Broadway:Lion King

Lion King

One of our favorite Disney shows and one of the earlier ones was The Lion King. This Broadway play shows the beauty of friendship and the adventure of finding your place in the circle of life. This show also details the story of love, love between friends, family, a father and son, and love of your community. There are many charaters within the story of The Lion King. The lead role is Simba, the son of King Mufasa. Simba falls in love with a lioness named Nala. Both of these characters meet Timon, the Meekrat and Pumbaa the Warthog, who become good friends with them.
This story takes place in a safari where Simba's father, Mufasa, is king. Mufasa's brother Scar is the antagonist of the story. Scar tricks Simba into thinking he killed his father. Now Scar has taken over the safari and Simba is the only one who can change that. The tagline of the show is "Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the circle of life!"

The actors and actresses have taken the roles of animals to bring the movie to life. The costumes and props are very life like and the "animals" interact with the audience. The Lion King has won six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical for that year! The show has been taken from the original movie to take peoples' breath away on stage!

The show is not only great acting but it is also composed of popular music. The famous song Can You Feel The Love Tonight, by Elton John and Tim Rice, is performed in this spectacular play as well as The Circle of Life. The show is also made up of many other songs by Lebo M, Marc Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. The Lion King was directed by Julie Taymor as well! This show is a great one for children who love animals and who understand the wonderful story hidden behind the curtains.
The Lion King has brought joy to many audiences and hopes to continue doing so. So, go see this spectacular Broadway show to excite your day!

Characters and people involved in making this show a success are:
PATRICK PAGE- Scar
ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE- Mufasa
TSHIDI MANYE- Rafiki
TOM ALAN ROBINS- Pumbaa
DANNY RUTIGLAINO- Timon
JOSH TOWER- Simba
KISSY SIMMONS- Nala
BENJAMIN STERLING CANNON- Banzai
ENRIQUE SEGURA - Ed, u/s Timon, Zazu
BONITA J. HAMILTON - Shenzi
ALEXIO BARBOZA - Young Simba at certain performances
ZIPPORAH GATLING - Young Nala at certain performances
AARON CONLEY - Young Simba at certain performances
KAILANI COBA - Young Nala at certain performances
JOHN BRADY - u/s Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu
KYLIN BRADY - Ensemble
CAMILLE M. BROWN - Ensemble
LaTRISA A. COLEMAN - Ensemble
E. CLAYTON CORNELIOUS - Ensemble
GABRIEL A. CROOM - Ensemble
BOBBY DAYE - Ensemble
GARLAND DAYS - Dance Captain/Swing
LINDIWE DLAMINI - Ensemble
MICHELLE DORANT - Swing
BONGI DUMA - Ensemble
LESLIE ELLIARD - Ensemble, u/s Mufasa
JEAN MICHELLE GRIER - Sarabi/Ensemble
MICHAEL A. HENRY - Ensemble, u/s Scar & Mufasa
TONY JAMES - Swing
DENNIS JOHNSTON - Swing
KESWA - Ensemble
GREGORY A. KING - Ensemble
RON KUNENE - Ensemble
LISA LEWIS - Ensemble
SHERYL McCALLUM - Ensemble
IAN VINCENT McGINNIS - Ensemble
JENNIFER HARRISON NEWMAN - Swing
NHLANHLA NGEMA - Ensemble
ANGELICA EDWARDS PATTERSON - Swing
MPUME SIKAKANE - Ensemble, u/s Rafiki
KEENA SMITH - Ensemble
SOPHIA N. STEPHENS - Ensemble
RYAN BROOKE TAYLOR - Ensemble/Fight Captain
TORYA - Ensemble/Assistant Dance Captain
THOM CHRISTOPHER WARREN - Standby Scar/Pumbaa/Timon/Zazu
STEVEN EVAN WASHINGTON - Ensemble
REMA WEBB - Ensemble
KENNY REDELL WILLIAMS - Ensemble
FRANK WRIGHT II - Swing


	Lion King One of our favorite Disney shows and one of the earlier ones was The Lion King. This Broadway play shows the beauty of friendship and the adventure of finding your place in the circle of life. This show also details the story of love, love between friends, family, a father and son, and love of your community. There are many charaters within the story of The Lion King. The lead role is Simba, the son of King Mufasa. Simba falls in love with a lioness named Nala. Both of these characters meet Timon, the Meekrat and Pumbaa the Warthog, who become good friends with them. This story takes place in a safari where Simba's father, Mufasa, is king. Mufasa's brother Scar is the antagonist of the story. Scar tricks Simba into thinking he killed his father. Now Scar has taken over the safari and Simba is the only one who can change that. The tagline of the show is "Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the circle of life!" The actors and actresses have taken the roles of animals to bring the movie to life. The costumes and props are very life like and the "animals" interact with the audience. The Lion King has won six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical for that year! The show has been taken from the original movie to take peoples' breath away on stage! The show is not only great acting but it is also composed of popular music. The famous song Can You Feel The Love Tonight, by Elton John and Tim Rice, is performed in this spectacular play as well as The Circle of Life. The show is also made up of many other songs by Lebo M, Marc Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. The Lion King was directed by Julie Taymor as well! This show is a great one for children who love animals and who understand the wonderful story hidden behind the curtains. The Lion King has brought joy to many audiences and hopes to continue doing so. So, go see this spectacular Broadway show to excite your day! Characters and people involved in making this show a success are: PATRICK PAGE- Scar ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE- Mufasa TSHIDI MANYE- Rafiki TOM ALAN ROBINS- Pumbaa DANNY RUTIGLAINO- Timon JOSH TOWER- Simba KISSY SIMMONS- Nala BENJAMIN STERLING CANNON- Banzai ENRIQUE SEGURA - Ed, u/s Timon, Zazu BONITA J. HAMILTON - Shenzi ALEXIO BARBOZA - Young Simba at certain performances ZIPPORAH GATLING - Young Nala at certain performances AARON CONLEY - Young Simba at certain performances KAILANI COBA - Young Nala at certain performances JOHN BRADY - u/s Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu KYLIN BRADY - Ensemble CAMILLE M. BROWN - Ensemble LaTRISA A. COLEMAN - Ensemble E. CLAYTON CORNELIOUS - Ensemble GABRIEL A. CROOM - Ensemble BOBBY DAYE - Ensemble GARLAND DAYS - Dance Captain/Swing LINDIWE DLAMINI - Ensemble MICHELLE DORANT - Swing BONGI DUMA - Ensemble LESLIE ELLIARD - Ensemble, u/s Mufasa JEAN MICHELLE GRIER - Sarabi/Ensemble MICHAEL A. HENRY - Ensemble, u/s Scar & Mufasa TONY JAMES - Swing DENNIS JOHNSTON - Swing KESWA - Ensemble GREGORY A. KING - Ensemble RON KUNENE - Ensemble LISA LEWIS - Ensemble SHERYL McCALLUM - Ensemble IAN VINCENT McGINNIS - Ensemble JENNIFER HARRISON NEWMAN - Swing NHLANHLA NGEMA - Ensemble ANGELICA EDWARDS PATTERSON - Swing MPUME SIKAKANE - Ensemble, u/s Rafiki KEENA SMITH - Ensemble SOPHIA N. STEPHENS - Ensemble RYAN BROOKE TAYLOR - Ensemble/Fight Captain TORYA - Ensemble/Assistant Dance Captain THOM CHRISTOPHER WARREN - Standby Scar/Pumbaa/Timon/Zazu STEVEN EVAN WASHINGTON - Ensemble REMA WEBB - Ensemble KENNY REDELL WILLIAMS - Ensemble FRANK WRIGHT II - Swing