Credits: NYC/ Regional:Mandelathe Musical(staged reading),The Color Purple(workshop),Guysand Dolls,The Piano Lesson,The Old SettlerandIn theBlood. It will be the first production to return performing - all others have been closed since March 2020. Back at the elephant graveyard, Scar tells the hyenas of his plan to kill Mufasa and Simba so that he can become king. 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. Native Japanese and Korean actresses performed as Rafiki during the productions. So its been a learning process for me to know what this entails, how much it entails. The Lion Kinghas cast many well-known actors in the theatre scene, including Olivier nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (in the second national tour), Olivier winner Sharon D Clarke (in the West End production), and Tony and Grammy winner Heather Headley (in the original Broadway cast). Simba recalls Mufasa's words, but his friends laugh at the notion of dead kings watching them. Guests who choose to purchase tickets from a ticket broker or any third party should be aware that those tickets may be fraudulent and may not grant admission to the show. The show has a lot of raw talent in it. A selection of food and beverage offerings areavailable for purchase at the theatre. Run time. Lyn is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College. We had to get people previously in the show to come back, rehearse and then fly to Zurich. 15 Oct 1997 - 13 Aug 2023 2hr 30min with 1 intermission Suitable for 6+ Instant Confirmation Mobile Ticket Why Watch The Lion King? The Lion Kingmusical has won dozens of prizes on Broadway and beyond at major theatre awards ceremonies all across the globe. Directed by Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well as giant, hollow . Honored to have performed with legendary artists such as Paul Simon, David Byrne, Hugh Masekela, Jabu Khanyile, Vusi Mahlasela. She's performed in South Africa (20072008), Taiwan (2008), Las Vegas (20102011), American tour (2011) and Germany (20122017). Scar forces a confession of murder from Simba and corners him. She was in the Holland (20042006), South African (20072008), Taiwan (2008), Singapore (2011), United Kingdom tour (20122015), Basel (2015) and London (2016 up to the present time) productions. A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway Ticket. Timon realizes what is happening and laments the end of Simba's Hakuna Matata lifestyle ("Can You Feel the Love Tonight"). I think were flexible in that score. His other credits include the Tony Awards and Oscars, as well as The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Conan OBrien. Voice type: Ed: a male hyena who cannot speak; one of Scar's minions. He said, I do, but then when I look around at other shows, I dont think theres anything like this that I want to go to. That resonated with me when he said it. Thankfully, they trust us now to keep going because weve been doing it for so long. Nala arrives to confront Scar about the famine and Scar decides she will be his queen and give him cubs. Robb holds a BFAfrom Syracuse University. $39.00. Led by Buyi Zama, the cast performed Circle of Life. Spanish actors Esteban Oliver and Mukelisiwe Goba were the first actors who moved from Spain into Broadway, when they respectively took over the role of Zazu and Rafiki understudy in 2014 for a couple of months. Once the show is on, because thankfully Lion King tends to run for a long time in each of these different places, we go back to check on the maintenance of the show to ensure that its kept to a very high standard. Nala refuses and later announces her intention to depart the Pride Lands and find help. Because honestly, all the shows are the same, but theyre very different. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Had a great day @TheLionKing what an amazing show from start to finish, I had goosebumps from the moment the show began . Mufasa's cape alone requires 12 yards of fabric. In Spain, its a sevillanas. 2003 Australian production: The Australian premiere of, 2007 French production: The French premiere of, 2007 South African production: The 2007 production in Johannesburg, South Africa, which closed in February 2008, was the first production of. Out in the lobby. More recently, Tryphena Wade and Chondra Profit agreed to change places from the North American tour to Broadway. Last November, The Lion King musical celebrated its 25th anniversary on Broadway, marking the stage adaption of Disneys 1994 animated film as one of the longest-running productions in New York theater history, and presently Broadways highest-grossing. The show was directed by the original director Julie Taymor and premiered on April 25, 2000. Award-winning narrator of more than 50 audio books. Opening: Nov 13, 1997, 200 West 45th Street ISHMAEL This is the first show that Ive been in for so long. Back at her baobab tree, Rafiki paints an image of the cub and asks the spirits to conjure the new prince's name: Simba. The why for me is because I never get tired of listening to the show and watching the show and feeling this show. But the one similarity is that some people dont know how you can actually transfer skills into the theater. Tickets are. The original principal casts of all major productions. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Balungile as of February 2018 is a cover Sarabi, however she started in the German production of the show in 2010 taking over Marvette playing Sarabi until 2017 when she was replaced by Kerry Jean. The Japanese cast recording was re-released in 2011 with four extra karaoke tracks and new renditions of the songs using the instrumental tracks of the 1999 CD. There are singers who have to do movement, actors have to do movement. Sheila Gibbs was the first actress to move from a standby into a leading role. Can you walk through what your role is and how it shapes the international productions? 