The Lion King
Poster from the Broadway Production
Music	Elton John
Lyrics	Tim Rice
Book	Roger Allers Irene Mecchi
Based upon	Disney animated film The Lion King
Productions	1997 Broadway 1999 West End 1999 Toronto 2003 Sydney 2005 Melbourne The Hague Hamburg Tokyo Seoul Paris Johannesburg
Awards	1998 Tony Award for Best Musical

The Lion King is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End stage musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name and is directed by Julie Taymor, portraying actors in animal costumes as well as giant, hollow puppets. The show is produced by Disney Theatrical. Image File history File linksMetadata Lion_king_large. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award winning lyricist, author, radio presenter and television gameshow panelist. ... Roger Allers is a famous producer and screenwriter, who has worked on many big Disney movies. ... Biography IRENE MECCHI is an american writer for t. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... This article is about the year. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... This article is about the year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article is about the city in South Africa. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... // 1940s 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film. ... A puppet is a representational object manipulated by a puppeteer. ... The purpose built Lion King theater in Hamburg New Amsterdam Theater in New York City Advertisement for Beauty and the Beast Disney Theatrical, formally known as Walt Disney Theatrical Productions is the stageplay and musical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. ...

The stage show debuted July 31, 1997, in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Orpheum Theatre, and was an instant and tremendous success before moving permanently to the New Amsterdam Theater on Broadway in New York, New York, that October. The show debuted in London's Lyceum Theatre in 1999 and is still running, and another production opened in Toronto, playing there until January 2004. On June 13, 2006, the Broadway production moved to the Minskoff Theatre to make way for the musical version of Mary Poppins. ^[1] is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Minneapolis redirects here. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The New Amsterdam Theatre is a playhouse located at 214 West 42nd Street in New York Citys Broadway district. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Lyceum Theatre is a theatre located in London, on Wellington Street near Covent Garden in the West End. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minskoff Theatre is a Broadway theatre. ... For the 1964 Academy Award winning motion picture, see Mary Poppins (film). ...

U.S. and international productions

After the success of the Broadway show, the show was produced in the United Kingdom by Harrison Lochtenberg, and continues to play at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Taymor led the British production of the show, with Peter Schneider as the producer. A Canadian production of the show was staged in Toronto and ran for nearly four years at the Princess of Wales Theatre. The Lyceum Theatre is a theatre located in London, on Wellington Street near Covent Garden in the West End. ... The Princess of Wales Theatre is a 2000-seat theatre located at 300 King Street West in the heart of Torontos Entertainment District. ...

The show played at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, Australia, from 19 October 2003, until 26 June 2005. The production then ran at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from 28 July 2005 until 4 June 2006. Capitol Theatre Sydney The Capitol Theatre is located 13 Campbell St Haymarket NSW Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Beginning in June 2007, The Lion King Musical debuted its first ever performance on the African continent in Johannesburg. Its tenth year anniversary was celebrated in the new Teatro Theatre at Monte Casino in Fourways. The Lion King is the first production to take place in the new theatre. The opening night in Johannesburg, South Africa was celebrated with key persons involving the creation of the Lion King Musical, and American talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who had recently opened an educational academy for girls in Johannesburg. This article is about the city in South Africa. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ...

The Lion King Musical debuted in Paris on 22 September 2007 in the Théâtre Mogador. This article is about the capital of France. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Théâtre Mogador founded in 1913 and designed by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located in the 9th district. ...

There are currently two U.S. touring productions. The tour version is very similar to the original Broadway production; however, certain scenic elements which rise out of the stage floor (such as Pride Rock, the stampede, and the grasslands) were converted to less costly configurations for the touring productions. The sun during the opening is reduced in size for the shorter-lasting tours. Stage sizes are also smaller, and the volume of music as well as the amount of instruments, is decreased.

