The Lion King - Broadway - September 28, 2014 - MP3 -everyday-i'm-ushering's master cast: NtelisengNkhela (Rafiki), Alton Fitzgerald White (Mufasa), SindisweNxumalo (u/s Sarabi), Jeffery Kuhn (Zazu), Gareth Saxe(Scar), Isaiah D.Negron (Young Simba), ShahadiWright Joseph (YoungNala), Bonita J. Hamilton (Shenzi), JamesBrown-Orleans (Banzai), EnriqueSegura (Ed), Fred Berman (Timon), Ben Jeffery (Pumbaa), Aaron Nelson (Simba), ChantelRiley(Nala), Bravita Threatt (u/s Cheetah)
notes: Autism-friendly performance. Some guy's phone goes off during the Grasslands Chant, and another phone rings shortly after I Just Can't Wait to be King. During He Lives In You in Act 1, someone in the audience attempted to climb up to the stage, but was stopped by an usher before he/she managed to do so. Includes post-show talkback.
The Lion King - Broadway - October 4, 2014 (Matinee) - ZIP (MP3) - hi_i'm_joe's master Cast: Nteliseng Nkhela (Rafiki), Alton Fitzgerald White (Mufasa), *Jacqueline Rene (u/sSarabi), Jeffrey Kuhn (Zazu), Gareth Saxe (Scar), Nathaniel Logan McIntyre (Young Simba),K’Lynn Jackman (Young Nala), Aaron Nelson (Simba), ChantelRiley (Nala), Fred Berman (Timon), Aaron Nelson (Pumbaa), Bonita J. Hamilton (Shenzi), James Brown-Orleans(Banzai), Enrique Segura (Ed)
The Lion King - Broadway - September 27, 2015 (Matinee) - MP3 (untracked) - everyday-I'm-ushering's master cast: TshidiManye (Rafiki), Derrick Davis (u/sMufasa), Chondra La-TeaseProfit (Sarabi), Jeffrey Kuhn (Zazu), Jahi DialloWinston (Young Simba), GraceCapeless (Young Nala), KimberlyMarable (u/s Shenzi),JamesBrown-Orleans (Banzai), EnriqueSegura (Ed), Fred Berman (Timon), Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa), JelaniRemy (Adult Simba), ChantelRiley (Adult Nala), Kellen Stancill(u/s Stilt Giraffe), Bravita Threatt(u/s Anthill Lady), James A. Pierce III (u/s Guinea Fowl)
notes: Autism-friendly performance. The volunteer sitting next to me sneezed in the middle of "Circle of Life" (about 5 min 18 sec in), and during Can't Wait to be King, ensemble dancer Ray Mercer, who was in one of the big dancing animal suits, lost the head of the mascot while he was doing a backflip (24 minutes 57 seconds). Includes post-show Q&A.
The Lion King - Broadway - February 21, 2016 - MP3 (untracked) - everyday-i'm-ushering's master cast: Tshidi Manye (Rafiki),Jahi Diallo Winston (YoungSimba), Grace Capeless (YoungNala), Jelani Remy (AdultSimba), Chantel Riley (AdultNala)
notes: If you hear any crackling sounds during the Grasslands Chant, that was actually in the theatre. Brief disturbance by latecomers during Can't Wait to be King.
The Lion King
London 20th March 2016
Brown Lindiwe Mkhize, Shaun Escoffery, Gemma Knight Jones, Howard Gossington, George Asprey, Nadine Higgin, David Blake, Mark McGee, Richard Frame, Andy Mace (s/b Pumbaa), Jonathan Andrew Hume, Melissa Nettleford (u/s Nala)
Show halted for ~10 minutes after Shadowlands due to technical issues
notes: Autism-friendly performance. Some guy's phone goes off during the Grasslands Chant, and another phone rings shortly after I Just Can't Wait to be King. During He Lives In You in Act 1, someone in the audience attempted to climb up to the stage, but was stopped by an usher before he/she managed to do so. Includes post-show talkback.
The Lion King - Broadway - October 4, 2014 (Matinee) - ZIP (MP3) - hi_i'm_joe's master Cast: Nteliseng Nkhela (Rafiki), Alton Fitzgerald White (Mufasa), *Jacqueline Rene (u/sSarabi), Jeffrey Kuhn (Zazu), Gareth Saxe (Scar), Nathaniel Logan McIntyre (Young Simba),K’Lynn Jackman (Young Nala), Aaron Nelson (Simba), ChantelRiley (Nala), Fred Berman (Timon), Aaron Nelson (Pumbaa), Bonita J. Hamilton (Shenzi), James Brown-Orleans(Banzai), Enrique Segura (Ed)
The Lion King - Broadway - September 27, 2015 (Matinee) - MP3 (untracked) - everyday-I'm-ushering's master cast: TshidiManye (Rafiki), Derrick Davis (u/sMufasa), Chondra La-TeaseProfit (Sarabi), Jeffrey Kuhn (Zazu), Jahi DialloWinston (Young Simba), GraceCapeless (Young Nala), KimberlyMarable (u/s Shenzi),JamesBrown-Orleans (Banzai), EnriqueSegura (Ed), Fred Berman (Timon), Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa), JelaniRemy (Adult Simba), ChantelRiley (Adult Nala), Kellen Stancill(u/s Stilt Giraffe), Bravita Threatt(u/s Anthill Lady), James A. Pierce III (u/s Guinea Fowl)
notes: Autism-friendly performance. The volunteer sitting next to me sneezed in the middle of "Circle of Life" (about 5 min 18 sec in), and during Can't Wait to be King, ensemble dancer Ray Mercer, who was in one of the big dancing animal suits, lost the head of the mascot while he was doing a backflip (24 minutes 57 seconds). Includes post-show Q&A.
The Lion King - Broadway - February 21, 2016 - MP3 (untracked) - everyday-i'm-ushering's master cast: Tshidi Manye (Rafiki),Jahi Diallo Winston (YoungSimba), Grace Capeless (YoungNala), Jelani Remy (AdultSimba), Chantel Riley (AdultNala)
notes: If you hear any crackling sounds during the Grasslands Chant, that was actually in the theatre. Brief disturbance by latecomers during Can't Wait to be King.
The Lion King
London 20th March 2016
Brown Lindiwe Mkhize, Shaun Escoffery, Gemma Knight Jones, Howard Gossington, George Asprey, Nadine Higgin, David Blake, Mark McGee, Richard Frame, Andy Mace (s/b Pumbaa), Jonathan Andrew Hume, Melissa Nettleford (u/s Nala)
Show halted for ~10 minutes after Shadowlands due to technical issues