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Produced by Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions, The Lion King is currently playing at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street). Broadway’s landmark musical event The Lion King is pleased to welcome Judah Bellamy as “Young Simba” and Shaylin Becton as “Young Nala” to the company. Bellamy and Becton made their Broadway debuts last night. They alternate with fellow young lions and current cast members Alphonso Romero Jones II (Young Simba) and Khail Toi Bryant (Young Nala).

Bellamy and Becton began performances on March 29 at the Minskoff Theatre. The Lion King marks the Broadway debut for both performers.

Judah Bellamy, 11, is a Baltimore native and has performed with Johns Hopkins’ Unified Voices Choir and starred in The Wiz and A Raisin in the Sun at the Cahill Theatrical Arts Center in Maryland.

Shaylin Becton, 9, is a Maywood, Illinois native and began singing and dancing at an early age.

Judah Bellamy and Shaylin Becton are the newest Young Stars in The Lion King Broadway Cast. The Lion King opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 13, 1997. The production received six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and moved to the Minskoff Theatre in 2006.

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The touring company of “The Lion King” will make its first-ever stop in New Orleans during Broadway Across America’s 2011-12 season at the Mahalia Jackson Theater, but theater lovers will have to wait until next spring to see it.

Broadway Across America’The Lion King’ will close out Broadway Across America’s 2011-2012 season at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans.

“The Lion King,” Julie Taymor’s smash-hit adaptation of the Disney animated film, is scheduled for 40 shows between March 14 and April 15, 2012.

Lion King will performing at Mahalia Jackson Theatre (801 N. Rampart) in New Orleans, LA for one month, from March 14 to April 15, 2012. Buy Lion King New Orleans LA Tickets – Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Lion King Mahalia Jackson Theatre Ticket Orders over $350!

Disney’s The Lion King was good for Proctors and downtown Schenectady, according to new figures from the theater.

The 77,000 people who attended the performances — there were 32 in all — spent $5.2 million at Proctors’ box office, and generated another $15 million in economic benefits to Schenectady from spending at hotels, restaurants and other businesses. Proctors said the second figure is based on a Touring Broadway League report that says impact typically is about three times ticket sales.

The Lion King has since moved on to Rochester, N.Y. Lion King is performing at Rochester Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main St.) in Rochester, NY for a limited 4 weeks, from March 22 to April 17, 2011. After that, the show goes to Toronto, Dayton, Ottawa and Montreal.

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The Lion King will be in Rochester for four-and-a-half weeks from March 22 to April 17, 2011. Rochester Broadway Theater League President and CEO Don Jeffries said the community will benefit from the performances.

Scenery and set equipment was moved into the theatre on Friday. Crews are setting the stage for the Lion King at Rochester’s Auditorium Theatre.

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“One-third of the tickets we sell for ‘The Lion King” are outside the five-county area,” Jeffries said. “That means people are using hotels, restaurants, paying babysitters, parking. We figure it’s a ten million dollar economic impact to our community”

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The winner of six 1998 Tony Awards, Lion King to Return to Rochester Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

On Wednesday, March 23, 5:30-7 p.m., a special performance will take place in support of Rochester Broadway Theatre League and Garth Fagan Dance arts-education programs. Garth Fagan and RBTL will offer “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” a VIP pre-show cocktail reception with a silent auction and prime seats to the evening’s performance for $225 per person ($250 per person reserved seating). Current “Lion King” ticketholders may exchange their tickets for this evening special, and the ticket price will be applied to the benefit total.

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Alphonso Romero Jones II won the award for “Best Performance in Live Theater” for his portrayal of young Simba in Disney’s Broadway production of “The Lion King,”; in the 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards, held at the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel in Studio City, Calif., last sunday night.

Jones bested other nominees Quinton Lopez of “Sick,” Adam Riegler of “The Addams Family,” and Marquis Kofi Rodriguez, who portrayed Simba in “The Lion King” before Jones got the role, at the awards ceremony, best described as the Oscars for young performers.

According to mom Kathy Jones, Alphonso was so excited he texted home right away.

“I got a text from him that said, ‘Mommy, I won. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! Thank you Jesus,’” she said. “Then I texted him back, ‘Good job, baby!’”

Alphonso, a 12-year-old straight-A student in the sixth grade at P.J. Hill Elementary School, has been in the show since October 2009. His Broadway run will come to an end on Easter Sunday.

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On Broadway, Lion King grossed $1,212,418 with 86.7% attendance rate for the week ending March 6, 2011. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $15,042,072, dropping nearly 18% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the week ending March 6, 2011.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,388,574
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,281,776
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,212,418
4. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $855,041
5. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $811,934
6. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $747,160
7. Memphis – (SHUBERT) $668,704
8. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $658,483
9. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (PALACE) $657,804
10. The Phantom of the Opera – (MAJESTIC) $637,364

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Alphonso Romero Jones II, Trenton native is nominated for Young Artist Award for his role as the young Simba in “The Lion King,” which is based on the Disney movie of the same name.

Since October 2009, Jones has basked in Broadway’s glow as the star of “The Lion King.” The young star is up for “Best Performance in Live Theater” in the 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards. The ceremony will be held at the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel in Studio City, Calif., on Sunday.

“I didn’t even know about it until my mom was searching on the internet and found out I was nominated,” said Jones, a 12-year-old sixth-grade student at P.J. Hill Elementary School in Trenton. “I have no words, it’s really amazing.”

Also nominated for the award are Quinton Lopez of “Sick”; Adam Riegler, “The Addams Family”; and Marquis Kofi Rodriguez, who portrayed Simba in “The Lion King” before Jones got the role.

The nominees at the ceremony, best described as an Oscar-type celebration of young performers, reads like a who’s who of popular film and television celebrities. Jones, who will rub shoulders with them all, is no small potato himself. During his Broadway run, which will conclude on Easter Sunday, he held court with singer Rhianna and film star Matt Damon.

Since Jones’ contract is coming to a conclusion due to his age, the young actor said he is excited to see what the future has in store for him.

“I want to do television, voiceovers and movies,” he said. “I would like to do animated voiceovers. That’s what I really want to do.”

Until then, he will maintain his schedule of splitting his time between train rides to New York City and his studies at P.J. Hill, where he maintains a straight-A average. “It’s hard,” he said. “But you got to do what you got to do if you want to do what you want.”

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Lion King is currently touring at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady NY. The performances are till Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Proctor’s has been trying to get the show to come to the area since it renovated its facility three years ago. An estimated 80,000 people are expected to see the show, which has won several prestigious awards.

Have you already booked your tickes to see Lion King in Proctors Theatre, Schenectady? If you don’t have tickets yet, you may be out of luck because only a few of them remain.

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