Synopsis

Act I

As sun rises, Rafiki calls the animals to Pride Rock to witness the presentation of Simba. She greets King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi before lifting baby Simba high above the gathered animals. ("Circle of Life") Elsewhere, Scar laments on his lost chance at becoming king, and is about to attack the hornbill majordomo Zazu. Before he can do so, Mufasa arrives and confronts him. Back at her baobab tree, Rafiki asks the spirits to conjure the new prince's name: Simba. She paints an image of cub Simba onto her tree. Rafiki is an anthropomorphized mandrill who first appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Lion King. ... For other uses, see Simba (disambiguation). ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mufasa was a fictional lion who first appeared in Disneys popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sarabi is a fictional lioness character who first appeared in Disneys popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. ... Scar is a fictional character in Walt Disney Pictures popular 1994 animated movie The Lion King. ... Zazu as a target of Simba and Nalas ridicule during the song scene I Just Cant Wait to Be King Zazu sings Morning Report, a song scene added to the Platinum Edition DVD of The Lion King released in 2003 Zazu is a fictional hornbill who first appeared... Species See text The baobab (Adansonia), or monkey bread tree are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and mainland Africa and Australia (one species in each). ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus (breath). // The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath (compare spiritus asper), but also soul, courage, vigor, ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- (to blow). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), pneuma (Hebrew (רוח) ruah), as... The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for a member of the highest ranks of the aristocracy or the nobility. ... For other uses, see Name (disambiguation). ... Cub can refer to: the young of certain large predatory animals such as bears, lions and other big cats, and wolves; analogous to a canine pup (also in some of the following meanings) by analogy a human youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered, boy or (rarer... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...

Time passes and Simba grows into a lively young cub. ("Grasslands Chant") His father Mufasa shows him the Pride Lands from the top of Pride Rock, and then leads his son down into the grasslands. Mufasa explains to Simba that everything exists in a delicate balance known as the Circle of Life. Mufasa warns Simba not to stray beyond the boundaries of the Pride Lands. Zazu arrives and delivers a report on the goings-on in the Pride Lands, and Simba takes this opportunity to practice his pouncing. ("The Morning Report") After being pounced on, Zazu relays the information that spotted hyenas have been sighted in the Pride Lands. Mufasa leaves to deal with them and Simba is left to his own devices. Stray may refer to one of the following: An area of open land in York and Harrogate. ... Binomial name (Erxleben, 1777) Spotted Hyena range The Spotted Hyena, or Laughing Hyena, (Crocuta crocuta) is a mammal of the order Carnivora. ...

Simba goes to see his uncle Scar. The scheming lion piques the cub's curiosity by mentioning the elephant graveyard, a place where Simba is forbidden to go. Scar knows that Simba will be unable to resist the temptation and go there. Uncle may refer to: A family relationship, see Cousin chart A cry of surrender An idiom: Dutch uncle, a person who delivers stern lectures Uncle Sam, a national personification of the United States Uncle Tom, a pejorative term for a black person Uncle Tom Cobley, a British folk saying meaning... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The lionesses go out hunting ("The Lioness Hunt"). (This scene replaces the scene in the film where the lionesses are snoozing on the rocks, and Nala and Simba are bathed by their mothers.) Simba arrives and asks his best friend Nala to come with him to the elephant graveyard, although he does not mention their intended location to his mother. Sarafina (Nala's mother) and Sarabi agree to let the cubs go, but only if Zazu accompanies them. Simba and Nala formulate a plan and manage to lose Zazu. ("I Just Can't Wait to Be King") Nala is a fictional lioness character who first appeared in Disneys popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. ... Sarafina in The Lion King Sarafina is a fictional lioness character who first appeared in Disneys popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. ...

Hamburg, Germany: Lion King Theater

The cubs journey to the graveyard and begin to explore until Zazu stops them. They are about to leave when they are confronted by the three hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. When they heard that Zazu had called them "slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers," they shoot the majordomo bird into the air with the "Birdie Boiler." The hyenas begin to gloat over Simba and Nala. ("Chow Down") As the predator-prey chase pursues, Simba climbs up to safety, but Nala gets surround by the hyenas. Mufasa appears thanks to Zazu warning him, frightens off the hyenas and saves the two cubs. They return to the Pride Lands. Download high resolution version (816x506, 200 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (816x506, 200 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Shenzi, Banzai and Ed are a fictional trio of villainous spotted hyenas who first appeared in the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King. ... Strokkur geyser, Iceland A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steam into the air. ...

