Archive for March 31st, 2011
Judah Bellamy and Shaylin Becton Join The Lion King Broadway Cast
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.
Judah Bellamy as Young Simba in Lion King
Shaylin Becton, 9, is a Maywood, Illinois native and began singing and dancing at an early age.
Shaylin Becton as Young Nala in Lion King
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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Lion King coming to New Orleans’ Mahalia Jackson Theatre March 14, 2012
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!
