Archive for January 5th, 2011
Lion King Plays Providence Performing Arts Center Feb 1 to 20
Lion King coming to Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI from Tuesday, February 1 to Sunday, February 20.
Casting has been announced for the Providence engagement of Disney’s The Lion King.
On stage, Director Julie Taymor’s creative vision blends elements of African art and Broadway artisanship to depict anthropomorphic animal characters. The sardonic and deviously cunning “Scar” is played by J. Anthony Crane. Dionne Randolph is “Mufasa,” the great warrior and ruler of the Pridelands. Brenda Mhlongo is the wise baboon shaman “Rafiki.” Tony Freeman portrays the prim and proper horn-billed bird “Zazu.” Ben Lipitz is the carefree warthog “Pumbaa” and Nick Cordileone is the wisecracking meerkat “Timon.” Mufasa’s son, “Simba,” the lion prince born to be king, is played by Adam Jacobs and Syndee Winters is the loyal lioness “Nala.”
The performance times for Lion King are Tuesdays at 7 PM; Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM; Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM; and Sundays at 1 PM and 6:30 PM.
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Lion King Sets Another Record For Ticket Sales In London
The Lion King musical has set a record for the highest takings in West End history for the second year in a row. The Disney production earned more than £34m in 2010, a greater sum than any other show had over a 12-month period in London, GL.
Disney’s award-winning production of Lion King smashed all previous West End box office records – including its own, set in 2009 – as it completed 2010 with two weeks of sold out performances.
In addition to being the top-selling West End production of the year, seen by over 820,000 people in 2010, the show also grossed over £34 million (an increase of £2 million on the previous year) – the highest annual box office of any show in West End history.
Over 9 million people have now seen it at the Lyceum Theatre.