Mufasa is disappointed that Simba disobeyed him. Simba explains that he was only trying to be brave like his father. Mufasa explains that bravery doesn't mean you go looking for trouble. Simba asks if he and his father will always be together, causing Mufasa to look up to the night sky and tell Simba about the great kings of the past and how they guide and watch over everything. ("They Live in You") Mufasa says that he will always be there for his son. Bravery can mean: Courage, the human condition to confront pain and fear The Bravery, a rock band from the US The Bravery (album), the bands self-titled debut album This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Father (disambiguation). ... Amateur astronomy, often called back yard astronomy, is a hobby whose participants enjoy observing celestial objects. ...

Back at the elephant graveyard, the three hyenas lick their wounds until Scar arrives. Scar explains that he will soon be king if the hyenas assist him, and that the hyenas will never be hungry again if they agree. ("Be Prepared") At Pride Rock, Zazu apologizes to Mufasa for Simba's behavior. Mufasa jokes with Zazu but admits that he is worried about Simba. Zazu tells Mufasa that Simba resembles the King when he was a cub.

Later, Scar takes Simba to the gorge and tells him to wait there. Scar leaves and signals the hyenas, who start a wildebeest stampede down into the gorge ("The Stampede"). Scar tells Mufasa that Simba is trapped in the gorge and Mufasa races to his son's aid. Mufasa leaps into the stampede and manages to save his son, but as he climbs a cliff, Scar betrays him and throws him back into the stampede where he is killed. Scar causes Simba to believe that his father's death was his fault, and that he should flee the Pride Lands. Simba does so. As Simba runs, Scar orders Shenzi, Banzai and Ed to chase and kill Simba, but Simba escapes and the hyenas decide to leave him and make Scar believe that Simba is dead. Back at Pride Rock the lionesses and Rafiki mourn the death of Mufasa and Simba (Scar tells them that Simba died also.) ("Rafiki Mourns") Scar climbs to the promontory of Pride Rock, claims the throne for himself, and lets the hyenas into the Pride Lands as his executive staff. ("Be Prepared (Reprise)") Rafiki returns to her tree and smears the drawing of Simba, while Sarabi and Nala mourn for the ones they have loved and lost.

Out in the desert Simba collapses from heat exhaustion. Vultures begin to circle, but are scared away by Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog. The duo take the cub back to their jungle home and introduce him to their laid-back way of life. ("Hakuna Matata") Simba stays in the jungle with his new friends and grows into an adult lion. Hyperthermia is an acute condition resulting from excessive exposure to heat, it is also known as heat stroke or sunstroke. ...

Geoff Hoyle as Zazu

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Act 2

The chorus, dressed in colorful clothes with ornate bird puppets and kites, begin the act ("One by One"). But as the song ends, the beautiful birds are replaced by vultures and gazelle skeletons. A drought has hit the Pride Lands under Scar's tyrannical rule.

Zazu, now a prisoner of Scar, listens to the king's woes. Scar laments that he is not loved, and arrives on the idea of finding a queen and having cubs. Nala arrives to to inform Scar that there is no food and no water; Scar attempts to flirt with her. Nala slashes Scar's face and escapes. ("The Madness of King Scar") Utterly frustrated and upset at current events, Nala decides to leave the Pride Lands and find help, vowing that she will never forget her pride. The lionesses and Rafiki offer a blessing. ("Shadowland")

Back in the jungle Simba leads Timon and Pumbaa to find a resting place. ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight") Timon and Pumbaa want to sleep, but the restless Simba can't stop moving. He leaps across a fast-moving river and challenges Timon to do the same. Timon falls into the water and is swept downstream by the current until he reaches a waterfall, where he grabs onto a branch. Simba wants to save Timon but is sent into a flashback of Mufasa's death. Timon falls from the branch and Simba snaps out of the flashback, rescuing his friend. Simba is ashamed that Timon nearly died because of his recklessness.

That night the three friends look up at the stars, wondering what they are. Simba recalls Mufasa's words regarding the great kings of the past, but Timon and Pumbaa dismiss it and laugh at the notion. Simba leaves, looking up at the sky and bitterly remembering his father's promise that he would always be there for Simba. ("Endless Night") In the Pride Lands, Rafiki hears Simba's song on the wind and comes to the joyous conclusion that Simba is alive. She draws a mane onto the drawing of Simba on her tree.

