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The countdown begins as we prepare for some exciting happenings in 2015: 1. We have a spectacular lineup of Broadway shows this year, starting with this production of Disney’s The Lion King, followed by the 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Kinky Boots in May, a weekend engagement of the hit Mamma Mia! in June, and the smash Motown The Musical in July.

2. Our 2015-2016 Broadway Season is just around the corner and we have a great line-up. Be looking for our announcement next month!

3. We have a packed schedule of concerts and special events. Check out the next two pages for more information or visit our website at www.orpheum-memphis.com for a complete line-up.

4. My spring New York Theatre Tour has been set for April 30 – May 4; see page 13 or call 529-4226 for more information on how you can join us for this memorable Broadway trip.

5. The Orpheum Centre for Performing Arts & Education is expected to open its doors this August. The Centre will be enhancing our community outreach curriculum, appealing to thousands of new participants.

6. On December 31st, 2015 I’ll be retiring as President & CEO of The Orpheum – but I might not be going far. Discussions are under way for me to move to the new Centre to help successfully launch the exciting new and expanded programs.

So I hope you’ll stay informed and join us as often as you can for another fabulous year at your Orpheum Theatre.

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AUDIENCE SERVICES An ATM is available in the Parlor.

Restrooms are located in the Lower Lounge, Parlor, Balcony and Gallery. Fully accessible restrooms are located in the Parlor adjacent to the Grand Lobby.

The Broadway Club is available for rental for special events year-round.

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Fire Exits are located to the left and right in the Auditorium, Balcony, Foyers and in the Grand Lobby, all marked by a red illuminated sign.

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THEATRE ETIQUETTE As a courtesy to the performers and patrons, Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate break in the performance.

Turn off your cell phone and other electronic devices. The light and noise from cell phones and electronic devices is a distraction to performers and those seated around and above you. No text messaging.

Do not talk or whisper during the performance. Also, please refrain from searching through your purse or bag or unwrapping candy. You may be making more noise than you think.

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Certain productions may not be suitable for all ages. We recommend taking the time to determine which shows are appropriate for your children. Visit our website at www.orpheum-memphis.com or call (901)525-3000 if you have any questions.

Music & Lyrics by

ELTON JOHN & TIM RICE Additional Music & Lyrics by

LEBO M, MARK MANCINA, JAY RIFKIN, JULIE TAYMOR, HANS ZIMMER Book by

ROGER ALLERS & IRENE MECCHI Starring PATRICK R. BROWN L. STEVEN TAYLOR Tshidi Manye NICK CORDILEONE DREW HIRSHFIELD BEN LIPITZ JELANI REMY NIA HOLLOWAY KEITH BENNETT RASHADA DAWAN ROBBIE SWIFT JJ BATTEAST NYA CYMONE CARTER MIKARI TARPLEY TRE’ JONES ALEXANDRA UNDERWOOD ANDREW ARRINGTON TAPRENA MICHELLE AUGUSTINE RAYMOND BAYNARD IZELL O. BLUNT RUSSELL JOEL BROWN AMYIA BURRELL MICHELLE AGUILAR CAMAYA THEMBELIHLE CELE LEROY CHURCH ERYNN MARIE DICKERSON TONY FREEMAN MUKELISIWE GOBA DEIDREA HALLEY MICHAEL HOLLICK WILLIAM JAMES, JR. J.E. JOHNSON BLAINE ALDEN KRAUSS MYKAL D. LAURY II FARAH LOPEZ AMBER MAYBERRY TONOCCUS McCLAIN AISHA MITCHELL KENDRA MOORE SELENA MOSHELL MAIA A. MOSS-FIFE SIHLE NGEMA KEVIN PETITE YAEL PINEDA-HALL MAURICA ROLAND MPUME SIKAKANE JOHN SLOAN III VUSI SONDIYAZI DERRICK SPEAR TRYPHENA WADE FRANK WRIGHT II

Adapted from the screenplay by IRENE MECCHI & JONATHAN ROBERTS & LINDA WOOLVERTON Produced by

