The Lion King
MusicalPuppetsSpectacleOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 13, 1997
Closing Date
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1997
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1997
Previews
33
Performances (as of Apr 20, 2025)
10,801
MusicalPuppetsSpectacleOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Nov 13, 1997
Close Date:
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
New Amsterdam Theatre
(Nov 13, 1997 - Jun 04, 2006)
(Nov 13, 1997 - Jun 04, 2006)
Current
Minskoff Theatre
(Jun 13, 2006 - Present)
(Jun 13, 2006 - Present)
Media
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Disney Theatrical ProductionsProduced by Disney Theatrical Productions; Produced for Disney Theatrical Productions by Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher; Associate Producer: Donald B. FrantzMusic by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Additional music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; Additional lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi; Adapted from the screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton; Musical Director: Joseph Church; Music orchestrated by Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler; Music Produced for the Stage and Additional Score by Mark Mancina; Associate Music Producer: Robert Elhai; Additional Vocal Score and Vocal Arrangements by Lebo M; Rafiki's chants by Tsidii Le LokaDirected by Julie Taymor; Choreographed by Garth FaganScenic Design by Richard Hudson; Costume Design by Julie Taymor; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Mask Design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry; Puppet Design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Hair Design by Michael Ward; Make-Up Design by Michael Ward; Projection Design by Geoff Puckett; Associate Scenic Design: Peter Eastman and Jonathan Fensom; Associate Costume Design: Mary Nemecek Peterson; Associate Lighting Design: Jeanne Koenig; Scenic Design Assistant: Atkin Pace; Assistant Costume Design: Tracy Dorman; Assistant Lighting Design: Martin Vreeland; Assistant Sound Design: Kai Harada; Automated Lighting Programmer: Aland HendersonGeneral Manager: Alan Levey; Project Manager: Nina Essman; Company Manager: Steven Chaikelson; New Amsterdam Theatre General Manager: Dana AmendolaTechnical Director: David Benken; Production Stage Manager: Jeff Lee; Stage Manager: Mahlon Kruse, Elizabeth Burgess, Steve "Doc" Zorthian and Beverly JenkinsChoral Director: Lebo M; Conducted by Joseph Church; Associate Conductor: Karl Jurman; Wood Flute Soloist/Flute/Piccolo: David Weiss; Concert Master: Claudia Hafer-Tondi and Sean Carney; Concertmaster: Francisca Mendoza; Violin: Avril Brown; Violin/Viola: Ralph Farris; Cello: Eliana Mendoza and Bruce Wang; Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Bob Keller; French Horn: Katie Dennis, Kait Mahony and Jeff Scott; Trombone: Rock Ciccarone; Bass Trombone/Tuba: George Flynn; Upright & Electric Basses: Luico Hopper; Drums: Tommy Igoe; Guitar: Kevin Kuhn; Mallets/Percussion: Valerie Dee Naranjo and Tom Brett; Percussion: Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn and Rolando Morales-Matos; Synthesizer: Ted Baker; Keyboard Synthesizers: Karl Jurman and Colin Welford; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Music Preparation: Donald Oliver, Evan Morris and Chelsea Music Services, Inc.; Synthesizer Programmer: Ted Baker; Electronic Drum Programmer: Tommy IgoeFlying by FoyCasting: Jay Binder; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Dance Captain: Aubrey Lynch II; Logo Design: Fraver; Photographer: Joan Marcus and Marc Bryan-BrownEnsemble SingerLioness Chant VocalCircle of Life VocalsSwings: Lindiwe Dlamini , Sonya Leslie , Peter Anthony Moore , Nhlanhla Ngema , Rachel Tecora Tucker and Frank Wright IIUnderstudies: Kevin Bailey (Scar), Eugene Barry-Hill (Mufasa), Camille M. Brown (Sarabi, Nala), Kevin Cahoon (Zazu, Timon), Alberto Cruz Jr. (Young Simba), Sheila Gibbs (Rafiki), Lana Gordon (Shenzi), Lindiwe Hlengwa (Rafiki, Nala), Timothy Hunter (Simba), Christopher Jackson (Simba), Vanessa A. Jones (Sarabi, Shenzi), Jennifer Josephs (Young Nala), Sonya Leslie (Nala), Philip Dorian McAdoo (Mufasa, Banzai, Pumbaa), Sindisiwe Nxumalo (Rafiki), Danny Rutigliano (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Levensky Smith (Banzai) and Frank Wright II (Ed)Ensemble SingerMouse Shadow PuppetSimba Shadow PuppetLioness/Hyena Shadow PuppetFeb 15, 2022 - ?Simba Shadow PuppetOne by One DanceLioness/Hyena Shadow PuppetOne by One VocalGazelle WheelMay 15, 2022 - ?Stilt Giraffe CrossNov 19, 2019 - ?Giraffe Shadow PuppetScar Shadow PuppetBuzzard PoleOne by One VocalDec 13, 2022 - ?Lioness/Hyena Shadow PuppetDec 13, 2022 - ?FirefliesCircle of Life VocalsGiraffe Shadow PuppetScar Shadow PuppetGazelleAcrobatic TricksterSep 14, 2021 - ?Lioness Chant VocalOne by One DanceSimba Shadow PuppetSep 2021 - ?Ensemble SingerScar Shadow PuppetOne by One DanceLioness/Hyena Shadow PuppetCheetahNala Pole PuppetLioness/Hyena Shadow PuppetAnt Hill LadyGuinea FowlOct 11, 2022 - ?Pumbaa Pole PuppetOct 11, 2022 - ?Ensemble SingerSep 28, 2021 - ?Standby: Jim Ferris (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa) and Michael Hollick (Zazu, Scar, Pumbaa)Understudies: Cameron Amandus (Banzai), Ezekiel Andrew (Mufasa), Andrew Arrington (Banzai, Ed), Gilbert Domally (Simba), Zinhle Dube (Rafiki, Sarabi), Angelica Edwards (Rafiki, Shenzi, Sarabi), Daniel Harder (Ed), Michael Alexander Henry (Mufasa, Scar), Antwaun Holley (Simba), Michael Hollick (Scar), Amanda Kunene (Nala), Mduduzi Madela (Simba), Jaysin McCollum (Ed), Nhlanhla Ngobeni (Mufasa), Nteliseng Nkhela (Rafiki), Jacqueline René (Sarabi, Shenzi, Nala), Robb Sapp (Zazu, Timon), Kaylin Seckel (Sarabi, Nala) and Sidney Nicole Wilson (Nala)
New Amsterdam Theatre (Nov 13, 1997 - Jun 04, 2006)
Associate Producer: Todd Lacy (2002 - 2007), Pam Young (2000 - Aug 2003), Aubrey Lynch (Aug 2003 - 2008), Michele Steckler (1997 - 2011) and Ken Denison (1998 - 2002)Additional Percussion Arrangements: Valerie Dee Naranjo; Musical Director: Karl Jurman (? - Jan 15, 2024)Resident Director: Terry Berliner (Mar 2001 - ?)Associate Sound Design: John ShiversCompany Manager: Kathryn Frawley, Sammy Ledbetter, Marshall Jones (Jul 10, 2001 - May 05, 2002), Dave Ehle (May 06, 2002 - Apr 02, 2006) and Thomas Schlenk (Apr 03, 2006 - ?); Project Manager: Todd Lacy; Assistant Co. Mgr: Laura Eichholz; Theatre Manager: John M. LoiaconoProduction Stage Manager: Elizabeth Burgess, Jimmie Lee Smith and Sherry Cohen (Jul 01, 1998 - May 14, 2000); Assistant Stage Mgr: Kristin Newhouse, Victoria Epstein (Jun 2000 - 2003), Gail Luna and Sherry Cohen (Apr 15, 1998 - Jul 01, 1998); Stage Manager: Ron Vodicka and Victoria Epstein (2003 - Jun 2008); Production Supervisor: Steve "Doc" Zorthian (2001 - 2022)Conducted by Karl Jurman (circa. 2006 - Jan 15, 2024); Keyboard Synthesizers: Cynthia Kortman; Upright & Electric Basses: Tom BarneyAssistant Dance Captain: Torya and Leonora Stapleton; Dance Captain: Garland Days; Fight Captain: Ryan Brooke Taylor; Press Associate: Christine Olver; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Interactive Marketing: Situation MarketingCast
