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| First Preview: | Oct 15, 1997 |
Total Previews: | 33 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 13, 1997 |
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| Closing Date: | Currently Running |
Total Performances: | 6444
as of May 19, 2013 |
| Production Staff [Collapse] |
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| 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; Scenic Design Assistant: Atkin Pace; Assistant Lighting Design: Martin Vreeland; Assistant Sound Design: Kai Harada |
| General Manager: Alan Levey; Project Manager: Nina Essman; Company Manager: Steven Chaikelson |
| 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; Concertmaster: Francisca Mendoza; Violin: Avril Brown; Cello: Eliana Mendoza and Bruce Wang; Violin/Viola: Ralph Farris; 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. |
| Flying by Foy |
| Casting: Jay Binder; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Dance Captain: Aubrey Lynch II; Logo Design: Fraver; Photographer: Joan Marcus |
| 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 (Nala, Sarabi), Kevin Cahoon (Timon, Zazu), Alberto Cruz Jr. (Young Simba), Sheila Gibbs (Rafiki), Lana Gordon (Shenzi), Lindiwe Hlengwa (Nala, Rafiki), Tim Hunter (Simba), Christopher Jackson (Simba), Vanessa A. Jones (Sarabi, Shenzi), Jennifer Josephs (Young Nala), Sonya Leslie (Nala), Philip Dorian McAdoo (Banzai, Mufasa, Pumbaa), Danny Rutigliano (Pumbaa, Timon, Zazu), Levensky Smith (Banzai) and Frank Wright II (Ed) |
| Swings: Angelica Edwards, Kenny Ingram, James A. Pierce III, Jacqueline Rene, Arbender J. Robinson, Kellen Stancil, Natalie Turner and Alan Wiggins |
| Understudies: Jeff Binder (Scar), Camille M. Brown (Sarabi), Gabriel A. Croom (Ed), Derrick Davis (Mufasa), Angelica Edwards (Rafiki, Shenzi), Jim Ferris (Pumbaa, Timon, Zazu), Kenny Ingram (Banzai, Ed), Nicole Adell Johnson (Nala, Shenzi), Joel Karie (Banzai, Simba), Sheryl McCallum (Rafiki, Sarabi), Jaysin McCollum (Ed), Nteliseng Nkhela (Rafiki), Selloane A. Nkhela (Nala, Rafiki), Chondra La-Tease Profit (Nala), Jacqueline Rene (Nala, Sarabi), Arbender J. Robinson (Simba), Enrique Segura (Timon, Zazu), Vusi Sondiyazi (Mufasa), L. Steven Taylor (Mufasa, Scar), Thom Christopher Warren (Pumbaa, Scar, Zazu), Rema Webb (Nala, Rafiki, Shenzi) and Alan Wiggins (Simba) |
| ACT 1 | Sung By |
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| 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 Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebo M; lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebo M) | 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 |
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One by One
(music by Lebo M; lyrics by Lebo M) | Ensemble |
| The Madness of King Scar | Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed and Nala |
Shadowland
(music by Lebo M and Hans Zimmer; lyrics by Lebo M and Mark Mancina) | Nala, Rafiki and Ensemble |
Endless Night
(music by Lebo M, Hans Zimmer and Jay Rifkin; lyrics by Julie Taymor) | Simba and Ensemble |
| Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala and Ensemble |
They Live in You (Reprise)
(music by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebo M; lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebo M) | Rafiki, Simba and Ensemble |
King of Pride Rock
(music by Hans Zimmer; lyrics by Lebo M) | Ensemble |
| Circle of Life (Reprise) | Ensemble |
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