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THE LION KING

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Minskoff Theatre

Opened on Broadway: November 13, 1997
Performances: 9,106 (as of 9/22/19)
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
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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.
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        • The Lion King
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