opening of the new, buzzed-about movie The Jungle Book from director Jon Favreau, Carousel Theatre puts its own creative, kid-friendly spin on the classic story. In the Granville Island company’s playful rendition, the jungle exists amid a playground of monkey bars and slides. It’s a familiar setting, but the old characters are all there: Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, Akela the wolf, and of course the boy Mowgli. The show growls onto the stage from Sunday (April 17) to May 1 at the Waterfront Theatre.