{"id":1188,"date":"2013-08-27T06:10:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T06:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2013-08-27T06:16:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T06:16:23","slug":"lion-king-broadway-company-welcomes-aaron-nelson-to-play-simba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/lion-king-broadway-company-welcomes-aaron-nelson-to-play-simba\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion King Broadway Company Welcomes Aaron Nelson to Play Simba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The fifth longest-running show in Broadway history, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-new-york-ny-tickets.html\">Lion King Broadway<\/a> Company Welcomes Aaron Nelson<\/strong> to Play Simba starting from Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-minskoff-theatre.html\">Minskoff Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/ticket\/lion-king-minskoff-theatre-events.aspx?kbid=2864');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/ticket\/lion-king-minskoff-theatre-events.aspx?kbid=2864\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Lion King Minskoff Theatre Tickets<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1189\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-new-york-ny-tickets.html\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1189\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1189\" title=\"Aaron Nelson to Play Simba from August 27\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/aaron-nelson-lion-king-simba.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Nelson to Play Simba from August 27\" width=\"237\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/aaron-nelson-lion-king-simba.jpg 237w, http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/aaron-nelson-lion-king-simba-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Nelson to Play Simba from August 27<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Aaron Nelson is the first Simba since Jason Raize created the role nearly sixteen years ago to play Broadway without having previously been a member of another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-new-york-ny-tickets.html\">Lion King company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Nelson is making his Broadway debut as a brand new member to The Lion King family. A proud Chicagoan, Aaron received his BA in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago. His regional theater credits include columbinus 2.0 (American Theater Company), Rent (American Theater Company), and Dreamgirls (Theater 47). He made his television debut as &#8220;Kyle&#8221; in NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Chicago Fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In its 16th year, The Lion King remains ascendant; it is the highest-grossing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-new-york-ny-tickets.html\">Broadway show in New York<\/a> 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. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (under the direction of Thomas Schumacher), The Lion King is only the second show in history to generate five productions worldwide running 10 or more years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-new-york-ny-tickets.html\">Buy Lion King Broadway Tickets Online<\/a> at discounted prices to see the new Simba Aaron Nelson at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-minskoff-theatre.html\">Minskoff Theatre<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fifth longest-running show in Broadway history, Lion King Broadway Company Welcomes Aaron Nelson to Play Simba starting from Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Minskoff Theatre. 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