RICHARD HUDSON

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Mask & Puppet Design

JULIE TAYMOR

DONALD HOLDER

JULIE TAYMOR & MICHAEL CURRY

Sound Design

Hair & Makeup Design

STEVE CANYON KENNEDY

MICHAEL WARD Associate Director

Music Supervisor

CLEMENT ISHMAEL General Manager

JOHN STEFANIUK

Associate Producer

anne quart

Associate Choreographer

MAREY GRIFFITH

Technical Director

Production Stage Manager

Production Supervisor

THOMAS SCHLENK DAVID BENKEN

KENNETH J. DAVIS

DOC ZORTHIAN

Music Coordinator

Fight Director

Music Director

Associate Music Producer

RICK SNYDER

ROBERT ELHAI

Music Produced for the Stage & Additional Score by

Additional Vocal Score, Vocal Arrangements & Choral Director

MARK MANCINA

LEBO M

MICHAEL KELLER RICK SORDELET Orchestrators

Casting

ROBERT ELHAI DAVID METZGER

BINDER casting/ mark brandon CSA

Choreography by

GARTH FAGAN Directed by

JULIE TAYMOR

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Scenic Design

PETER SCHNEIDER & THOMAS SCHUMACHER

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE RAFIKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tshidi Manye MUFASA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Steven Taylor SARABI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tryphena Wade ZAZU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Hirshfield SCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick R. Brown YOUNG SIMBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JJ Batteast, Tre’ Jones YOUNG NALA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nya Cymone Carter, Mikari Tarpley, Alexandra Underwood SHENZI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rashada Dawan BANZAI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Bennett ED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbie Swift TIMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Cordileone PUMBAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Lipitz SIMBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jelani Remy NALA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nia Holloway ENSEMBLE SINGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taprena Michelle Augustine, Russell Joel Brown, Thembelihle Cele, Mukelisiwe Goba, William James, Jr., Blaine Alden Krauss, Tonoccus McClain, Sihle Ngema, Yael Pineda-Hall, Maurica Roland, Mpume Sikakane, John Sloan III, Vusi Sondiyazi, Tryphena Wade ENSEMBLE DANCERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond Baynard, Amyia Burrell, Michelle Aguilar Camaya, Leroy Church, Erynn Marie Dickerson, J.E. Johnson, Amber Mayberry, Aisha Mitchell, Selena Moshell, Kevin Petite, Derrick Spear STANDBYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCAR: Tony Freeman, Michael Hollick; ZAZU: Tony Freeman; TIMON: Tony Freeman; PUMBAA: Tony Freeman, Michael Hollick UNDERSTUDIES (Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance) Rafiki–Farah Lopez, Mpume Sikakane; Mufasa–Russell Joel Brown, Vusi Sondiyazi, Frank Wright II; Sarabi–Taprena Michelle Augustine, Maurica Roland; Zazu–Robbie Swift; Shenzi–Farah Lopez, Maurica Roland; Banzai–Andrew Arrington, Tonoccus McClain, John Sloan III; Ed–Andrew Arrington, Leroy Church; Timon–Robbie Swift; Simba–Blaine Alden Krauss, William James Jr.; Pumbaa–Robbie Swift; Nala–Thembelihle Cele, Maurica Roland SWINGS Andrew Arrington, Izell O. Blunt, Deidrea Halley, Mykal D. Laury II, Farah Lopez, Kendra Moore, Maia A. Moss-Fife, Frank Wright II Dance CaptainS Izell O. Blunt, Kendra Moore SPECIALTIES Circle of Life Vocals–Sihle Ngema, Vusi Sondiyazi; Mouse Shadow Puppet–Vusi Sondiyazi; Ant Hill Lady–Erynn Marie Dickerson; Guinea Fowl–Leroy Church; Buzzard Pole–Raymond Baynard; Gazelle Wheel–Michelle Aguilar Camaya; Gazelles–Leroy Church, Kevin Petite; Lioness Chant Vocal–Sihle Ngema; Acrobatic Trickster–Derrick Spear; Giraffe Shadow Puppets–Russell Joel Brown, Blaine Alden Krauss; Cheetah–Aisha Mitchell; Stilt Giraffe–Derrick Spear; Scar Shadow Puppet–Russell Joel Brown, Blaine Alden Krauss, Tonoccus McClain; Simba Shadow Puppet–William James, Jr., John Sloan III, Vusi Sondiyazi; One By One Vocal–Vusi Sondiyazi; One By One Dance–Sihle Ngema, John Sloan III; Fireflies–Erynn Marie Dickerson; Pumbaa Pole Puppet–Tonoccus McClain; Nala Pole Puppet–Amber Mayberry; Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppets–Thembelihle Cele, Mukelisiwe Goba, Blaine Alden Krauss, Yael Pineda-Hall, Maurica Roland, Mpume Sikakane, Taprena Michelle Augustine.

