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A 10-year-old claims the throne as Young Simba in The Lion King on Broadway
10-year-old Davis Matthews who first auditioned early this year for Lion King musical is now starring as Young Simba in ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway until December. Davis, who grew up in New Rochelle, has always enjoyed singing, acting, and dancing. Tabitha, his mother, is his motivation. She has appeared in numerous community theatres and is his acting tutor.
David Matthews will make his Broadway debut in The Lion King; he began performing at the age of six with White Plains Performing Arts Center and has since appeared at Sandbox Theater and Random Farms Kids Theater. Bazemore, a veteran of the The Lion King Touring and Broadway performances, has also appeared in regional productions of Ragtime, Rachel, and The Snow Day. The audience love new young Simba. Davis Matthews’ own circle of relatives love the pleasure it brings him and the message it sends to different children. “The feeling of just being so proud that he is living out his dream, living out his ancestor’s dream, and so many other kids that look up to you, who look just like you, and you’re able to say if I did it, you can do it too,” Tabitha Matthews said. This will be another milestone for The Lion King Broadway show.
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“Awe-inspiring! Broadway theatre is alive again. Julie Taymor’s imaginative ideas seem limitless. It’s a gorgeous, gasp-inducing spectacle. Most important – against all odds – it has innocence. The show appeals to our primal, childlike excitement in the power of theatre to make us see things afresh.” said Richard Zoglin from Time Magazine
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Broadway’s The Lion King to introduce 2 New Young Simbas this June
June 2023 marks the debut of two new young Simbas in Broadway’s The Lion King. Starting Tuesday, June 6, Donovan Louis Bazemore and Davis Matthews will alternate as “Young Simba” alongside current cast members Ava Hailey Harris and Jillian Paige Platero as “Young Nala.” David Matthews will make his Broadway debut, while Bazemore previously performed in The Lion King show.
David Matthews is excited to make his Broadway debut! White Plains Performing Arts Center gave him his first performance opportunity when he was six years old. In New York, he has also performed at Sandbox Theater and Random Farms Kids Theater.
Julie Taymor, the first woman to win a Tony for Best Director of a Musical, is the show’s director, costume designer, and mask co-designer. She continues to be actively involved in the production, initiating new performances while also maintaining the main Broadway production.
Celebrating 25 landmark years on Broadway, The Lion King continues to ascend as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Over the course of the show’s run, there have been 27 tours and international productions, seen by 112 million people and currently seen each week by 115,000 people across the world.
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