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THE PROGRAM

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
RAFIKI - Thuli Dumakude
MUFASA - Samuel E. Wright
SARABI - Meena T. Jahi
ZAZU - Robert Dorfman
SCAR - Tom Hewitt
YOUNG SIMBA - 
(Tues., Wed. Eve., Fri., Sat. Eve., & Sun.) Ian Quinlan
(Wed. Mat., Thurs., & Sat. Mat.) Mwanzaa I. Brown
YOUNG NALA - 
(Tues., Wed. Mat., Fri., & Sat. Mat.)  Julissa Lopez
(Wed. Eve., Thurs., Sat. Eve., & Sun.) Kristen Dowtin
SHENZI - Vanessa A. Jones
BANZAI - Keith Bennett
ED - Jeff Gurner
TIMON - John E. Brady
PUMBAA - Tom Alan Robbins
SIMBA - Jason Raize
NALA - Bashirrah Creswell
ENSEMBLE SINGERS - Brian Evaret Chandler, Carol Mbambo Hansford, Lindiwe Hlengwa, Christopher Jackson, Meena T. Jahi, Faca Kulu, Ron Kunene, Philip Dorian McAdoo, Sheryl McCallum, Nhlanhla Ngema, Rema Webb, Leonard Wooldridge
ENSEMBLE DANCERS - Felipe Abrigo, Camille M. Brown, Iresol Cardona, LaTrisa A. Coleman, Mark Allan Davis, Michelle Dorant, Nkosi Kress, Marque Lynche, Jr., Ashi K. Smythe, Ryan Brooke Taylor, Christine Yasunaga, Valencia Yearwood

SWINGS AND UNDERSTUDIES
(Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance.) 
RAFIKI: Lindiwe Hlengwa, Sheryl McCallum;
MUFASA: Brian Evaret Chandler, Philip Dorian McAdoo, Frank Wright II;
SARABI: Camille M. Brown, Erika LaVonn; ZAZU: Jeff Gurner, Rick Wasserman;
SCAR: Brian Evaret Chandler, Martin Kildare; SHENZI: Michelle Dorant, Rema Webb;
BANZAI: Charles Holt, Philip Dorian McAdoo; ED: Leonard Wooldridge, Frank Wright II;
TIMON: Jeff Gurner, Rick Wasserman; PUMBAA: Philip Dorian McAdoo, Rick Wasserman;
SIMBA: Christopher Jackson, Marque Lynche, Jr., Leonard Wooldridge; NALA: Erika LaVonn, Rema Webb

SWINGS: Lindiwe Dlamini, C. Ross Edwards, Christopher Freeman, Dameka Hayes, Charles Holt, Tony James, Erika LaVonn, Gary Lewis, Angelica Edwards Patterson, Abdul Lateef Rasheed, Leonora Stapleton, Frank Wright II

SPECIALTIES
CIRCLE OF LIFE VOCALS: Faca Kulu, Nhlanhla Ngema; MOUSE SHADOW PUPPET: Charles Holt;
ANT HILL LADY: LaTrisa A. Coleman; GUINEA FOWL: Ryan Brooke Taylor; BUZZARD POLE: Mark Allan Davis;
GAZELLE WHEEL: Christine Yasunaga; BUTTERFLIES: Christine Yasanuga; MOLE: Philip Dorian McAdoo;
GAZELLES: Nkosi Kress, Marque Lynche, Jr.; LIONESS CHANT VOCAL: Nhlanhla Ngema; ACROBATIC TRICKSTERS: Marque Lynche, Jr., Ashi K. Smythe; GIRAFFE SHADOW PUPPETS: Felipe Abrigo, Nkosi Kress; CHEETAH: LaTrisa A. Coleman; STILT GIRAFFE: Marque Lynche, Jr.; SCAR SHADOW PUPPETS: Mark Allan Davis, Nkosi Kress, Ryan Brooke Taylor;
SIMBA SHADOW PUPPETS: Felipe Abrigo, Brian Evaret Chandler, Leonard Wooldridge; ONE BY ONE VOCAL: Carol Mbambo Hansford, Faca Kulu; ONE BY ONE DANCE: Ron Kunene, Nhlanhla Ngema; FIREFLIES: Camille M. Brown; PUMBAA POLE PUPPETS: Leonard Wooldridge; NALA POLE PUPPETS: Valencia Yearwood; FLOOR DANCERS: LaTrisa A. Coleman, Ryan Brooke Taylor; FLYING DANCERS: Nkosi Kress, Marque Lynche, Jr., Christine Yasunaga, Valencia Yearwood; LIONESS/HYENA SHADOW PUPPETS: Lindiwe Dlamini, Carol Mbambo Hansford, Charles Holt, Lindiwe Hlengwa, Sheryl McCallum, Rema Webb
Lindiwe Dlamini, Lindiwe Hlengwa, Faca Kulu, and Nhlanhla Ngemaare appearing with the permission of Actors' Equity Association.

