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THE LION KING

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Minskoff Theatre

Opened on Broadway: November 13, 1997
Performances: 9,899 (as of 2/26/23)

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..........Mufasa
Tsidii Le Loka.................Rafiki
Jason Raize....................Simba
Heather Headley...........Nala
John Vickery..................Scar
Max Casella...................Timon
Tom Alan Robbins........Pumbaa


Current Cast:
L. Steven Taylor.............Mufasa
Tshidi Manye.................Rafiki
Brandon A. McCall.......Simba
Pearl Khwezi..................Nala
Stephen Carlile.............Scar
Fred Berman..................Timon
Ben Jeffrey.....................Pumbaa


Understudies:
For Mufasa: Michael Alexander Henry, Nhlanhla Ngobeni, Nicholas Ward
For Rafiki: Zinhle Dube, Angelica Edwards, Pearl Khwezi, Ntseling Nkehla
For Simba: Mduduzi Madela, Michael Stiggers Jr., Stephen Scott Wormely
For Nala: Jacqueline René, Kaylin Seckel, Sidney Nicole Wilson
For Scar: Michael Alexander Henry & Michael Hollick
For Timon: Jim Ferris, Michael Hollick, Robb Sapp
For Pumbaa: Jim Ferris & Michael Hollick

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, Brandon A. McCall

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, Pearl Khwezi

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
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Pumbaa: Tom Alan Robbins, Bob Bouchard, Bob Amaral, Blake Hammond, Jim Ferris, Ben Jeffrey, Ben Lipitz, Michael Hollick

Tour Cast:
Gerald Ramsey as Mufasa
Gugwana Dlamini as Rafiki
Darian Sanders as Simba 
Khalifa White as Nala
Peter Hargrave as Scar
Nick Cordileone as Timon
John E. Brady as Pumbaa
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.
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        • A Doll's House
        • Fat Ham
        • Funny Girl
        • Good Night, Oscar
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        • Hadestown
        • Hamilton
        • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
        • Kimberly Akimbo
        • Leopoldstadt
        • Life of Pi
        • The Lion King
        • MJ
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        • New York, New York
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        • The Phantom of the Opera
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        • Wicked
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