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Timon
Ensemble Singer
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Ant Hill Lady
Floor Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Gazelle
Acrobatic Trickster
Stilt Giraffe
Flying Dancer
Ant Hill Lady
Floor Dancer
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Flying Dancer
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Scar Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Circle of Life Vocals
One by One Vocal
One by One Dance
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Cheetah
Ensemble Singer
Buzzard Pole
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Ensemble Singer
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Mouse Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
? - Aug 07, 2006Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
? - Aug 07, 2006Buzzard Pole
Simba Shadow Puppet
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
Ensemble
Simba Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Ensemble
Gazelle
? - Apr 2011Giraffe Shadow Puppet
? - Apr 2011Scar Shadow Puppet
? - Apr 2011Flying Dancer
? - Apr 2011Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Scar
Jul 27, 2004 - Oct 24, 2004Flying Dancer
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Floor Dancer
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Simba Shadow Puppet
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Swings: Kyle R. Banks , Sophina Brown , Garland Days , Michelle Dorant , C. Ross Edwards , Ross Edwards , Angelica Edwards Patterson , Christopher Freeman , Ian Yuri Gardner , Rod Harrelson , Jennifer Harrison Newman , Dameka Hayes , Duane Lee Holland , Christine Hollingsworth , Tony James , Dennis Johnston , Cornelius Jones Jr. , Erika LaVonn , Abdul Latif , Gary Lewis , Brian M. Love , Dennis Lue , Anthony Manough , Sinclair Mitchell , Jacqueline Rene , Leonora Stapleton , Sophia N. Stephens , Torya and Natalie TurnerStandby: Mark Deklin (Scar, Pumbaa), Mel Johnson, Jr. (Mufasa), Jack Koenig (Scar, Pumbaa) and Thom Christopher Warren (Scar, Timon, Zazu)Understudies: Jeff Binder (Scar), John E. Brady (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Kylin Brady (Nala), C.C. Brown (Mufasa, Scar), Eric L. Christian (Simba), Bashirrah Creswell (Nala), Garland Days (Banzai), Ntomb'khona Dlamini (Rafiki), Michelle Dorant (Shenzi), Ross Edwards (Shenzi), Angelica Edwards Patterson (Shenzi, Rafiki), Tony Freeman (Scar), Andrea Frierson-Toney (Rafiki), Ian Yuri Gardner (Ed), Lana Gordon (Nala), Jean Michelle Grier (Sarabi), Jeff Gurner (Zazu, Timon), Rod Harrelson (Simba), Michael A. Henry (Scar, Mufasa), Marva Hicks (Rafiki), Timothy Hunter (Ed), Dennis Johnston (Ed, Simba), Cornelius Jones Jr. (Banzai, Ed, Simba), Martin Kildare (Scar), Erika LaVonn (Nala), Brian M. Love (Simba), Anthony Manough (Banzai), Brandon Louis Matthieus (Simba), Sheryl McCallum (Rafiki, Sarabi), Evan Dexter Parke (Mufasa, Scar), Jacqueline Rene (Nala, Sarabi), Enrique Segura (Timon, Zazu), Mpume Sikakane (Rafiki), Jeff Skowron (Zazu, Timon), Sophia N. Stephens (Shenzi, Nala), L. Steven Taylor (Mufasa), Torya (Sarabi), Rick Wasserman (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Rema Webb (Shenzi, Rafiki, Nala), Kenny Redell Williams (Banzai), Leonard Wooldridge (Ed) and Frank Wright II (Mufasa)Minskoff Theatre (Jun 13, 2006 - Present)
Theatre Owned / Operated by James M. Nederlander (Jun 13, 2006 - ?), James L. Nederlander (Jun 13, 2006 - ?), Sara Minskoff Allan (Jun 13, 2006 - ?) and Minskoff Family (Jun 13, 2006 - ?)Co-produced by Anne Quart; Associate Producer: Anne QuartMusical Director: Cherie Rosen (Jan 17, 2024 - ?)Resident Director: Brian Hill, Jen Bender (Jan 15, 2007 - ?), Deborah Shrimpton (Apr 21, 2015 - Jul 30, 2017) and Rufus Bonds, Jr.; Resident Dance Supervisor: Ruthlyn Salomons; Adapted Choreography: Aubrey Lynch II; Associate Director: John Stefaniuk and Anthony Lyn; Associate Choreographer: Marey Griffith; Assistant Choreographer: Norwood J. Pennewell and Natalie RogersAssistant Hair & Makeup Designer: Cheryl V. Thomas and Rowena Hume; Associate Lighting Design: Carolyn Wong (Mar 22, 2016 - ?); Associate Hair & Makeup Designer: Rowena Hume, Carole Hancock, Ashley Roller and Ute Mai; Assistant Sound Design: Hugh Sweeney and Kevin Kennedy; Associate Mask & Puppet Designer: Louis Troisi and Sophie Jones; Assistant Scenic Design: Michael Fagin and Justin Arienti; Associate Mask & Puppet Designer: Mike Grimm; Assistant Hair & Makeup Designer: Ute Mai; Associate Costume Design: Jack Galloway; Associate Costume Design (US): Stacey Stephens; Sound Design by Steve Canyon KennedyCompany Manager: Thomas Schlenk, Christopher A. Recker (Aug 05, 2014 - Apr 21, 2019), Christopher Recker (Sep 14, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021) and Kendra Moore; Associate Co. Mgr: Christopher A. Recker (Aug 22, 2011 - Aug 03, 2014), Andrew Hollenbeck and Heather Losey; Associate Gen. Mgr: Caitlyn Thomson and Michael Height; Assistant Co. Mgr: Michael Height (Jul 17, 2006 - ?), Andrew Hollenbeck, Kendra Moore and Christopher A. Recker (Jul 23, 2019 - Mar 11, 2020); House Manager: Victor Irving, David Calhoun and Sean Coughlin; Associate House Manager: Carolann Falasca, Christopher Hutton, Paul Perez, Anthony McDonald and Chris Rivera; Managing Director, Disney Theatrical Group: Andrew Flatt; Executive Producer: Anne Quart; General Manager: Anne Quart and Thomas Schlenk (Jul 01, 2014 - ?)Assistant Stage Mgr: Cody Renard Richard (Nov 26, 2014 - Nov 30, 2014), Cody Renard Richard (Dec 16, 2014 - Dec 20, 2014), Cody Renard Richard (Feb 17, 2015 - Feb 25, 2015), Amy McCraney, Arabella Powell, Tom Reynolds (Oct 25, 2016 - Feb 12, 2023), Ellen Mezzera, Kenneth J. McGee (Jul 10, 2018 - Oct 02, 2022), Beth Bornstein, Kenneth J. McGee (Feb 14, 2023 - Feb 26, 2023), Theron Alexander (Feb 28, 2023 - ?) and Lucy Kennedy (Oct 04, 2022 - ?); Sub Stage Manager: Lynda J. Fox; Second Assistant Stage Manager: Pamela Remler (Oct 15, 2019 - Oct 20, 2019); Technical Director: David Churchill; SVP, Production: Anne Quart; Production Supervisor: Charles Underhill and Lisa Dawn Cave (Feb 2020 - ?); Production Stage Manager: Theresa Bailey, Ron Vodicka, Antonia Gianino (Feb 14, 2023 - ?), Lisa Dawn Cave (Jan 03, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023) and Jimmie Lee Smith; Stage Manager: Antonia Gianino (? - Feb 12, 2023), Arabella Powell, Jimmie Lee Smith, Carmen Abrazado (Jan 15, 2013 - Aug 04, 2013), Narda Alcorn, Jimmie Lee Smith, Tom Reynolds (Jan 2007 - Oct 23, 2016), Amy McCraney and Tom Reynolds (Feb 14, 2023 - ?)Assistant Conductor: Tommy Igoe and Rolando Morales-Matos; Trombone: Keith O'Quinn; Orchestral Synthesizer Programmer: Christopher Ward; Conducted by Cherie Rosen (Jan 17, 2024 - ?); Violin: Krystof Witek and Kristof Witek; Marimba: Dave Mancuso; Associate Conductor: Cherie Rosen (? - Jan 15, 2024); Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Robert DeBellis; French Horn: Patrick Milando, Alexandra Cook and Greg Smith; Synthesizer: Paul J. Ascenzo and Allen Farnham; Percussion: Rolando Morales-Matos; Bass Trombone/Tuba: Morris Kainuma; Keyboard Synthesizer: Cherie Rosen (? - Jan 15, 2024); Drums: Carter McLean; Cello: Diane Barere; Wood Flute Soloist/Flute/Piccolo: David Weiss; Violin/Viola: Junah Chung; Guitar: John Benthal; Musical Supervisor: Clement Ishmael; Associate Musical Supervisor: David KreppelDance Captain: Willia-Noel Montague, Keisha Laren Clarke Gray (Mar 20, 2012 - ?), Kellen Stancil, Willia-Noel Montague (circa. 2013 - ?), Bravita Threatt (2014 - 2022) and Paige Fraser-Hoffman; Assistant Dance Captain: Jacqueline René; Fight Captain: Steven Evan Washington (Jul 31, 2006 - Aug 14, 2006) and Ray Mercer; Casting: Mark Brandon, C.S.A., Binder Casting and ARC; South African Dialect Coach: Mduduzi Madela; Press Representative: Disney on Broadway Publicity; Interactive Marketing: 87AMCast
