The Lion King is welcoming Ntsepa Pitjeng-Molebatsi back as Rafiki beginning tonight, Tuesday, September 2. Pitjeng-Molebatsi stepped into the role temporarily earlier this year and is now t…
Pitjeng-Molebatsi will succeed longstanding cast member Tshidi Manye.
Tshidi Manye performed for 25 years and 9,000 performances as Rafiki in Disney's The Lion King on Broadway. The beloved actor took her final bow as Rafiki on Sunday, August 29th at the Mins…
With more than 9,000 performances, Manye is the world's longest-running Rafiki.
Manye first played the role in the Toronto production, before joining the Broadway company.
After 9,000 performances as Rafiki in The Lion King, Tshidi Manye is set to depart the Broadway production. Manye first performed with the show's Toronto company in 2000, and most of her 9,0…
With more than 9,000 performances, Manye is the world's longest-running Rafiki.
After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her baboon costume.
David D'Lancy Wilson and Gilbert Domally are now leading the long-running Disney musical on the road.
The North American tour of Disney's The Lion King will welcome David D'Lancy Wilson as Mufasa and Gilbert Domally as Simba. Wilson and Domally will begin performances on Tuesday, September 2…
Randy Rainbow has released a parody of "I Just Can't Wait to Be King," from the Lion King with his latest Donald Trump diss track. The new music video, titled "He Just Can't Wait to Be King,…
Disney's The Lion King on Broadway will welcome new performers in the roles of Young Simba and Young Nala. Caleb Beltran and Julius-Raymond Weems IV will play Young Simba, while McKenzie She…
The Tony-winning Disney hit continues at the Minskoff Theatre.
Disney's The Lion King will welcome new cast members beginning tonight, Tuesday, August 19. Caleb Beltran and Julius-Raymond Weems IV will perform as Young Simba, while McKenzie Sherie Lewis…
The Disney musical is the third-longest-running show in Broadway history.
Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. A Shakespeare festival in St. Louis has found a way to make kid friendly as well with the help of a famous puppet designer.
Disney's The Lion King has had a long and fruitful run at The Princess of Wales Theatre. It was almost two years ago that it was announced the show would be mounted in Toronto. Performers fr…
by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social . NEW YORK, NY. - Disney announced today the abrupt closure...
Salvatore Antonio plays Scar in the Toronto production of Disney's The Lion King. He shows us the Scar costume, and all the leather it entails. He also shares a few secrets about it.
On Thursday, CBS News journalist Gayle King, along with Oprah Daily creative director Adam Glassman, made their Broadway debuts in The Lion King, appearing in the opening number of the hit m…
Fifteen years ago, L. Steven Taylor joined The Lion King on Broadway. He's been stalking the Pride Lands ever since, including in the show's national tour and, for the last 10 years, as Mufa…
Correspondent Charlie Cooper takes a stroll with The Lion King star L. Steven Taylor. Get tickets to THE LION KING: https://www.broadway.com/shows/the-lion-king/