THE LION KING
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Minskoff Theatre
Opened on Broadway: November 13, 1997 Performances: 9,299 (as of 3/8/20) Director: Julie Taymor Choreographer: Garth Fagan Book: Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice Runtime: 2hr. 30min. (1 Intermission) Opening Night Cast: Samuel E. Wright as Mufasa Tsidii Le Loka as Rafiki Jason Raize as Simba Heather Headley as Nala John Vickery as Scar Max Casella as Timon Tom Alan Robbins as Pumbaa Current Cast: L. Steven Taylor as Mufasa Tshidi Manye as Rafiki Bradley Gibson as Simba Adrienne Walker as Nala Stephen Carlile as Scar Fred Berman as Timon Michael Hollick as Pumbaa Understudies: For Mufasa: Michael Alexander Henry & Nhlanhla Ngobeni For Rafiki: Angelica Edwards & Pearl Khwezi For Simba: Mdu Madela & Stephen Scott Wormley For Nala: Pearl Khwezi & Jacqueline René For Scar: Kellen Stancil & Thom Christopher Warren For Timon: Jim Ferris & Enrique Segura For Pumbaa: Jim Ferris Actors/Actress Who've Played in this Show: Mufasa: Samuel E. Wright, CC Brown, Alton Fitzgerald White, L. Steven Taylor Rafiki: Tsiddi Le Loka, Novulma Dlamini, Sheila Gibbs, Buyi Zame, Nteliseng Nkhela, Tshidi Manye Simba: Jason Raize, Christopher Jackson, Wallace Smith, Clifton Oliver, Adam Jacobs, Aaron Nelson, Andile Gumbi, Josh Tower, Jelani Remy, Dashaun Young, Bradley Gibson Nala: Heather Headley, Bashirrah Creswell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Mary Randle, Kissy Simmons, Sharon L. Young, Chauntee Schuler, Syndee Winters, Ta'Rea Campbell, Chantel Riley, Adrienne Walker Scar: John Vickery, Don Donohue, Tom Hewitt, Martin Kildare, Patrick Page, Derek Smith, Gareth Saxe, Stephen Carlile Timon: Max Casella, Damien Baldet, John E. Brady, Robert Creighton, Danny Rutigliano, Fred Berman Pumbaa: Tom Alan Robbins, Bob Bouchard, Bob Amaral, Blake Hammond, Jim Ferris, Ben Jeffrey, Ben Lipitz, Michael Hollick |
Synopsis:
Lion cub prince Simba grows up in the African heartland until tragedy forces him to run away. He ultimately learns to take his rightful place in the animal kingdom, in this musical version of the Disney animated film. It is stunningly visual.
Lion cub prince Simba grows up in the African heartland until tragedy forces him to run away. He ultimately learns to take his rightful place in the animal kingdom, in this musical version of the Disney animated film. It is stunningly visual.