ORCHESTRA
Conductor-Joseph Church
Associate Conductor:Karl Jurman; Wood Flute Soloist/Flute/Piccolo: David Weiss; Concertmaster:  Claudia Hafer-Tondi; Violins: Francisca Mendoza, Avril Brown; Violin/Viola: Ralph Farris;  Cellos:  Eliana Mendoza, Bruce Wang; Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Bob Keller; French Horns:  Katie Dennis, Kait Mahony, Jeff Scott; Trombone: Rock Ciccarone; Bass Trombone/Tuba: George Flynn;  Upright & Electric Basses: Tom Barney; Drums/Assistant Conductor: Tommy Igoe; Guitar:  Kevin Kuhn; Mallets/Percussion: Valerie Dee Naranjo; Tom Brett; Percussion: Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn, Rolando Morales-Matos; Keyboard Synthesizers/Assistant Conductors: Ted Baker, Karl Jurman, Cynthia Kortman; Music Coordinator-Michael Keller

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Based on the Disney film
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LION KING

Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff; Produced by Don Hahn
Special thanks to all the artists and staff of Walt Disney Feature Animation 
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THE PROGRAM

SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE

Scene 1 Pride Rock  
"Circle of Life" - Rafiki, Ensemble

Scene 2 Scar's Cave

Scene 3 Rafiki's Tree

Scene 4 The Pridelands
"The Morning Report" - Zazu, Young Simba, Mufasa

Scene 5 Scar's Cave

Scene 6 The Pridelands
“I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” - Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu, Ensemble

Scene 7 Elephant Graveyard
“Chow Down” - Shenzi, Banzai, Ed

Scene 8 Under the Stars
“They Live in You” - Mufasa, Ensemble

Scene 9 Elephant Graveyard
“Be Prepared” - Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Ensemble

Scene 10 The Gorge

Scene 11 Pride Rock
“Be Prepared”(Reprise) - Scar, Ensemble

Scene 12 Rafiki’s Tree

Scene 13 The Desert/The Jungle
“Hakuna Matata” - Timon, Pumbaa, Young Simba, Simba, Ensemble

ACT TWO

Entr’acte “One by One” - Ensemble

Scene 1 Scar’s Cave
“The Madness of King Scar” - Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Nala

Scene 2 The Pridelands
“Shadowland” - Nala, Rafiki, Ensemble

Scene 3 The Jungle

Scene 4 Under the Stars
“Endless Night” - Simba, Ensemble

Scene 5 Rafiki’s Tree

Scene 6 The Jungle
“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” - Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Ensemble
“He Lives in You” (Reprise) - Rafiki, Simba, Ensemble

Scene 7 Pride Rock
“King of Pride Rock”/“Circle of Life” (Reprise) - Ensemble

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

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SONG CREDITS

All songs by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) except as follows:

“He Lives in You” (“They Live in You”): Music and lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Lebo M;
“One by One”: Music and lyrics by Lebo M; “Shadowland”: Music by Lebo M and Hans Zimmer,
lyrics by Mark Mancina and Lebo M; “Endless Night”: Music by Lebo M, Hans Zimmer, and Jay Rifkin,
lyrics by Julie Taymor; “King of Pride Rock”: Music by Hans Zimmer, lyrics by Lebo M

ADDITIONAL SCORE
Grasslands chant and Lioness chant by Lebo M; Rafiki’s chants by Tsidii Le Loka
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WARNING
The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside the theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Offenders may be ejected and liable for damages and other lawful remedies.

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