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 (19992001) and. Can you speak about your experiences navigating the theater cultures and industries of multiple countries? [18] The song was also removed from subsequent productions and cast recordings, such as the Spanish one. Film:BridesheadRevisited, Bright Young Things. After leaving for a brief time between 2000 and 2001, she went on to perform in the American tours. Weve had a refreshing in the last few years, but we do try to do the same choreography everywhere. Other:Saturday Night Fever(1st National Tour). For principal characters such as Mufasa and Scar, the costumes feature mechanical headpieces that can be raised and lowered to foster the illusion of a cat "lunging" at another. Theres also a lot of outreach into the community. [60] The announcement of this engagement was met with controversy due to New Zealand's response to the pandemics and the fact that most cast and crew members were either immigrants or not considered essential workers, while the native New Zealanders have been struggling to get back on their feet due to economic effects of COVID. 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[2], The musical debuted on July 8, 1997, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Orpheum Theatre and was successful before premiering on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 15, 1997, in previews, with the official opening on November 13, 1997. In one of the last conversations I ever had with him, I said, Hey Chris, do you ever think about moving to another show? Hed been with the show for years, and he was somebody who jumped from show to show. Mufasa is killed, but Simba escapes and ends up coming of age in a jungle, where his new friends Timon and Pumbaa teach him a carefree lifestyle. A scene from The Lion King. The show, originally directed by Julie Taymor, has played around 60,000 performances worldwide, with more than 100,000 people viewing the puppet-led show featuring music from Hans Zimmer and Elton John in 10 productions weekly across multiple continents. Rafiki hears the song on the wind, joyfully realizes that Simba is alive, and draws a mane onto her painting of Simba. Theres simply nothing else like it. The production then ran at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from July 28, 2005, until June 4, 2006. LYN Its kind of like trying to answer, how long is a piece of string? Genre. 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. Timon and Pumbaa are confused, but Simba asks them to leave him and Nala alone. We also go back to recast the show because we have people leaving and needing to be replaced. We hired them in the beginning for a reason, and we have to remind them of that. UK Regional: Freddy Eynsford-Hill inMy Fair Lady(NT/Cameron Mackintosh),Twelfth Night, By Jeeves, Don Giovanni, Over My Shoulder. 2hr 30min (incl. Simba confronts her and saves his friend, but recognizes the lioness as Nala. (Walt Disney Records, ASIN: B0058X1C3S). Costume Designer and Mask/Puppet Co-Designer, Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler, Circle of Life! And looking to see what rehearsal space is needed because The Lion King takes a lot. We all have a deep passion creatively, personally, spiritually to make sure that happens for everyone, so the audience can have the best experience possible. [9] The Lion King reopened at the Lyceum in July 2021. We make the selections and then at the final auditions, we may be joined by Julie Taymor, the original director, or we may not. Shenzi: a female hyena; one of Scar's minions. As a result of the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and subsequent evacuation of the city, the show's originally planned March 2020 Chinese run, which would have taken place in both Wuhan and Beijing, was ultimately cancelled, with performances to be rescheduled. New York is not the same as the tour. For Mom and Dad. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Lyn, Cave, Ishmael and Griffith about how they bring the show to new audiences more than 25 years after its debut; the joys and challenges of putting on a Tony-winning show in cities around the world; and how their work and the musical impacts the talent and economic pipelines of its cities. The Lion King runs 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. When you go to another country, they have to be connected with the local stagehands, producers, hair team. He grabs a branch over a waterfall and calls for Simba's help, but Simba is paralyzed by a flashback of Mufasa's death. The roof collapsed on top of all the instruments. Scar claims the throne and allows the hyenas into the Pride Lands ("Be Prepared (Reprise)"). She was the youngest performer ever to be given a role in the show's ensemble group. Among them are associate director Anthony Lyn; Clement Ishmael, who serves as the shows worldwide music supervisor; associate choreographer Marey Griffith; and production supervisor Lisa Dawn Cave. I find I connect with it even more in other ways the family aspect, the community, the death, the losses, and then finding your way back. [36][37] As of October 2019, it has been playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London for 20 years. The folks here have been really gracious with me. There are so many layers to it that I find it extremely rich. I oversee the trips when people go visit the countries and the maintenance trips that these folks do once theyre up and running. Rafiki and the lionesses bless her for her journey ("Shadowland"). Annoyed, Simba leaves them, but Timon and Pumbaa lose their courage and follow him. So the rock comes in on a track from the wing. For this, its us going to them through a rehearsal period, finding out what those individuals need, and how to inspire and help teach them both the technical aspects, but also how to click into what they need to do emotionally. Without them, he has no purpose. That its absolutely the essence of the show they would see if they went on vacation to New York and to watch the show on Broadway. She receives the blessings of the lionesses and Rafiki during the new song "Shadowland". A native of Montgomery, AL. [5][6] Over 112 million people worldwide have seen the musical and it has earned numerous awards and honors, including six Tony Awards, one for Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical, making director Julie Taymor the first woman to earn such an honor. Amid all these changes, though, famous songs like "Circle of Life" and "Hakuna Matata" remain. Tuesday to Saturday at 7:30pm. The show closed on January 12, 2003, after 952 performances. Without it sounding patronizing, because the industry in South Africa is so small, for a lot of the people that we see who are successful and get cast in the show, it can be a life-changing experience. It is based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' film of the same name. All these countries have had productions so far, except the Philippines, Hong