Timon
Sep 06, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022Timon
Sep 20, 2022 - ?Scar
Jun 06, 2023 - ?Pumbaa
Aug 30, 2016 - May 06, 2018Pumbaa
Jun 12, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018Pumbaa
Jul 31, 2018 - Dec 29, 2019Pumbaa
Feb 25, 2020 - ?Nala
May 24, 2022 - ?Rafiki
Sep 03, 2013 - May 04, 2014Rafiki
Sep 01, 2015 - Jan 08, 2017Rafiki
Feb 28, 2017 - May 07, 2017Rafiki
May 30, 2017 - Oct 20, 2024Simba
Aug 23, 2022 - Sep 24, 2023Zazu
May 22, 2012 - May 27, 2012Zazu
Aug 21, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012Zazu
Jun 11, 2013 - Jul 21, 2013Zazu
Jan 26, 2016 - Mar 27, 2016Zazu
Jul 05, 2016 - Apr 21, 2019Zazu
Jun 11, 2019 - Jun 16, 2019Zazu
Jul 16, 2019 - Jul 16, 2023Zazu
Dec 05, 2023 - ?Young Simba
Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018Simba
Jul 26, 2022 - Aug 21, 2022Scar
circa. 2013 - ?Scar
Oct 11, 2016 - circa. Jan 2017Mufasa
Jul 07, 2015 - ?Nala
Jul 16, 2019 - Jan 16, 2022Nala
Feb 15, 2022 - May 22, 2022Young Simba
Jun 06, 2023 - Dec 03, 2023AlternateEd
Ensemble Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Ensemble
Aug 28, 2012 - ?Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Guinea Fowl
Sep 2021 - ?Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Sep 2021 - ?Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Ensemble Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Sep 14, 2021 - ?Sarabi
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Ensemble Dancer
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Ant Hill Lady
Mar 17, 2008 - Nov 08, 2010Floor Dancer
Mar 17, 2008 - Jun 14, 2010Ensemble Dancer
Apr 25, 2011 - ?Ant Hill Lady
Apr 25, 2011 - ?Simba Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
Ensemble Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 27, 2018 - Mar 11, 2020Ensemble Singer
Feb 15, 2022 - ?Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 15, 2022 - ?Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Vocal
Ensemble Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Feb 01, 2022 - May 15, 2022Ensemble Dancer
May 31, 2022 - ?Gazelle Wheel
May 15, 2022 - ?Buzzard Pole
Simba Shadow Puppet
Buzzard Pole
Nov 19, 2019 - Jan 30, 2022Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Gazelle Wheel
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Nov 19, 2019 - ?Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Buzzard Pole
Feb 01, 2022 - Aug 13, 2023Buzzard Pole
Fireflies
Ensemble Dancer
Scar Shadow Puppet
Guinea Fowl
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Fireflies
Fireflies
Ensemble Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Fireflies
Ensemble Dancer
Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018Ensemble Dancer
Feb 19, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019Ant Hill Lady
Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018Simba
Jun 26, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012One by One Vocal
Aug 14, 2018 - Jan 16, 2022Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Aug 14, 2018 - Jan 16, 2022Ensemble Singer
Feb 15, 2022 - Jun 05, 2022One by One Vocal
Feb 15, 2022 - Jun 05, 2022Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 15, 2022 - Jun 05, 2022Ensemble Singer
Dec 13, 2022 - ?One by One Vocal
Oct 11, 2022 - Nov 06, 2022One by One Vocal
Dec 13, 2022 - ?Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Sep 27, 2022 - Nov 06, 2022Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Dec 13, 2022 - ?Fireflies
Stilt Giraffe Cross
May 08, 2018 - Jul 22, 2018Ensemble Dancer
Mar 05, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019Guinea Fowl
Mar 05, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Mar 05, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019Buzzard Pole
Jul 24, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018Pumbaa
2014 - ?Pumbaa
Jul 12, 2016 - Aug 28, 2016Fireflies
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020Cheetah
Aug 2018 - Apr 2022Nala Pole Puppet
Aug 2018 - Apr 2022Circle of Life Vocals
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Sep 14, 2021 - ?Acrobatic Trickster
Sep 14, 2021 - ?Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Fireflies
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
One by One Dance
Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness Chant Vocal
Ensemble Singer
Ensemble
One by One Vocal
Ensemble Singer
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Simba Shadow Puppet
Sep 2021 - ?Ensemble Singer
Scar Shadow Puppet
One by One Dance
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Nala Pole Puppet
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Zazu
circa. 2014 - ?Young Nala
May 10, 2010 - May 17, 2010Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Apr 18, 2017 - May 28, 2017Sarabi
Aug 28, 2012 - ?Cheetah
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Sep 14, 2021 - ?Ensemble Singer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Nov 19, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020Sarabi
Sep 14, 2021 - Sep 26, 2021Ensemble Singer
Sep 14, 2021 - Sep 26, 2021Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Ensemble Singer
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Scar
2013 - ?Ensemble Dancer
Circle of Life Vocals
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
2019 - 2022Stilt Giraffe Cross
Jun 2019 - Nov 2019Gazelle
2019 - 2022Guinea Fowl
Sep 13, 2022 - Oct 09, 2022Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Sep 13, 2022 - Oct 09, 2022Buzzard Pole
Sep 18, 2018 - Oct 21, 2018Simba Shadow Puppet
Sep 18, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018Ensemble Singer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Nov 19, 2019 - Dec 04, 2022Simba Shadow Puppet
Nov 19, 2019 - Dec 04, 2022Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Ensemble Singer
Aug 28, 2012 - ?Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Cheetah
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ant Hill Lady
Ensemble Dancer
Ant Hill Lady
Sarabi
Ensemble Singer
Sarabi
One by One Vocal
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Guinea Fowl
Oct 11, 2022 - ?Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Oct 11, 2022 - ?Ensemble Singer
Sep 28, 2021 - ?Ensemble Singer
One by One Dance
Simba