In the jungle, Pumbaa is being hunted and chased by a lioness. Simba confronts the lioness and saves his friend. The lioness flips Simba, causing Simba to recognize that the lioness is his childhood friend Nala. Nala is shocked and overjoyed to find Simba alive, knowing that he is the rightful king. Timon and Pumbaa are confused by this and Simba tells the two to leave so that he and Nala can be alone. Timon realizes what is happening and laments that he and Pumbaa's Hakuna Matata lifestyle has come to an end. ("Can You Feel the Love Tonight") Nala tells Simba about the state of the devastated Pride Lands, trying to encourage him to return and take his rightful place as king. Simba is still guilty about his father's death and leaves.

On his own, Simba meets Rafiki. Rafiki explains to Simba that his father is still alive. ("He Lives in You (Reprise)") As Simba looks towards the sky his father appears as a heavenly vision. Mufasa demands that Simba remember who he is - the rightful king - and that Simba must return home. Simba realizes what he must do.

Simba returns to Pride Rock with Nala, Timon and Pumbaa, where Simba witnesses the ruin that his home has fallen into. Timon and Pumbaa lure some hyenas away: Timon dressing in drag and doing the hula, Pumbaa playing as the stuffed pig. Simba tells Nala to go find his mother while he goes look for Scar.

Scar calls for Sarabi and demands to know why the lionesses aren't hunting. Sarabi tells him that there is no food or water and that they need to leave Pride Rock to survive. Scar refuses and when Sarabi snaps at him about not being half the king Mufasa was, Scar strikes his sister-in-law saying that he was ten time the king Mufasa was. At this, an enraged Simba leaps down, startling Scar who believes his nephew to be dead. Scar forces a confession of murder from Simba and attacks him, forcing him over the edge of Pride Rock. Believing that he has won, Scar whispers to Simba that he was the one who killed Mufasa. Simba, infuriated, leaps up and grabs Scar by the throat, causing Scar to reveal the truth. A fierce battle rages between the lionesses, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki and the hyenas. ("Simba Confronts Scar") Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed chase Timon towards Zazu and surround them. But before they could feast, they have faced the wrath of "Mr. Pig!"

Simba corners Scar on the top of Pride Rock, where Scar begs for his life and blames everything on the hyenas. In a repetition of Scar's words to cub Simba, Simba tells Scar to run away and never return. Scar appears to follow this request, but turns quickly and attacks Simba again. Simba flips his uncle over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting below. They surround their former leader and he was the main course.

The battle finally at an end, Simba's friends come forward and acknowledge Simba as the new and rightful king. Rafiki arrives and places the king's mantle on Simba. Simba climbs to the top of Pride Rock and roars out across the kingdom.

The animals gather at the call of their new king and celebrate. ("King of Pride Rock") Rafiki, Nala and Simba ascend Pride Rock where Rafiki lifts Simba and Nala's newborn cub high into the air, thus continuing the Circle of Life and ushering in a new golden age. ("Circle of Life (Reprise)")

Songs

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Musical adaptation

The musical incorporates several changes and additions to the storyline as compared to the film. The mandrill Rafiki's gender was changed to a female role, as Taymor believed there was generally no leading female character in the film. Rafiki was portrayed by Tsidii Le Loka in the original Broadway musical, and by Josette Bushell-Mingo in the original London production. For other uses, see Mandrill (disambiguation). ... Rafiki is an anthropomorphized mandrill who first appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Lion King. ...

The Lion King on Broadway

Several new scenes are present, including a conversation between Mufasa and Zazu about whether Mufasa is raising Simba correctly, and a perilous scene where Timon finds himself nearly drowning in a waterfall while Simba feels powerless to help him. A major narrative addition is the depiction of Nala's departure in the scene "The Madness of King Scar", where the mentally deteriorating villain tries to make Nala his mate. Nala refuses, and later announces her intention to depart the Pride Lands and find help. She receives the blessings of the lionesses and Rafiki during the new song "Shadowland." Download high resolution version (538x717, 238 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (538x717, 238 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ...

