He grabs a branch over a waterfall and calls for Simba's help, but Simba is paralyzed by a flashback of Mufasa's death. Scar convinces Simba that his father's death was his fault and tells him to run away, but as he leaves, Scar orders the hyenas to kill him. It's also the only cast recording that does not come with the full reprise of "Circle of Life", the last four verses of that song being added to the CD.

THE LION KING opened at London’s historic Lyceum Theatre in 1999. Time passes and Simba grows into a lively young cub ("Grasslands Chant").

Zazu, a hornbill who acts as Mufasa's advisor, arrives and delivers his daily report on the state of affairs in the King's domain ("The Morning Report", now cut from the Broadway production).[12]. Simba's friends fight the hyenas while Simba battles Scar to the top of Pride Rock. The cast contained mainly Brazilian actors and seven South African actors. [12] The song was also removed from subsequent productions and cast recordings, such as the Spanish one. CONTACT THE THEATER FOR INFORMATION Or call 303-893-4100 The original Broadway cast recording is the only cast recording of the musical that comes with the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". He was in the original Australian tour (2003–2006), Shanghai (2006), Johannesburg (2007–2008), London (2009–2012) and Broadway (2012–2013). Nala refuses and later announces her intention to depart the Pride Lands and find help.

This tour, named the Rafiki Tour, began on October 26, 2017. [34], The show's French production debuted in Paris on September 22, 2007, in Stage Entertainment's Théâtre Mogador. Back at the elephant graveyard, Scar tells the hyenas of his plan to kill Mufasa and Simba so that he can become king. [7], The show opened in the West End's Lyceum Theatre on October 19, 1999, and is still running after more than 7,500 performances.

As the sun rises, Rafiki the mandrill calls the animals to Pride Rock.

The show closed on January 12, 2003, after 952 performances. Scar takes Simba to a gorge and tells him to wait there. Simba leaps across a fast-moving river and challenges Timon to do the same. "King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)" – Geoff Hoyle, Heather Headley, Jason Raize, Lebo M, Max Casella. Other notable young actors and actress' who have gone on to be a part of the Adult Ensemble include: Lauren Alexandra Young Nala (London 2000) Ensemble Cover Nala (London 2013-2014), André Fabien Francis Young Simba (London 2004) Ensemble (Germany 2015-2018), Jermaine Woods Young Simba (London 2005) Ensemble Cover Ed (UK Tour 2014-2015).

The show's production will be suspended until January 3, 2021 at the earliest.[11]. Jun.

Simba recalls Mufasa's words, but his friends laugh at the notion of dead kings watching them. She is amazed to find Simba alive, knowing that he is the rightful king. [18] The second tour (Cheetah Tour) began on April 23, 2003 and ended on March 2, 2008. Situated in the legendary Covent Garden area, the Lyceum is one of the West End’s largest and most beautiful theatres. THE LION KING will now return to the exquisite Théâtre Mogador in the heart of Paris’ Opéra district beginning March 2021.

Zazu, now a prisoner of Scar, listens to the king's woes. [19] The Las Vegas cast performed on the ninth season of the American dance competition Dancing With the Stars on September 23, 2009. This production was led by Buyi Zama and was performed in English, though a couple of Chinese elements were added to the story.

Enrique Segura is the actor who played Ed for the longest timespan in the show, being on it for more than a decade. 139 / EMAIL: Click Here, CALL: 937-228-7591, ext. Under Scar's rule, the Circle of Life is out of balance and a drought has hit the Pride Lands. The show was translated into Japanese and staged by the Shiki Theatre Company. [8], In September 2014, The Lion King became the top-earning title in box-office history for both stage productions and films, surpassing the record previously held by The Phantom of the Opera. Believing that he has won, Scar taunts Simba by admitting that he killed Mufasa. Dec. 2, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022. The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording is a cast recording released on 1997 by The Walt Disney Company, a recording of the songs as heard in the stage musical. Elsewhere, Mufasa's brother, Scar, laments his lost chance at becoming King. [39] The opening night in Johannesburg was celebrated with key persons involving the creation of the musical and American talk show host Oprah Winfrey who had recently opened an educational academy for girls in Johannesburg[40] The show closed on February 17, 2008. In the jungle, Pumbaa is hunted and chased by a lioness.