May 15, 2012 - ?Swings: Sandy Alvarez , Cameron Amandus , Andrew Arrington , LaMar Baylor , Izell O. Blunt , Sean Bradford , Leroy Church , Keisha Laren Clarke Gray , Garland Days , Angelica Edwards , Paige Fraser-Hoffman , Deidrea Halley , Antwaun Holley , Kenny Ingram , Andre Jackson , Tony James , Dennis Johnston , Jason Lewis , Sharron Lynn , Kyle Lamar Mitchell , Willia-Noel Montague , Matthew Morgan , Sihle Ngema , James A. Pierce III , Jacqueline René , Devin Roberts , Arbender J. Robinson , Derrick Spear , Kellen Stancil , Sophia N. Stephens , Kevin Ricardo Tate , Jeremiah Tatum , Bravita Threatt , Torya , Natalie Turner , Alan Wiggins , Lisa Nicole Wilkerson , Stephen Scott Wormley , Kyle Wrentz and Malcolm Miles YoungStandby: Jim Ferris (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Michael Hollick (Zazu, Scar, Pumbaa), Robbie Swift (Ed), Rod Thomas (Scar, Pumbaa) and Thom Christopher Warren (Pumbaa, Zazu, Scar)Understudies: Cameron Amandus (Banzai), Ezekiel Andrew (Mufasa), Chondra Profit Ardrey (Nala), Andrew Arrington (Banzai, Ed), Sean Bradford (Simba), Camille M. Brown (Sarabi), Russell Joel Brown (Mufasa), Leroy Church (Ed, Ed), Alvin Crawford (Mufasa), Gabriel A. Croom (Ed), Derrick Davis (Mufasa, Scar), Garland Days (Banzai), Lindiwe Dlamini (Shenzi, Shenzi), Gilbert Domally (Simba), Zinhle Dube (Rafiki, Sarabi, Rafiki, Sarabi), Angelica Edwards (Rafiki, Shenzi, Sarabi), Jim Ferris (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Alicia Fisher (Shenzi), Ian Yuri Gardner (Banzai), Mukelisiwe Goba (Rafiki), Daniel Harder (Ed), Jamal Lee Harris (Mufasa, Scar), Michael Alexander Henry (Mufasa, Scar), Antwaun Holley (Simba), Michael Hollick (Scar, Pumbaa, Scar), Kenny Ingram (Banzai, Ed), Andre Jackson (Ed), Nicole Adell Johnson (Nala, Shenzi), Dennis Johnston (Ed, Simba), Joel Karie (Simba, Banzai), Nokubonga Khuzwayo (Nala), Pearl Khwezi (Nala, Rafiki, Rafiki, Nala, Rafiki), Amanda Kunene (Nala, Nala), Joshua Landay (Zazu, Timon), Mduduzi Madela (Banzai, Simba), Kimberly Marable (Shenzi, Sarabi, Nala), Sheryl McCallum (Rafiki, Sarabi), Jaysin McCollum (Ed), Brenda Mhlongo (Rafiki), Kyle Lamar Mitchell (Simba), Matthew Morgan (Simba), Matthew S. Morgan (Ed), Nhlanhla Ngobeni (Mufasa), Albertina Nkhela (Rafiki), Nteliseng Nkhela (Rafiki), Selloane A. Nkhela (Rafiki, Nala), Sindisiwe Nxumalo (Sarabi, Nala, Rafiki), Yael Pineda-Hall (Rafiki), Chondra La-Tease Profit (Nala), Jacqueline René (Sarabi, Shenzi, Nala), Arbender J. Robinson (Simba), Ben Roseberry (Timon, Zazu), Robb Sapp (Zazu, Timon), Kaylin Seckel (Nala, Sarabi, Sarabi, Nala), Enrique Segura (Zazu, Timon), Housso Sémon (Nala, Nala), Mpume Sikakane (Rafiki, Rafiki), Vusi Sondiyazi (Mufasa), Thandazile A. Soni (Rafiki), Sophia N. Stephens (Shenzi, Sarabi), Michael Stiggers, Jr. (Simba), Robbie Swift (Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), L. Steven Taylor (Mufasa, Scar, Mufasa), Thulisile Thusi (Rafiki), Tryphena Wade (Nala, Shenzi), Nicholas Ward (Mufasa), Thom Christopher Warren (Pumbaa, Zazu, Scar), Rema Webb (Sarabi), Jonathan Weir (Scar, Pumbaa), Alan Wiggins (Simba, Ed), Lisa Nicole Wilkerson (Shenzi, Nala), Kenny Redell Williams (Banzai), Sidney Nicole Wilson (Nala), Stephen Scott Wormley (Simba) and Kyle Wrentz (Ed, Scar) -
SongsAct 1Sung ByCircle of LifeRafiki and EnsembleThe Morning ReportZazu, Young Simba and MufasaI Just Can't Wait to Be KingYoung Simba, Young Nala, Zazu and EnsembleChow DownShenzi, Banzai and EdThey Live in You
(music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin)Mufasa and EnsembleBe PreparedScar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed and EnsembleBe Prepared (Reprise)Scar and EnsembleHakuna MatataTimon, Pumbaa, Young Simba, Simba and EnsembleAct 2Sung ByThe Madness of King ScarScar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed and NalaNala, Rafiki and EnsembleSimba and EnsembleCan You Feel the Love TonightTimon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala and EnsembleThey Live in You (as "He Lives in You") (Reprise)
(music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin)Rafiki, Simba and EnsembleEnsembleCircle of Life (Reprise)Ensemble -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1998 Winner
Produced by Disney Theatrical ProductionsBest Book of a Musical
Best Original Musical Score
1998 Nominee
Additional music by Lebo M , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin , Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Elton John
Additional lyrics by Lebo M , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin , Julie Taymor and Hans ZimmerBest Featured Actor in a Musical
1998 Nominee
Samuel E. WrightBest Featured Actress in a Musical
1998 Nominee
Tsidii Le Loka
Best Scenic Design
1998 Winner
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson
Best Costume Design
1998 Winner
Costume Design by Julie Taymor
Best Lighting Design
1998 Winner
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Best Choreography
1998 Winner
Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Best Direction of a Musical
1998 Winner
Directed by Julie TaymorBest Orchestrations
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Musical
1998 Nominee
Produced by Disney Theatrical ProductionsOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1998 Winner
Tsidii Le Loka
Outstanding Choreography
1998 Winner
Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
1998 Winner
Directed by Julie TaymorOutstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
1998 Winner
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson
Outstanding Costume Design
1998 Winner
Costume Design by Julie Taymor
Outstanding Lighting Design
1998 Winner
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Outstanding Sound Design
1998 Winner
Sound Design by Tony Meola
Outstanding Puppet Design
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Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Disney Theatrical Productions
Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions; Produced for Disney Theatrical Productions by Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher; Associate Producer: Donald B. Frantz
Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Additional music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; Additional lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi; Adapted from the screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton; Musical Director: Joseph Church; Music orchestrated by Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler; Music Produced for the Stage and Additional Score by Mark Mancina; Associate Music Producer: Robert Elhai; Additional Vocal Score and Vocal Arrangements by Lebo M; Rafiki's chants by Tsidii Le Loka
Directed by Julie Taymor; Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson; Costume Design by Julie Taymor; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Mask Design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry; Puppet Design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Hair Design by Michael Ward; Make-Up Design by Michael Ward; Projection Design by Geoff Puckett; Associate Scenic Design: Peter Eastman and Jonathan Fensom; Associate Costume Design: Mary Nemecek Peterson; Associate Lighting Design: Jeanne Koenig; Scenic Design Assistant: Atkin Pace; Assistant Costume Design: Tracy Dorman; Assistant Lighting Design: Martin Vreeland; Assistant Sound Design: Kai Harada; Automated Lighting Programmer: Aland Henderson