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 (a song which was later added to the film for the Platinum Edition DVD release). "Shadowland", originally featured on the CD Rhythm of the Pride Lands with Swahili lyrics as "Lea Halelela", was adapted for the musical with new English lyrics. It is sung by Nala, the lionesses and Rafiki. "One By One", also from the Rhythm of the Pride Lands CD, was adapted as the rousing African-styled Entre Act sung by the chorus at the opening of the second act. For other uses, see Beauty and the Beast (disambiguation). ... Zazu as a target of Simba and Nalas ridicule during the song scene I Just Cant Wait to Be King Zazu sings Morning Report, a song scene added to the Platinum Edition DVD of The Lion King released in 2003 Zazu is a fictional hornbill who first appeared...

Many of the animals portrayed in the production are actors in costume using extra tools to move their costumes. For example, the giraffes are portrayed by actors carefully walking on stilts. 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. Other characters, such as the hyenas, Zazu, Timon and Pumbaa are portrayed by actors in life-sized puppets or costumes. The Timon character is described by Taymor as one of the hardest roles to master, as the movement of the puppet's head and arms puts a strain on the actor's arms, back and neck.^[2]

Composer Lebo M led the original Broadway chorus.^[3] The chorus members are usually visible in the production, rather than being hidden in the shadows as with some other musical shows. Lebo Morake, commonly known as Lebo M, is a South African composer most famous for arranging and performing music for the Lion King movies and stage productions. ...

A new section of the production, the Lioness Hunt, features a particularly complicated dance sequence for the actresses, and the dance is made even more difficult by the large headpieces worn during the scene.

During the show's run in China, Chinese elements were included in the musical. One of the songs was adapted to a well-known Chinese pop song, "Laoshu ai dami" or "Mice Love Rice". The cast even cracked jokes and attempted conversations with the audience in Chinese.^[4]

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Recordings

Original Cast Recording

Various international cast recordings are available on CD, including:
1997 Original Broadway Cast
1999 Japanese Cast
2002 Hamburg Cast
2004 Netherlands Cast
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A cast recording for the Original London Cast was never made, probably due to the fact that the London production is almost identical, in both set, costumes and music, to the Broadway show.

Awards

Tony Awards

Simba (Jason Raize) and Nala (Heather Headley) meet as adults, with Timon (Max Casella) and Pumbaa (Tom Alan Robbins) in the background

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1998 Drama Desk Awards

• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Musical - Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (nominees)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Max Casella, Geoff Hoyle (nominees)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Tsidii Le Loka (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography - Garth Fagan (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical - Julie Taymor (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations - Robert Elhai, David Metzger, and Bruce Fowler (nominees)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Musical - Scenic Design by Richard Hudson (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design - Costume Design by Julie Taymor (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design - Lighting Design by Donald Holder (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design - Sound Design by Tony Meola (WINNER)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design - Puppet Design by Julie Taymor, Michael Curry (WINNER)

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1998 Theatre World Award

• Max Casella (WINNER)

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Trivia

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• A modern urban legend assesses that part of a scene was removed from the American version of The Lion King stage musical. When Mufasa dies, the lionesses cry over his dead body: this is enacted using a Japanese bunraku puppet mourning technique in which ribbons flow out of the eyes to symbolize tears. Some further back in the theatre may have mistakenly thought the lionesses were crying toilet paper, and laughed at an inappropriate moment. However, although the scene can provoke laughter and confusion, the scene was not actually removed.
• In an episode of The Simpsons, Girls Just Want To Have Sums, The Itchy and Scratchy Musical is a parody of The Lion King Stage musical. There is also a banner in this scene that reads "The Lion King Musical".
• Tom Alan Robbins is the only member of the original Broadway cast of the musical to continue to play his role as Pumbaa. Danny Rutigliano was also a member of the original cast, but he was not the original lead for Timon. He was an understudy for not only Timon, but for also Pumbaa and Zazu.
• Samuel E. Wright, who originally played Mufasa, is also known for playing the reggae singing crab Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid.
• In the 2006 film, The Pink Panther starring Steve Martin and Jean Reno, in the scene where Inspector Clouseu is enjoying his hamburger in New York City, a billboard for The Lion King can be seen in the background.

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References

External links

• The Lion King at The Internet Broadway Database
• Official Broadway Theatre website
• Official West End Theatre website
• The Lion King at the Minskoff Theater Broadway
• The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre London
• The Lion King Celebrates 10 Years on Broadway on BroadwayWorld
• "Disney musical debuts in Shanghai, impressing audience with Chinese elements" by Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily Online, July 19, 2006, retrieved October 18, 2006