The production is now the longest-running in the country’s history and is truly a landmark in Spain’s capital. She greets King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi before presenting their cub to the gathered animals ("Circle of Life"). [27] Auditions took place in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. The cast featured 53 artists, of whom all were South African. [30][31] As of October 2019, it has been playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London for 20 years. "Shadowland". The Lion King was the first production to take place in the new theatre. As of June 27, 2010, nine minutes of the Broadway version were cut, among them the entire "Morning Report" musical number. She was in the Holland (2004–2006), South African (2007–2008), Taiwan (2008), Singapore (2011), United Kingdom tour (2012–2015), Basel (2015) and London (2016 up to the present time) productions. Simba lets him leave out of mercy, but Scar attacks again. Rafiki and the lionesses bless her for her journey ("Shadowland"). He takes part in the Spanish (2011) and Mexican (2015) cast recordings. Theatre: The Lion King (Broadway, West End, Las Vegas, Taipei, Johannesburg, Shanghai, Sydney, Melbourne, US National Tour) Other: Hans Zimmer live European tour 2016, Awarded the 2004 MO Award for Female Musical Performer of the Year and nominated for the 2004 Best Female Actor Helpmann Award.

The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated feature film of the same name with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, along with additional music and lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. Rafiki and the lionesses mourn the deaths ("Rafiki Mourns"). Timon falls from the branch and Simba snaps out of the flashback, rescuing his friend. The cast included Cornell John as Mufasa, Luke Youngblood as Young Simba, Dominique Moore as Young Nala, Martyn Ellis as Pumbaa, Simon Gregor as Timon, Rob Edwards as Scar, Paul J. Medford as Banzai and Josette Bushell-Mingo as Rafiki. The Spanish CD already comes with the cuts made to the Broadway production in 2010. [28] The Portuguese lyrics were translated by Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil.

[13] Rafiki was portrayed by Tsidii Le Loka in the original Broadway musical, and by Josette Bushell-Mingo in the original London production.

Phindile performed in English (American tour and Las Vegas, 2002–2010), Spanish (from 2012 to 2013) and Portuguese (2013); while Ntsepa was leading in Brazil (2014, as a substitute to Phindile), Basel (2015) and Shanghai (2016). Jul. This first Canadian staging comprised 1,560 performances and was seen by 2.9 million people according to David Mirvish, whose Mirvish Productions theater and management company owns and operates the theater. [50], Most of the show's international productions had cast recordings which are available on CD, including:[56].

Simba grows to adulthood in the jungle. The original production crew for the Broadway production. [25], In May 2014, it was confirmed a new production of the musical, this time in Spanish. Stage sizes are also smaller, and the size of the pit orchestra is decreased. As the song ends, however, the beautiful birds are replaced by vultures and gazelle skeletons. The Londoner production is known to have been the first to have selected non-African actresses to perform as Rafiki, since actresses Josette Bushell-Mingo (1999–2001) and. Many of the animals portrayed in the production are actors in costume using extra tools to move their costumes. Simba confronts her and saves his friend, but recognizes the lioness as Nala.

Mufasa is disappointed and angry at Simba's reckless disobedience, and explains the difference between bravery and bravado. [46], On March 28, 2018, the first international tour officially opened at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila, with confirmed stops in Singapore, South Korea (Daegu, Seoul, and Busan), Taipei, Bangkok, Hong Kong, China (Wuhan, and Beijing), and South Africa. You can withdraw your consent for these messages at any time. Some time during the promotion of the French promotion, a CD-single containing a medley of the songs "Ils Vivent en Toi" and "Il Vit en Toi" (French versions of "They Live in You" and "He Lives in You") was released, with a music video being recorded with actors Zama Magudulela (Rafiki), Jeremy Fontanet (Adult Simba) and Jean-Luc Guizonne (Mufasa) performing and singing the song with natives chanting in the background. Like its predecessor, the Beauty and the Beast musical, the show adds more songs to its stage production, including "Morning Report", sung by Zazu the hornbill and later added to the film for the Platinum Edition DVD release. John Vickery was the first actor to move from Broadway into a different production of the show, when he chose to leave Broadway in 1999 to move to the Los Angeles production in 2000. This was followed by Gugwana Dlamini, who was a standby (1999–2002) and a leading (2002–2005) in the show's London production and Buyisile Zama, who was a standby for Gugwana in London (2002–2003) and leading actress for the show's first Australian tour (2003–2006). On several occasions, members from different productions agreed to change places. Simba arrives and asks his best friend, a female cub named Nala, to come with him to the elephant graveyard. This production won several Moliére Awards and closed on July 25, 2010, after being watched by over a million people. Mufasa tells Simba about the great kings of the past and how they watch over everything from the stars ("They Live in You"). Also, it is the only non-English CD where "One by One" was renamed due to the language (in Spanish, it became "Somos mil"), though the song is performed with its original lyrics. It is sung by Nala, the lionesses, and Rafiki.



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