General Manager: Alan Levey; Project Manager: Nina Essman; Company Manager: Steven Chaikelson; New Amsterdam Theatre General Manager: Dana Amendola
Technical Director: David Benken; Production Stage Manager: Jeff Lee; Stage Manager: Mahlon Kruse, Elizabeth Burgess, Steve "Doc" Zorthian and Beverly Jenkins
Choral Director: Lebo M; Conducted by Joseph Church; Associate Conductor: Karl Jurman; Wood Flute Soloist/Flute/Piccolo: David Weiss; Concert Master: Claudia Hafer-Tondi and Sean Carney; Concertmaster: Francisca Mendoza; Violin: Avril Brown; Violin/Viola: Ralph Farris; Cello: Eliana Mendoza and Bruce Wang; Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Bob Keller; French Horn: Katie Dennis, Kait Mahony and Jeff Scott; Trombone: Rock Ciccarone; Bass Trombone/Tuba: George Flynn; Upright & Electric Basses: Luico Hopper; Drums: Tommy Igoe; Guitar: Kevin Kuhn; Mallets/Percussion: Valerie Dee Naranjo and Tom Brett; Percussion: Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn and Rolando Morales-Matos; Synthesizer: Ted Baker; Keyboard Synthesizers: Karl Jurman and Colin Welford; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Music Preparation: Donald Oliver, Evan Morris and Chelsea Music Services, Inc.; Synthesizer Programmer: Ted Baker; Electronic Drum Programmer: Tommy Igoe
Flying by Foy
Casting: Jay Binder; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Dance Captain: Aubrey Lynch II; Logo Design: Fraver; Photographer: Joan Marcus and Marc Bryan-Brown
Ensemble Singer
Lioness Chant Vocal
Circle of Life Vocals
Swings:
Lindiwe Dlamini
, Sonya Leslie
, Peter Anthony Moore
, Nhlanhla Ngema
, Rachel Tecora Tucker
and Frank Wright II
Understudies:
Kevin Bailey
(Scar), Eugene Barry-Hill
(Mufasa), Camille M. Brown
(Sarabi, Nala), Kevin Cahoon
(Zazu, Timon), Alberto Cruz Jr.
(Young Simba), Sheila Gibbs
(Rafiki), Lana Gordon
(Shenzi), Lindiwe Hlengwa
(Rafiki, Nala), Timothy Hunter
(Simba), Christopher Jackson
(Simba), Vanessa A. Jones
(Sarabi, Shenzi), Jennifer Josephs
(Young Nala), Sonya Leslie
(Nala), Philip Dorian McAdoo
(Mufasa, Banzai, Pumbaa), Sindisiwe Nxumalo
(Rafiki), Danny Rutigliano
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Levensky Smith
(Banzai) and Frank Wright II
(Ed)
Ensemble Singer
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 15, 2022 - ?
Simba Shadow Puppet
One by One Dance
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
Gazelle Wheel
May 15, 2022 - ?
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Nov 19, 2019 - ?
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Buzzard Pole
One by One Vocal
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Fireflies
Circle of Life Vocals
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Acrobatic Trickster
Sep 14, 2021 - ?
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Simba Shadow Puppet
Sep 2021 - ?
Ensemble Singer
Scar Shadow Puppet
One by One Dance
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Cheetah
Nala Pole Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ant Hill Lady
Guinea Fowl
Oct 11, 2022 - ?
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Oct 11, 2022 - ?
Ensemble Singer
Sep 28, 2021 - ?
Standby:
Jim Ferris
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa) and Michael Hollick
(Zazu, Scar, Pumbaa)
Understudies:
Cameron Amandus
(Banzai), Ezekiel Andrew
(Mufasa), Andrew Arrington
(Banzai, Ed), Gilbert Domally
(Simba), Zinhle Dube
(Rafiki, Sarabi), Angelica Edwards
(Rafiki, Shenzi, Sarabi), Daniel Harder
(Ed), Michael Alexander Henry
(Mufasa, Scar), Antwaun Holley
(Simba), Michael Hollick
(Scar), Amanda Kunene
(Nala), Mduduzi Madela
(Simba), Jaysin McCollum
(Ed), Nhlanhla Ngobeni
(Mufasa), Nteliseng Nkhela
(Rafiki), Jacqueline René
(Sarabi, Shenzi, Nala), Robb Sapp
(Zazu, Timon), Kaylin Seckel
(Sarabi, Nala) and Sidney Nicole Wilson
(Nala)
New Amsterdam Theatre (Nov 13, 1997 - Jun 04, 2006)
Associate Producer: Todd Lacy (2002 - 2007), Pam Young (2000 - Aug 2003), Aubrey Lynch (Aug 2003 - 2008), Michele Steckler (1997 - 2011) and Ken Denison (1998 - 2002)
Additional Percussion Arrangements: Valerie Dee Naranjo; Musical Director: Karl Jurman (? - Jan 15, 2024)
Resident Director: Terry Berliner (Mar 2001 - ?)
Associate Sound Design: John Shivers
Company Manager: Kathryn Frawley, Sammy Ledbetter, Marshall Jones (Jul 10, 2001 - May 05, 2002), Dave Ehle (May 06, 2002 - Apr 02, 2006) and Thomas Schlenk (Apr 03, 2006 - ?); Project Manager: Todd Lacy; Assistant Co. Mgr: Laura Eichholz; Theatre Manager: John M. Loiacono
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Burgess, Jimmie Lee Smith and Sherry Cohen (Jul 01, 1998 - May 14, 2000); Assistant Stage Mgr: Kristin Newhouse, Victoria Epstein (Jun 2000 - 2003), Gail Luna and Sherry Cohen (Apr 15, 1998 - Jul 01, 1998); Stage Manager: Ron Vodicka and Victoria Epstein (2003 - Jun 2008); Production Supervisor: Steve "Doc" Zorthian (2001 - 2022)
Conducted by Karl Jurman (circa. 2006 - Jan 15, 2024); Keyboard Synthesizers: Cynthia Kortman; Upright & Electric Basses: Tom Barney
Assistant Dance Captain: Torya and Leonora Stapleton; Dance Captain: Garland Days; Fight Captain: Ryan Brooke Taylor; Press Associate: Christine Olver; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Interactive Marketing: Situation Marketing
Cast
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Timon
Ensemble Singer
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Ant Hill Lady
Floor Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Gazelle
Acrobatic Trickster
Stilt Giraffe
Flying Dancer
Ant Hill Lady
Floor Dancer
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Flying Dancer
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Scar Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Circle of Life Vocals
One by One Vocal
One by One Dance
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Cheetah
Ensemble Singer
Buzzard Pole
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Ensemble Singer
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Mouse Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
? - Aug 07, 2006
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
? - Aug 07, 2006
Buzzard Pole
Simba Shadow Puppet
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
Ensemble
Simba Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Ensemble
Gazelle
? - Apr 2011
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
? - Apr 2011
Scar Shadow Puppet
? - Apr 2011
Flying Dancer
? - Apr 2011
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Scar
Jul 27, 2004 - Oct 24, 2004
Flying Dancer
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Floor Dancer
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Simba Shadow Puppet
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Swings:
Kyle R. Banks
, Sophina Brown
, Garland Days
, Michelle Dorant
, C. Ross Edwards
, Ross Edwards
, Angelica Edwards Patterson
, Christopher Freeman
, Ian Yuri Gardner
, Rod Harrelson
, Jennifer Harrison Newman
, Dameka Hayes
, Duane Lee Holland
, Christine Hollingsworth
, Tony James
, Dennis Johnston
, Cornelius Jones Jr.
