{"id":153,"date":"2010-09-14T02:03:54","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T02:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=153"},"modified":"2010-09-14T02:04:58","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T02:04:58","slug":"jacobs-and-crane-head-cast-of-lion-king-tours-chicago-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/jacobs-and-crane-head-cast-of-lion-king-tours-chicago-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs and Crane Head Cast of Lion King Tour&#8217;s Chicago Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Casting has been announced for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-chicago-il-tickets.html\">Chicago engagement of Disney&#8217;s The Lion King<\/a>. The production, directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, will stop at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-cadillac-palace-theatre.html\">Cadillac Palace Theatre<\/a> for the third time Sept. 29-Nov. 27.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_154\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-chicago-il-tickets.html\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Adam-Jacobs.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Jacobs Head Cast of Lion King Tour&#039;s Chicago\" title=\"Adam Jacobs Head Cast of Lion King Tour&#039;s Chicago\" width=\"200\" height=\"299\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Jacobs Head Cast of Lion King Tour's Chicago<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAdam Jacobs (Marius in the Les Miserables revival) will play Simba with Dionne Randolph as Mufasa, J. Anthony Crane (Spamalot in Las Vegas) as Scar, Brenda Mhlongo as Rafiki, Tony Freeman as Zazu, Syndee Winters as Nala, Ben Lipitz as Pumbaa and Nick Cordileone as Timon.<\/p>\n<p>Omari Tau is cast as Banzai, Monica L. Patton will tackle Shenzi, and Ben Roseberry will play Ed. Jerome Stephen, Jr. and Kolton Stewart will alternate as Young Simba with Monique Lee and Madai Monica Williams rotating as Young Nala.<\/p>\n<p>The tale of an African lion who must reclaim his place in the animal kingdom features Elton John and Tim Rice\u2019s music from &#8220;The Lion King&#8221; animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice; additional musical material by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; and music from &#8220;Rhythm of the Pride Lands,&#8221; an album inspired by the original music in the film, written by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer. Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi co-adapted the book from the Disney animated film&#8217;s screenplay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-cadillac-palace-theatre.html\"><strong>Buy Lion King Cadillac Palace Theatre Tickets Online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>{Via <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.playbill.com\/news\/article\/142922-Jacobs-and-Crane-Head-Cast-of-Lion-King-Tours-Chicago-Engagement');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/news\/article\/142922-Jacobs-and-Crane-Head-Cast-of-Lion-King-Tours-Chicago-Engagement\">Playbill<\/a>}<\/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>Casting has been announced for the Chicago engagement of Disney&#8217;s The Lion King. The production, directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, will stop at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for the third time Sept. 29-Nov. 27. Adam Jacobs (Marius in the Les Miserables revival) will play Simba with Dionne Randolph as Mufasa, J. 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