Archive for September 17th, 2013
Lion King Broadway Cast Update – Jeffrey Kuhn and Tshidi Manye Join the Company
Disney’s The Lion King Broadway welcomes Jeffrey Kuhn, in the role of Zazu, and Tshidi Manye, who rejoins the production as Rafiki.
Jeffrey Kuhn makes his Lion King debut as the prim and proper hornbilled bird, Zazu. Jeffrey Kuhn has been seen in the Broadway productions of The 39 Steps, Spamalot, Wicked, Assassins, Ragtime, and Off-Broadway in John Guare’s 3 Kinds of Exile (Atlantic). Kuhn’s regional credits include An Enemy of the People (Centerstage), Next Fall (St. Louis Rep), Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare Theatre), Sea of Tranquility (Old Globe), Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony & Cleopatra and many others (Stratford Festival), Barrington, Alliance, Pittsburgh Public, and Cincinnati Playhouse. Tour: The Who’s Tommy.
Tshidi Manye, Broadway’s longest-running Rafiki, returns to the Broadway production, having recently spent four months playing the role to critical acclaim on the North American Tour. Tshidi Manye toured Europe and Japan with M. Bongeni Ngema in the hit musical Sarafina. She made her Broadway debut in The Lion King in 2004. Other stage credits include Rafiki in the Toronto production, Daughter of Nebo by Hillary Bletcher, Mfowethu by Gibson Kente, and The Stick by Aubrey Sekhabi. Manye is honored to have performed with legendary artists such as Paul Simon, David Byrne, Hugh Masekela, Jabu Khanyile, and Vusi Mahlasela. Albums: Sisters of Joy, Wildflower.
The Lion King musical is the highest-grossing Broadway show in New York history and one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its Broadway premiere on November 13, 1997, 21 global productions have been seen by more than 70 million people and, cumulatively, run a staggering 104 years.
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Lion King Tops Broadway Box Office with $1.69 Million for Week Ending September 15, 2013
The Lion King Again climbed to 1st position. Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,697,637 and had an attendance rate of 98.6%, about 0.8% less than that of the previous week. Lion King was slided to 2nd position last week with the Book of Mormon climbed to the top of the list. Lion King reigns this week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $18,556,318, improving around 0.98% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 15, 2013.
1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,697,637
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,691,518
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,529,670
4. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,452,909
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,241,903
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,041,882
7. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $898,375
8. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $847,978
9. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $843,779
10. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $731,212
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $716,290
12. Once – (JACOBS) $653,560
13. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $650,464
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