, Erika LaVonn
, Abdul Latif
, Gary Lewis
, Brian M. Love
, Dennis Lue
, Anthony Manough
, Sinclair Mitchell
, Jacqueline Rene
, Leonora Stapleton
, Sophia N. Stephens
, Torya
and Natalie Turner
Standby:
Mark Deklin
(Scar, Pumbaa), Mel Johnson, Jr.
(Mufasa), Jack Koenig
(Scar, Pumbaa) and Thom Christopher Warren
(Scar, Timon, Zazu)
Understudies:
Jeff Binder
(Scar), John E. Brady
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Kylin Brady
(Nala), C.C. Brown
(Mufasa, Scar), Eric L. Christian
(Simba), Bashirrah Creswell
(Nala), Garland Days
(Banzai), Ntomb'khona Dlamini
(Rafiki), Michelle Dorant
(Shenzi), Ross Edwards
(Shenzi), Angelica Edwards Patterson
(Shenzi, Rafiki), Tony Freeman
(Scar), Andrea Frierson-Toney
(Rafiki), Ian Yuri Gardner
(Ed), Lana Gordon
(Nala), Jean Michelle Grier
(Sarabi), Jeff Gurner
(Zazu, Timon), Rod Harrelson
(Simba), Michael A. Henry
(Scar, Mufasa), Marva Hicks
(Rafiki), Timothy Hunter
(Ed), Dennis Johnston
(Ed, Simba), Cornelius Jones Jr.
(Banzai, Ed, Simba), Martin Kildare
(Scar), Erika LaVonn
(Nala), Brian M. Love
(Simba), Anthony Manough
(Banzai), Brandon Louis Matthieus
(Simba), Sheryl McCallum
(Rafiki, Sarabi), Evan Dexter Parke
(Mufasa, Scar), Jacqueline Rene
(Nala, Sarabi), Enrique Segura
(Timon, Zazu), Mpume Sikakane
(Rafiki), Jeff Skowron
(Zazu, Timon), Sophia N. Stephens
(Shenzi, Nala), L. Steven Taylor
(Mufasa), Torya
(Sarabi), Rick Wasserman
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Rema Webb
(Shenzi, Rafiki, Nala), Kenny Redell Williams
(Banzai), Leonard Wooldridge
(Ed) and Frank Wright II
(Mufasa)
Minskoff Theatre (Jun 13, 2006 - Present)
Theatre Owned / Operated by James M. Nederlander (Jun 13, 2006 - ?), James L. Nederlander (Jun 13, 2006 - ?), Sara Minskoff Allan (Jun 13, 2006 - ?) and Minskoff Family (Jun 13, 2006 - ?)
Co-produced by Anne Quart; Associate Producer: Anne Quart
Musical Director: Cherie Rosen (Jan 17, 2024 - ?)
Resident Director: Brian Hill, Jen Bender (Jan 15, 2007 - ?), Deborah Shrimpton (Apr 21, 2015 - Jul 30, 2017) and Rufus Bonds, Jr.; Resident Dance Supervisor: Ruthlyn Salomons; Adapted Choreography: Aubrey Lynch II; Associate Director: John Stefaniuk and Anthony Lyn; Associate Choreographer: Marey Griffith; Assistant Choreographer: Norwood J. Pennewell and Natalie Rogers
Assistant Hair & Makeup Designer: Cheryl V. Thomas and Rowena Hume; Associate Lighting Design: Carolyn Wong (Mar 22, 2016 - ?); Associate Hair & Makeup Designer: Rowena Hume, Carole Hancock, Ashley Roller and Ute Mai; Assistant Sound Design: Hugh Sweeney and Kevin Kennedy; Associate Mask & Puppet Designer: Louis Troisi and Sophie Jones; Assistant Scenic Design: Michael Fagin and Justin Arienti; Associate Mask & Puppet Designer: Mike Grimm; Assistant Hair & Makeup Designer: Ute Mai; Associate Costume Design: Jack Galloway; Associate Costume Design (US): Stacey Stephens; Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy
Company Manager: Thomas Schlenk, Christopher A. Recker (Aug 05, 2014 - Apr 21, 2019), Christopher Recker (Sep 14, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021) and Kendra Moore; Associate Co. Mgr: Christopher A. Recker (Aug 22, 2011 - Aug 03, 2014), Andrew Hollenbeck and Heather Losey; Associate Gen. Mgr: Caitlyn Thomson and Michael Height; Assistant Co. Mgr: Michael Height (Jul 17, 2006 - ?), Andrew Hollenbeck, Kendra Moore and Christopher A. Recker (Jul 23, 2019 - Mar 11, 2020); House Manager: Victor Irving, David Calhoun and Sean Coughlin; Associate House Manager: Carolann Falasca, Christopher Hutton, Paul Perez, Anthony McDonald and Chris Rivera; Managing Director, Disney Theatrical Group: Andrew Flatt; Executive Producer: Anne Quart; General Manager: Anne Quart and Thomas Schlenk (Jul 01, 2014 - ?)
Assistant Stage Mgr: Cody Renard Richard (Nov 26, 2014 - Nov 30, 2014), Cody Renard Richard (Dec 16, 2014 - Dec 20, 2014), Cody Renard Richard (Feb 17, 2015 - Feb 25, 2015), Amy McCraney, Arabella Powell, Tom Reynolds (Oct 25, 2016 - Feb 12, 2023), Ellen Mezzera, Kenneth J. McGee (Jul 10, 2018 - Oct 02, 2022), Beth Bornstein, Kenneth J. McGee (Feb 14, 2023 - Feb 26, 2023), Theron Alexander (Feb 28, 2023 - ?) and Lucy Kennedy (Oct 04, 2022 - ?); Sub Stage Manager: Lynda J. Fox; Second Assistant Stage Manager: Pamela Remler (Oct 15, 2019 - Oct 20, 2019); Technical Director: David Churchill; SVP, Production: Anne Quart; Production Supervisor: Charles Underhill and Lisa Dawn Cave (Feb 2020 - ?); Production Stage Manager: Theresa Bailey, Ron Vodicka, Antonia Gianino (Feb 14, 2023 - ?), Lisa Dawn Cave (Jan 03, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023) and Jimmie Lee Smith; Stage Manager: Antonia Gianino (? - Feb 12, 2023), Arabella Powell, Jimmie Lee Smith, Carmen Abrazado (Jan 15, 2013 - Aug 04, 2013), Narda Alcorn, Jimmie Lee Smith, Tom Reynolds (Jan 2007 - Oct 23, 2016), Amy McCraney and Tom Reynolds (Feb 14, 2023 - ?)
