Saturday, June 27, 2015

The Lion King Original & Current Broadway Casts

  • The Original Broadway Cast (1997)
    1. Tsidii Le Loka - Rafiki
    2. Samuel E. Wright - Mufasa
    3. Gina Breedlove - Sarabi
    4. Geoff Hoyle - Zazu
    5. John Vickery - Scar
    6. Scott Irby-Ranniar - Young Simba
    7. Kajuana Shuford - Young Nala
    8. Tracy Nicole Chapman - Shenzi
    9. Stanley Wayne Mathis - Banzai
    10. Kevin Cahoon - Ed
    11. Max Casella - Timon
    12. Tom Alan Robbins - Pumbaa
    13. Jason Raize - Simba
    14. Heather Headley - Nala


  • The Current Broadway Cast (As of June 27, 2015)
    1. Gugwana Dlamini - Rafiki
    2. Alton Fitzgerald White - Mufasa
    3. Chondra La-Tease Profit - Sarabi
    4. Jeffrey Kuhn - Zazu
    5. Gareth Saxe - Scar
    6. Isaiah D. Negron - Young Simba
    7. Jahi Diallo Winston - Young Simba
    8. K'Lynn Jackman - Young Nala
    9. Shahadi Wright Joseph - Young Nala
    10. Bonita J. Hamilton - Shenzi
    11. James Brown-Orleans - Banzai
    12. Enrique Segura - Ed
    13. Fred Berman - Timon
    14. Ben Jeffrey - Pumbaa
    15. Aaron Nelson - Simba
    16. Chantel Riley - Nala

Saturday, July 14, 2012

The Lion King: Final New Amsterdam Cast/First Minskoff Cast (2006)

  • Tshidi Manye: Rafiki
  • Alton Fitzgerald White: Mufasa
  • Jean Michelle Grier: Sarabi
  • Tony Freeman: Zazu
  • Patrick Page: Scar
  • Jarrell J. Singleton: Young Simba
  • Justin Martin: Young Simba
  • Alex de Castro: Young Nala
  • Ashley Renee Jordan: Young Nala
  • Bonita J. Hamilton: Shenzi
  • Benjamin Sterling Cannon: Banzai
  • Enrique Segura: Ed
  • Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa
  • Danny Rutigliano: Timon
  • Josh Tower: Simba
  • Kissy Simmons: Nala

The Lion King: Broadway History: 1998-2012

1998
  1. Thuli Dumakude: Rafiki
  2. Meena T. Jahi: Sarabi
  3. Bill Bowers: Zazu
  4. Tom Hewitt: Scar
  5. Keith Bennett: Banzai
  6. Jeff Skowron: Ed
  7. Danny Rutigliano: Timon
  8. Mary Randle: Nala
  9. Heather Headley: Nala


1999
  1. C.C. Brown: Mufasa
  2. Samuel E. Wright: Mufasa
  3. Jeff Gurner: Ed
  4. Bashirrah Creswell: Nala


2000
  1. Robert Dorfman: Zazu
  2. Martin Kildare: Scar
  3. Lana Gordon: Shenzi
  4. Leonard Joseph: Banzai
  5. Timothy Gulan: Ed
  6. John E. Brady: Timon
  7. Christopher Jackson: Simba


2001
  1. Sheila Gibbs: Rafiki
  2. Denise Marie Williams: Sarabi
  3. Derek Smith: Scar
  4. Curtiss Cook: Banzai
  5. Sharon L. Young: Nala


2002
  1. Meena T. Jahi: Sarabi
  2. Tony Freeman: Zazu
  3. Adam Stein: Zazu
  4. Thom Christopher Warren: Ed
  5. Danny Rutigliano: Timon
  6. Clifton Oliver: Simba
  7. Renee Elise Goldsberry: Nala


2003
  1. Nomvula Dlamini: Rafiki
  2. Alton Fitzgerald White: Mufasa
  3. Robyn Payne: Sarabi
  4. Jeff Binder: Zazu
  5. Patrick Page: Scar
  6. Maralyn Syms: Shenzi
  7. Rodrick Covington: Banzai
  8. Enrique Segura: Ed
  9. Bob Bouchard: Pumbaa
  10. Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa
  11. Josh Tower: Simba
  12. Kissy Simmons: Nala


2004
  1. Tshidi Manye: Rafiki
  2. Derek Smith: Scar
  3. Patrick Page: Scar
  4. Benjamin Sterling Cannon: Banzai


2005
  1. Jean Michelle Grier: Sarabi
  2. Derek Smith: Scar
  3. Patrick Page: Scar
  4. Bonita J. Hamilton: Shenzi


2006
  1. Nathaniel Stampley: Mufasa
  2. Tony Freeman: Zazu
  3. Patrick Page: Scar
  4. Derek Smith: Scar
  5. Bob Amaral: Pumbaa
  6. Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa


2007
  1. Jeff Binder: Zazu
  2. Patrick Page: Scar
  3. Don Donohue: Scar
  4. James Brown-Orleans: Banzai
  5. Jim Ferris: Pumbaa
  6. Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa
  7. Blake Hammond: Pumbaa
  8. Wallace Smith: Simba
  9. Josh Tower: Simba
  10. Dashaun Young: Simba


2008
  1. Derek Smith: Scar
  2. Jacquelyn Renae Hodges: Shenzi
  3. Jim Ferris: Pumbaa
  4. Blake Hammond: Pumbaa
  5. Wallace Smith: Simba
  6. Dashaun Young: Simba


2009
  1. Bonita J. Hamilton: Shenzi
  2. Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa
  3. Ben Lipitz: Pumbaa
  4. Ta'Rea Campbell: Nala


2010
  1. Alton Fitzgerald White: Mufasa
  2. Mark Cameron Pow: Zazu
  3. Jeff Binder: Zazu
  4. Gareth Saxe: Scar
  5. Robert Creighton: Timon
  6. Damian Baldet: Timon
  7. Fred Berman: Timon
  8. Ben Jeffrey: Pumbaa
  9. Chauntee Schuler: Nala


2011
  1. Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa
  2. Ben Jeffrey: Pumbaa
  3. Clifton Oliver: Simba
  4. Adam Jacobs: Simba


2012
  1. Mark Cameron Pow: Zazu
  2. Jeff Binder: Zazu
  3. Patrick R. Brown: Scar
  4. Dashaun Young: Simba
  5. Adam Jacobs: Simba
  6. Syndee Winters: Nala
  7. Chauntee Schuler: Nala

Friday, July 13, 2012

The Lion King: Final Cheetah Tour Cast (2008)

  • Gugwana Dlamini: Rafiki
  • Geno Segers: Mufasa
  • Marvette Williams: Sarabi
  • Michael Dean Morgan: Zazu
  • Kevin Gray: Scar
  • Trevor Jackson: Young Simba
  • Nicholas L. Ashe: Young Simba
  • Jamani Epps: Young Nala
  • Diamond Curvy: Young Nala
  • Jacquelyn Renae Hodges: Shenzi
  • Rudy Roberson: Banzai
  • Robbie Swift: Ed
  • John Gardiner: Timon
  • Bob Amaral: Pumbaa
  • Clifton Oliver: Simba
  • Ta'Rea Campbell: Nala

The Lion King: Original Cheetah Tour Cast (2003)

  • Thandazile A. Soni: Rafiki
  • Rufus Bonds, Jr.: Mufasa
  • Marvette Williams: Sarabi
  • Derek Hasenstab: Zazu
  • Larry Yando: Scar
  • Alexander V. Bass: Young Simba
  • Maestro Harrell: Young Simba
  • India Savannah-Marie Harris: Young Nala
  • Geifri-Maya Hightower: Young Nala
  • Shaullanda LaCombe: Shenzi
  • Melvin Abston: Banzai
  • Brian Sills: Ed
  • Benjamin Clost: Timon
  • Bob Amaral: Pumbaa
  • Brandon Victor Dixon: Simba
  • Adia Ginneh Dobbins: Nala

The Lion King: Gazelle Tour: Original Cast (2002)

  • Fred Walker-Browne: Rafiki
  • Alton Fitzgerald White: Mufasa
  • Jean Michelle Grier: Sarabi
  • Jeff Binder: Zazu
  • Patrick Page: Scar
  • Akil I. Lugman: Young Simba
  • Christopher Warren, Jr.: Young Simba
  • Paula Collins: Young Nala
  • Cajai Fellows Johnson: Young Nala
  • Jacquelyn Renae Hodges: Shenzi
  • James Brown-Orleans: Banzai
  • Wayne Pyle: Ed
  • John Plumpis: Timon
  • Blake Hammond: Pumbaa
  • Josh Tower: Simba
  • Kissy Simmons: Nala

Original Broadway Cast: Scenes & Musical Numbers

Tsidii Le Loka: Rafiki
  • Act I
    • Scene 1: The Pridelands
    • Scene 2: Pride Rock
      1. Circle of Life
    • Scene 4: Rafiki's Tree
    • Scene 15: The Pridelands
      1. Rafiki Mourns
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
    • Scene 17: Rafiki's Tree
      1. Sarabi & Nala Mourn
  • Act II
    • Scene 8: Rafiki's Tree
    • Scene 10: The Jungle (Under the Stars)
      1. He Lives in You (Reprise)
    • Scene 11: The Jungle
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


Samuel E. Wright: Mufasa
  • Act I
    • Scene 2: Pride Rock
    • Scene 3: Scar's Cave
    • Scene 5: The Pridelands
    • Scene 6: Pride Rock
    • Scene 7: The Pridelands
      1. The Morning Report
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
    • Scene 11: The Pridelands (Under the Stars)
      1. They Live in You
    • Scene 13: The Pridelands
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
    • Scene 15: The Pridelands
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
  • Act II
    • Scene 10: The Jungle (Under the Stars) (Voice only)
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock (Voice only)


