BIOS PATRICK R. BROWN (Scar) The Lion King (Scar) on Broadway and Singapore, U.S. National Tour - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Andre), The Shaw Festival - Caesar & Cleopatra (Apollodorus), Merrily We Roll Along, The Man Who Came To Dinner, On The 20th Century, Easy Virtue, Shadow Play, She Loves Me, StageWest – The Rocky Horror Show (Frankenfurter, Betty Award Nominee), Tuesdays With Morrie (with Jamie Farr). Elsewhere - Beauty & The Beast (Cogsworth), Bach At Leipzig, Blood Brothers, Bent. Want to follow me on tour with The Lion King? Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ Iampatrickbrown, or follow me at www.twitter. com/@Iampatrickbrown. L. STEVEN TAYLOR (Mufasa) is excited to rejoin The Lion King Gazelle company! CreditsBroadway: Lion King (Ensemble, Mufasa,Scar), NYC/Regional: Ataria, Cutman, G word, Miss Saigon, Songs For A New World, Godspell, A Chorus Line, Film and Television: The Electric Company (Leo Watson) Last of The Ninth (HBO Pilot) Made For Each Other, Expiration Date, Eye Contact, Game Over. Love to Erin and Boogie. Praise Him! Follow me on twitter @lsteventaylor. BROWN LINDIWE MKHIZE (Rafiki) born in Durban, South Africa and trained with Mbongeni Ngema’s Academy. Credits: The Lion King (London and original Dutch Company), The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (London 2011), The Zulu, Maria Maria , Stimela Sasezola, and the JRK Bloemfontein Theater. Television: Tinga Tinga Tales (Children’s BBC), Royal Variety performance (London palladium), 2010 Olivia Awards, London Royal Opera House 2012, Born Free Concert(Royal Albert hall 2009). Film: Singer for motion pictures 10,000 BC, Warner Brothers’ Amazing Grace, and the South African film Tsotsi. NICK CORDILEONE (Timon). Off-Broadway: Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (Mint Theater), Hamlet (Theatre by the Blind) Regional: The Alchemist (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Lobby Hero (The Old Globe), Crime and Punishment (Cincinnati Playhouse & Actors Theatre), Henry VI, Richard III (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Comedy of Errors, Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey) Film: Step Up 2. LOVE: Amy & Hero. ANDREW GORELL (Zazu) Regional: Charleston Stage, The Cleveland Play House, Philadelphia Shakespeare Theater, American Shakespeare 22 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
Center, Glimmerglass Opera, Skylight Opera, Milwaukee Rep. Film: Five Points. Education: MFA, Case Western Reserve University. www. andrewgorell.com. Love to Oscar and Stella. BEN LIPITZ (Pumbaa). Broadway: The Lion King. Stage: God of Carnage; The Producers (Walnut St. Theatre); Red, Hot and Blue (Goodspeed Opera, Papermill Playhouse); Just So (Goodspeed Opera); ART; Dirty Blonde; Laughter on the 23rd Floor; Forum; Cleveland Play House, Kennedy Center. TV: “The Sopra- nos”, “Law & Order”, “100 Centre St.”, “Homicide”. Film: The Giraffe and Find Me Guilty (with Vin Diesel). Member of The Actors’ Studio. Love and kisses to Rosalie, Matthew and Mikaela. CalArts Alumni. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. JELANI REMY (Simba). Coming from the Las Vegas production of The Lion King, Jelani is excited and blessed to be working with the Disney family again! A few past shows include Disney’s High School Musical, Parade and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Much love and thanks to Shirley Grant Management, all of his family, teachers, LKLV and friends. AEA. NIA HOLLOWAY (Nala) is ecstatic to join the cast of The Lion King. As an actress, vocalist and dancer, Nia has appeared at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, on the Hub Network show “Majors and Minors” and at various other venues as a live performer. She thanks God and her family and friends for all of their love and support. www. iamniaholloway.com KEITH BENNETT (Banzai). Broadway credits include Richie in A Chorus Line, BJ in OH KAY!, Wonder Boy in The High Rollers, Horace in Olympus On My Mind, Banzai in The Lion King. Tours include: Dancin, The Tap Dance Kid, Sophisticated Ladies, Five Guys Named Moe. Regional: Stand Up Tragedy, Betsey Brown, Kiss Me Kate, Bo Bo’s, A Son Come Home. Show dedicated to wife Deidre and my lovely daughters Tyler and Jordan. Big shout out to my Lord God. RASHADA DAWAN (Shenzi) joins The Lion King National Tour from the cast in Las Vegas. Theatre credits include: Big River (BoHo Theatre), The Other Cinderella (Black Ensemble Theatre), The Wiz-the Remix (Cornerstone Productions), Dreamgirls (FAMU Theatre), For Colored Girls Who Dance (B.FLI Productions, Inc.), From the Mississippi Delta (Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre), I Am That I Am (AOP Productions) and Aida (Bailiwick Chicago). Thanks to her Chicago family C
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