Assistant Conductor: Tommy Igoe and Rolando Morales-Matos; Trombone: Keith O'Quinn; Orchestral Synthesizer Programmer: Christopher Ward; Conducted by Cherie Rosen (Jan 17, 2024 - ?); Violin: Krystof Witek and Kristof Witek; Marimba: Dave Mancuso; Associate Conductor: Cherie Rosen (? - Jan 15, 2024); Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Robert DeBellis; French Horn: Patrick Milando, Alexandra Cook and Greg Smith; Synthesizer: Paul J. Ascenzo and Allen Farnham; Percussion: Rolando Morales-Matos; Bass Trombone/Tuba: Morris Kainuma; Keyboard Synthesizer: Cherie Rosen (? - Jan 15, 2024); Drums: Carter McLean; Cello: Diane Barere; Wood Flute Soloist/Flute/Piccolo: David Weiss; Violin/Viola: Junah Chung; Guitar: John Benthal; Musical Supervisor: Clement Ishmael; Associate Musical Supervisor: David Kreppel
Dance Captain: Willia-Noel Montague, Keisha Laren Clarke Gray (Mar 20, 2012 - ?), Kellen Stancil, Willia-Noel Montague (circa. 2013 - ?), Bravita Threatt (2014 - 2022) and Paige Fraser-Hoffman; Assistant Dance Captain: Jacqueline René; Fight Captain: Steven Evan Washington (Jul 31, 2006 - Aug 14, 2006) and Ray Mercer; Casting: Mark Brandon, C.S.A., Binder Casting and ARC; South African Dialect Coach: Mduduzi Madela; Press Representative: Disney on Broadway Publicity; Interactive Marketing: 87AM
Cast
Timon
Sep 06, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022
Timon
Sep 20, 2022 - ?
Scar
Jun 06, 2023 - ?
Pumbaa
Aug 30, 2016 - May 06, 2018
Pumbaa
Jun 12, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
Pumbaa
Jul 31, 2018 - Dec 29, 2019
Pumbaa
Feb 25, 2020 - ?
Nala
May 24, 2022 - ?
Rafiki
Sep 03, 2013 - May 04, 2014
Rafiki
Sep 01, 2015 - Jan 08, 2017
Rafiki
Feb 28, 2017 - May 07, 2017
Rafiki
May 30, 2017 - Oct 20, 2024
Simba
Aug 23, 2022 - Sep 24, 2023
Zazu
May 22, 2012 - May 27, 2012
Zazu
Aug 21, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012
Zazu
Jun 11, 2013 - Jul 21, 2013
Zazu
Jan 26, 2016 - Mar 27, 2016
Zazu
Jul 05, 2016 - Apr 21, 2019
Zazu
Jun 11, 2019 - Jun 16, 2019
Zazu
Jul 16, 2019 - Jul 16, 2023
Zazu
Dec 05, 2023 - ?
Young Simba
Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018
Simba
Jul 26, 2022 - Aug 21, 2022
Scar
circa. 2013 - ?
Scar
Oct 11, 2016 - circa. Jan 2017
Mufasa
Jul 07, 2015 - ?
Nala
Jul 16, 2019 - Jan 16, 2022
Nala
Feb 15, 2022 - May 22, 2022
Young Simba
Jun 06, 2023 - Dec 03, 2023
Alternate
Ed
Ensemble Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Ensemble
Aug 28, 2012 - ?
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Guinea Fowl
Sep 2021 - ?
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Sep 2021 - ?
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Ensemble Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Sep 14, 2021 - ?
Sarabi
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Ensemble Dancer
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Ant Hill Lady
Mar 17, 2008 - Nov 08, 2010
Floor Dancer
Mar 17, 2008 - Jun 14, 2010
Ensemble Dancer
Apr 25, 2011 - ?
Ant Hill Lady
Apr 25, 2011 - ?
Simba Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
Ensemble Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 27, 2018 - Mar 11, 2020
Ensemble Singer
Feb 15, 2022 - ?
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 15, 2022 - ?
Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Vocal
Ensemble Dancer
Gazelle Wheel
Feb 01, 2022 - May 15, 2022
Ensemble Dancer
May 31, 2022 - ?
Gazelle Wheel
May 15, 2022 - ?
Buzzard Pole
Simba Shadow Puppet
Buzzard Pole
Nov 19, 2019 - Jan 30, 2022
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Gazelle Wheel
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Nov 19, 2019 - ?
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Buzzard Pole
Feb 01, 2022 - Aug 13, 2023
Buzzard Pole
Fireflies
Ensemble Dancer
Scar Shadow Puppet
Guinea Fowl
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Fireflies
Fireflies
Ensemble Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Fireflies
Ensemble Dancer
Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
Ensemble Dancer
Feb 19, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019
Ant Hill Lady
Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
Simba
Jun 26, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012
One by One Vocal
Aug 14, 2018 - Jan 16, 2022
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Aug 14, 2018 - Jan 16, 2022
Ensemble Singer
Feb 15, 2022 - Jun 05, 2022
One by One Vocal
Feb 15, 2022 - Jun 05, 2022
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Feb 15, 2022 - Jun 05, 2022
Ensemble Singer
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
One by One Vocal
Oct 11, 2022 - Nov 06, 2022
One by One Vocal
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Sep 27, 2022 - Nov 06, 2022
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Fireflies
Stilt Giraffe Cross
May 08, 2018 - Jul 22, 2018
Ensemble Dancer
Mar 05, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019
Guinea Fowl
Mar 05, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Mar 05, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019
Buzzard Pole
Jul 24, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
Pumbaa
2014 - ?
Pumbaa
Jul 12, 2016 - Aug 28, 2016
Fireflies
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
Cheetah
Aug 2018 - Apr 2022
Nala Pole Puppet
Aug 2018 - Apr 2022
Circle of Life Vocals
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Dancer
Ensemble Dancer
Sep 14, 2021 - ?
Acrobatic Trickster
Sep 14, 2021 - ?
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Fireflies
Guinea Fowl
Scar Shadow Puppet
Floor Dancer
One by One Dance
Simba Shadow Puppet
Lioness Chant Vocal
Ensemble Singer
Ensemble
One by One Vocal
Ensemble Singer
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Simba Shadow Puppet
Sep 2021 - ?
Ensemble Singer
Scar Shadow Puppet
One by One Dance
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
One by One Vocal
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Nala Pole Puppet
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Zazu
circa. 2014 - ?
Young Nala
May 10, 2010 - May 17, 2010
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Apr 18, 2017 - May 28, 2017
Sarabi
Aug 28, 2012 - ?
Cheetah
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Flying Dancer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Sep 14, 2021 - ?
Ensemble Singer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Nov 19, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020
Sarabi
Sep 14, 2021 - Sep 26, 2021
Ensemble Singer
Sep 14, 2021 - Sep 26, 2021
Gazelle Wheel
Butterflies
Flying Dancer
Ensemble Singer
One by One Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Scar
2013 - ?
Ensemble Dancer
Circle of Life Vocals
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Acrobatic Trickster
2019 - 2022
Stilt Giraffe Cross
Jun 2019 - Nov 2019
Gazelle
2019 - 2022
Guinea Fowl
Sep 13, 2022 - Oct 09, 2022
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Sep 13, 2022 - Oct 09, 2022
Buzzard Pole
Sep 18, 2018 - Oct 21, 2018
Simba Shadow Puppet
Sep 18, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018
Ensemble Singer
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Ensemble Singer
Mouse Shadow Puppet
Nov 19, 2019 - Dec 04, 2022
Simba Shadow Puppet
Nov 19, 2019 - Dec 04, 2022
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Ensemble Singer
Aug 28, 2012 - ?
Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppet
Cheetah
Nala Pole Puppet
Flying Dancer
Gazelle
Giraffe Shadow Puppet
Scar Shadow Puppet
Flying Dancer
Simba Shadow Puppet
Ant Hill Lady
Ensemble Dancer
Ant Hill Lady
Sarabi
Ensemble Singer
Sarabi
One by One Vocal
Circle of Life Vocals
Lioness Chant Vocal
One by One Dance
Guinea Fowl
Oct 11, 2022 - ?
Pumbaa Pole Puppet
Oct 11, 2022 - ?
Ensemble Singer
Sep 28, 2021 - ?
Ensemble Singer
One by One Dance
Simba
May 15, 2012 - ?
Swings:
Sandy Alvarez
, Cameron Amandus
, Andrew Arrington
, LaMar Baylor
, Izell O. Blunt
, Sean Bradford
, Leroy Church
, Keisha Laren Clarke Gray
, Garland Days
, Angelica Edwards
, Paige Fraser-Hoffman
, Deidrea Halley
, Antwaun Holley
, Kenny Ingram
, Andre Jackson
, Tony James
, Dennis Johnston
, Jason Lewis
, Sharron Lynn
, Kyle Lamar Mitchell
, Willia-Noel Montague
, Matthew Morgan
, Sihle Ngema
, James A. Pierce III
, Jacqueline René
, Devin Roberts
, Arbender J. Robinson
, Derrick Spear
, Kellen Stancil
, Sophia N. Stephens
, Kevin Ricardo Tate
, Jeremiah Tatum
, Bravita Threatt
, Torya
, Natalie Turner
, Alan Wiggins
, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson
, Stephen Scott Wormley
, Kyle Wrentz
and Malcolm Miles Young
Standby:
Jim Ferris
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Michael Hollick
(Zazu, Scar, Pumbaa), Robbie Swift
(Ed), Rod Thomas
(Scar, Pumbaa) and Thom Christopher Warren
(Pumbaa, Zazu, Scar)
Understudies:
Cameron Amandus
(Banzai), Ezekiel Andrew
(Mufasa), Chondra Profit Ardrey
(Nala), Andrew Arrington
(Banzai, Ed), Sean Bradford
(Simba), Camille M. Brown
(Sarabi), Russell Joel Brown
(Mufasa), Leroy Church
(Ed, Ed), Alvin Crawford
(Mufasa), Gabriel A. Croom
(Ed), Derrick Davis
(Mufasa, Scar), Garland Days
(Banzai), Lindiwe Dlamini
(Shenzi, Shenzi), Gilbert Domally
(Simba), Zinhle Dube
(Rafiki, Sarabi, Rafiki, Sarabi), Angelica Edwards
(Rafiki, Shenzi, Sarabi), Jim Ferris
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), Alicia Fisher
(Shenzi), Ian Yuri Gardner
(Banzai), Mukelisiwe Goba
(Rafiki), Daniel Harder
(Ed), Jamal Lee Harris
(Mufasa, Scar), Michael Alexander Henry
(Mufasa, Scar), Antwaun Holley
(Simba), Michael Hollick
(Scar, Pumbaa, Scar), Kenny Ingram
(Banzai, Ed), Andre Jackson
(Ed), Nicole Adell Johnson
(Nala, Shenzi), Dennis Johnston
(Ed, Simba), Joel Karie
(Simba, Banzai), Nokubonga Khuzwayo
(Nala), Pearl Khwezi
(Nala, Rafiki, Rafiki, Nala, Rafiki), Amanda Kunene
(Nala, Nala), Joshua Landay
(Zazu, Timon), Mduduzi Madela
(Banzai, Simba), Kimberly Marable
(Shenzi, Sarabi, Nala), Sheryl McCallum
(Rafiki, Sarabi), Jaysin McCollum
(Ed), Brenda Mhlongo
(Rafiki), Kyle Lamar Mitchell
(Simba), Matthew Morgan
(Simba), Matthew S. Morgan
(Ed), Nhlanhla Ngobeni
(Mufasa), Albertina Nkhela
(Rafiki), Nteliseng Nkhela
(Rafiki), Selloane A. Nkhela
(Rafiki, Nala), Sindisiwe Nxumalo
(Sarabi, Nala, Rafiki), Yael Pineda-Hall
(Rafiki), Chondra La-Tease Profit
(Nala), Jacqueline René
(Sarabi, Shenzi, Nala), Arbender J. Robinson
(Simba), Ben Roseberry
(Timon, Zazu), Robb Sapp
(Zazu, Timon), Kaylin Seckel
(Nala, Sarabi, Sarabi, Nala), Enrique Segura
(Zazu, Timon), Housso Sémon
(Nala, Nala), Mpume Sikakane
(Rafiki, Rafiki), Vusi Sondiyazi
(Mufasa), Thandazile A. Soni
(Rafiki), Sophia N. Stephens
(Shenzi, Sarabi), Michael Stiggers, Jr.
(Simba), Robbie Swift
(Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa), L. Steven Taylor
(Mufasa, Scar, Mufasa), Thulisile Thusi
(Rafiki), Tryphena Wade
(Nala, Shenzi), Nicholas Ward
(Mufasa), Thom Christopher Warren
(Pumbaa, Zazu, Scar), Rema Webb
(Sarabi), Jonathan Weir
(Scar, Pumbaa), Alan Wiggins
(Simba, Ed), Lisa Nicole Wilkerson
(Shenzi, Nala), Kenny Redell Williams
(Banzai), Sidney Nicole Wilson
(Nala), Stephen Scott Wormley
(Simba) and Kyle Wrentz
(Ed, Scar)
Act 1
Sung By
Circle of Life
Rafiki and Ensemble
The Morning Report
Zazu, Young Simba and Mufasa
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu and Ensemble
Chow Down
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
They Live in You
(music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin)
(music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin)
Mufasa and Ensemble
Be Prepared
Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed and Ensemble
Be Prepared
(Reprise)
Scar and Ensemble
Hakuna Matata
Timon, Pumbaa, Young Simba, Simba and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
The Madness of King Scar
Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed and Nala
Nala, Rafiki and Ensemble
Simba and Ensemble
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala and Ensemble
They Live in You (as "He Lives in You")
(Reprise)
(music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin)
(music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin)
Rafiki, Simba and Ensemble
Ensemble
Circle of Life
(Reprise)
Ensemble
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1998 Winner
Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Musical Score
1998 Nominee
Additional music by Lebo M , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin , Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Elton John
Additional lyrics by Lebo M , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin , Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer
Additional music by Lebo M , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin , Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Elton John
Additional lyrics by Lebo M , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin , Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1998 Nominee
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1998 Nominee
Tsidii Le Loka
Tsidii Le Loka
Best Scenic Design
1998 Winner
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson
Best Costume Design
1998 Winner
Costume Design by Julie Taymor
Costume Design by Julie Taymor
Best Lighting Design
1998 Winner
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Best Choreography
1998 Winner
Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Best Direction of a Musical
1998 Winner
Directed by Julie Taymor
Directed by Julie Taymor
Best Orchestrations
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Musical
1998 Nominee
Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1998 Winner
Tsidii Le Loka
Tsidii Le Loka
Outstanding Choreography
1998 Winner
Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Choreographed by Garth Fagan
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
1998 Winner
Directed by Julie Taymor
Directed by Julie Taymor
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
1998 Winner
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson
Scenic Design by Richard Hudson
Outstanding Costume Design
1998 Winner
Costume Design by Julie Taymor
Costume Design by Julie Taymor
Outstanding Lighting Design
1998 Winner
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Outstanding Sound Design
1998 Winner
Sound Design by Tony Meola
Sound Design by Tony Meola
Outstanding Puppet Design
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
|---|
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