Kong , Thailand, New Zealand and United Arab Emirates. THE LION KING, the musical that has broken all records since its premiere in 2011, is the largest musical production ever staged in Spain. Broadway:Wicked(Boq),Shrek(Pinocchio). Now theres shops, restaurants that werent there. In Mexico, I was rehearsing in the car park with just these walls, and when they use the elevator, all you would hear was a ding, ding, ding every few minutes. Proud native of Birmingham, AL. L. Steven Taylor is excited to rejoin the Broadway Company of The Lion King after traveling with the National Tour, during which time he had the honor of performing at The White House. But for me, Lion King its the music. Reawakened, Simba finds his courage and heads for home. it's a gorgeous, gasp-inducing spectacle. Having been in performances for 25 years, The Lion Kinghas a storied history. Originally, I was working very closely with Lebo M., with Mark Mancina, with Dave Metzger all the guys who actually put the show together originally. The associate director was born in Swansea, South Wales, and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. They wanted to have the cast perform at the press launch, and it was happening on national television. London is not the same as New York. That happens to be the home of Scar, Mufasa's bitter brother who wants the Pride Lands throne for himself. She is overjoyed and grateful to be a part of this talented cast. The hyenas intend to eat the trespassers and they gloat about their find ("Chow Down"). It is the can-can in America, but in Paris, its the La vie parisienne. The sun during the opening is reduced in size for the shorter-lasting tours. Handheld devices for assisted listening, closed captions, and English language audio description are available at every performance. Some places that we go to have a very rich and long history of musical theater, and therefore they have rehearsal spaces that are used although as Lisa Dawn also said, its unique for us as there arent many rehearsal spaces where you can walk in a giraffe. Nala fiercely rebukes him and resolves to leave the Pride Lands to find help. But when weight of responsibility and a desperate plea from the now ravaged Pride Lands come to find the adult prince, Simba must take on a formidable enemy, and fulfill his destiny to be king. This one continually stays with you. Clearly its a big commitment, and some of you have been doing this for more than a decade. 2003 national tour: The second national tour ran from April 2003 to March 2008. She was in the original Broadway company as an understudy to Tsidi LeLoka. There have also been two English tours, visiting places all through the United Kingdom, going as far as Ireland. Toggle navigation. The Broadway crowd . Im still learning and Im getting a hold of it, but it is a lot. Summing up all this time, she's been in the show for more than 15 years, finally leaving the company in 2013. This production won several Molire Awards and closed on July 25, 2010, after being watched by over a million people. [Julie] Taymor's imaginative ideas seem limitless. [13] The Lion King resumed Broadway performances on September 14, 2021. But on the technical part, we do get people that are very fresh out of school because it depends on where you are, what country youre in, and the sources that are there. The Minskoff has also hosted other long-running shows in the 1980s and 90s, likeWest Side Story and Sunset Boulevard. GRIFFITH From a movement standpoint, it can be quite overwhelming on the body when you first start The Lion King. (cast recording), JohnnyGuitar (cast recording). per adult. 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. Youre taking the Broadway show to different countries, which means different languages and cultural references. For the complete performance schedule and show times, please visit theThe Lion Kingpage to learn more. He is Simba's father and plans to raise him to be king someday. Naturally, the tallest ones are the giraffes. Film:Twelve Thirty, A Very Special Episode, Goin Down, Redirecting Eddie. You have to do site visits to see, how do we fit the show in those places? Ben holds an MFA (Acting) from Rutgers University, where credits includedAntigone,Romeo and Juliet,In the Sawtoothsand more. The Lion Kingmusical also features music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, as most of their songs from the film are used in the musical. The Lion King is a stage musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and a book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, with additional music and lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. The Lion King was the first production to take place in the new theatre. Rivera is also the sole leading cast member whose voice can be heard in two different recordings. [48] 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. Film: Henry, The Dead Part of You, The Tramps New World. It is currently running. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. They travel the world on a constant loop, making adjustments for regional audiences and keeping the show fresh, while ensuring all productions adhere to the Broadway shows original vision. There are changes that that have to occur, and we do make a couple of small changes depending on location. Age. One in particular, Celise Hicks, is also the dance supervisor, so when there are things that I cannot do or need help with in other places, shes always there. How do you approach finding the talent for your international productions? The Lion Kingmusical also features abook by Mecchi and Roger Allers, and additional music and lyrics by Zimmer,Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and director Julie Taymor. It was going to be an international tour, and we were rehearsing in a performance venue that was next to a funfair [traveling carnival]. [19] Rafiki was portrayed by Tsidii Le Loka in the original Broadway musical, and by Josette Bushell-Mingo in the original London production. [2], A Dutch production was produced by Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties/Stage Entertainment and played at the Circustheater in Scheveningen, The Hague, running from April 4, 2004, until August 27, 2006, when it was replaced by another Disney musical, Tarzan. The three of them catch up with him in the Pride Lands, where he witnesses the ruin of his home. 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