It gives me chills every single time I see the show. Yet, there is nothing quite as exciting as the opening number of The Lion King. There are a few truly spectacular moments in musical theatre that stand out above the rest, like when the chandelier falls in The Phantom of the Opera, or Elphaba flies above the stage in Wicked at the end of ACT I, or the helicopter appears on stage in Miss Saigon. Brady) to live worry-free – until he is visited by a ghost from his past and reminded of his birthright. While Scar assumes the throne, leading to the destruction of The Pride Lands, Simba joins up with Timon (Nick Cordileone) and Pumbaa (John E. But Scar devises another plan which ultimately gets Mufasa killed, and Simba runs away after he is convinced that he is responsible for his father’s death. Simba and his friend Nala (Farrah Wilson) are tricked into visiting an Elephant Graveyard, where hyenas are waiting for them, but luckily the king’s advisor Zazu (Jürgen Hooper) is able to warn Mufasa in time to save them. Instead of celebrating, his uncle Scar (Spencer Plachy) is angered that he is no longer next in line for the throne. Set in The Pride Lands of Africa, which is based on real-life Kenya, young Simba (Jordan Pendleton) is born to King Mufasa (Gerald Ramsey) and Queen Sarabi (Diamond Essence White). The story follows the animated feature closely, which takes inspiration from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

It holds the record for the 3rd longest-running show in Broadway history, and continues to tour around the world – where over 100 million audience members have seen it. It goes without saying, The Lion King is a fantastic musical.īased on the 1994 Disney animated film, the Broadway show opened in 1997 and won six Tony Awards, including: Best Musical, Direction (Julie Taymor), Choreography, Scenic Design, Costume Design, and Lighting Design.

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