Gina Breedlove: Sarabi
  • Act I
    • Scene 2: Pride Rock
    • Scene 9: The Pridelands
      1. The Lioness Hunt
    • Scene 15: The Pridelands
      1. Rafiki Mourns
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
      1. Sarabi & Nala Mourn
  • Act II
    • Scene 3: The Pridelands
      1. Shadowland
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


Geoff Hoyle: Zazu
  • Act I
    • Scene 2: Pride Rock
      1. Circle of Life
    • Scene 3: Scar's Cave
    • Scene 6: Pride Rock
    • Scene 7: The Pridelands
      1. The Morning Report
    • Scene 9: The Pridelands
      1. I Just Can't Wait to Be King
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
    • Scene 11: The Pridelands (Under the Stars)
    • Scene 13: The Pridelands
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
  • Act II
    • Scene 2: Scar's Cave
      1. Be Our Guest
      2. The Madness of King Scar
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


John Vickery: Scar
  • Act I
    • Scene 3: Scar's Cave
    • Scene 8: Scar's Cave
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
    • Scene 12: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Be Prepared
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
      1. Be Prepared (Reprise)
  • Act II
    • Scene 2: Scar's Cave
      1. The Madness of King Scar
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock


Scott Irby-Ranniar: Young Simba
  • Act I
    • Scene 5: The Pridelands
    • Scene 6: Pride Rock
    • Scene 7: The Pridelands
      1. The Morning Report
    • Scene 8: Scar's Cave
    • Scene 9: The Pridelands
      1. I Just Can't Wait to Be King
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
    • Scene 11: The Pridelands (Under the Stars)
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
    • Scene 18: The Desert
    • Scene 19: The Jungle
      1. Hakuna Matata
  • Act II
    • Scene 6: The Jungle (Voice only)


Kajuana Shuford: Young Nala
  • Act I
    • Scene 9: The Pridelands
      1. The Lioness Hunt
      2. I Just Can't Wait to Be King
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
    • Scene 11: The Pridelands (Under the Stars)
    • Scene 15: The Pridelands
      1. Rafiki Mourns
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
      1. Sarabi & Nala Mourn


Tracy Nicole Chapman: Shenzi
  • Act I
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Chow Down
    • Scene 12: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Be Prepared
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
      1. Be Prepared (Reprise)
  • Act II
    • Scene 2: Scar's Cave
      1. The Madness of King Scar
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock


Stanley Wayne Mathis: Banzai
  • Act I
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Chow Down
    • Scene 12: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Be Prepared
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
      1. Be Prepared (Reprise)
  • Act II
    • Scene 2: Scar's Cave
      1. The Madness of King Scar
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock


Kevin Cahoon: Ed
  • Act I
    • Scene 10: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Chow Down
    • Scene 12: Elephant Graveyard
      1. Be Prepared
    • Scene 14: The Gorge
    • Scene 16: Pride Rock
      1. Be Prepared (Reprise)
  • Act II
    • Scene 2: Scar's Cave
      1. The Madness of King Scar
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock


Max Casella: Timon
  • Act I
    • Scene 18: The Desert
    • Scene 19: The Jungle
      1. Hakuna Matata
  • Act II
    • Scene 4: The Jungle
      1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
    • Scene 5: The Waterfall
    • Scene 6: The Jungle
    • Scene 7: The Jungle (Under the Stars)
    • Scene 9: The Jungle
      1. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
    • Scene 11: The Jungle
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. Timon's Charleston
      2. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa
  • Act I
    • Scene 18: The Desert
    • Scene 19: The Jungle
      1. Hakuna Matata
  • Act II
    • Scene 4: The Jungle
      1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
    • Scene 5: The Waterfall
    • Scene 6: The Jungle
    • Scene 7: The Jungle (Under the Stars)
    • Scene 9: The Jungle
      1. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
    • Scene 11: The Jungle
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. Timon's Charleston
      2. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


Jason Raize: Simba
  • Act I
    • Scene 19: The Jungle
      1. Hakuna Matata
  • Act II
    • Scene 4: The Jungle
    • Scene 5: The Waterfall
    • Scene 6: The Jungle
    • Scene 7: The Jungle (Under the Stars)
      1. Endless Night
    • Scene 9: The Jungle
      1. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
    • Scene 10: The Jungle (Under the Stars)
      1. He Lives in You (Reprise)
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


Heather Headley: Nala
  • Act II
    • Scene 2: Scar's Cave
      1. The Madness of King Scar
    • Scene 3: The Pridelands
      1. Shadowland
    • Scene 9: The Jungle
      1. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
    • Scene 11: The Jungle
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock
      1. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)


Endalyn Taylor-Shellman: Sarafina
  • Act I
    • Scene 9: The Pridelands
      1. The Lioness Hunt
  • Act II
    • Scene 3: The Pridelands
      1. Shadowland
    • Scene 12: Pride Rock