Thembelihle Cele, Sihle Ngema, Phindile Nyandeni and Mpume Sikakane are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association.

TOURING ORCHESTRA Conductor–Rick Snyder Associate Conductor–Jamie Schmidt; Keyboard 1–Steve Hunter; Keyboard 2–Doug Reed; Keyboard 3–Mark Snedegar; Concert Master/Violin 1–Paul Zafer; Guitar–Robert Tye; Drums–Roman Storch; Bass–Hugh Mason; Marimba–Mike Faue; Percussion–Stefan Monssen, Reuven Weizberg; Flutes–Kay Ragsdale Music Coordinator–Michael Keller Based on the Disney film

Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff; Produced by Don Hahn Special thanks to all the artists and staff of Walt Disney Feature Animation

SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13

Entr’acte Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7

ACT ONE Pride Rock “Circle of Life” with “Nants’ Ingonyama” ������������������������������������������������ Rafiki, Ensemble Scar’s Cave Rafiki’s Tree The Pridelands Scar’s Cave The Pridelands “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” ����������������������Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu, Ensemble Elephant Graveyard “Chow Down” ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Shenzi, Banzai, Ed Under the Stars “They Live in You” ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Mufasa, Ensemble Elephant Graveyard “Be Prepared” �������������������������������������������������������������� Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Ensemble The Gorge Pride Rock “Be Prepared” (Reprise) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Scar, Ensemble “Nao Tse Tsa” ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Rafiki, Sarabi, Young Nala Rafiki’s Tree The Desert/The Jungle “Hakuna Matata” ����������������������������������� Timon, Pumbaa, Young Simba, Simba, Ensemble ACT TWO “One by One” ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Ensemble Scar’s Cave “The Madness of King Scar” ���������������������������������������Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Nala The Pridelands “Shadowland” �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������Nala, Rafiki, Ensemble The Jungle Under the Stars “Endless Night” ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Simba, Ensemble Rafiki’s Tree The Jungle “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” ���������������������� Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Ensemble “He Lives in You” (Reprise) ����������������������������������������������������������Rafiki, Simba, Ensemble Pride Rock “King of Pride Rock”/“Circle of Life” (Reprise) ���������������������������������������������������Ensemble There Will Be One 15-Minute Intermission

SONG Credits All songs by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) except as follows: “Circle of Life”: by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) with “Nants’ Ingonyama”: by Hans Zimmer and Lebo M; “He Lives in You” (“They Live in You”): Music and lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Lebo M; “Nao Tse Tsa”: Music and lyrics by Jacques Loubelo; “One by One”: Music and lyrics by Lebo M; “Shadowland”: Music by Lebo M and Hans Zimmer, lyrics by Mark Mancina and Lebo M; “Endless Night”: Music by Lebo M, Hans Zimmer, and Jay Rifkin, lyrics by Julie Taymor; “King of Pride Rock”: Music by Hans Zimmer, lyrics by Lebo M ADDITIONAL SCORE Grasslands chant and Lioness chant by Lebo M; Rafiki’s chants by Tsidii Le Loka.

Warning The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photo­graphing or sound recording inside the theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Offenders may be ejected and liable for damages and other lawful remedies.

WHO’S WHO in the CAST 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: facebook.com/ Iampatrickbrown, or follow me on Twitter @Iampatrickbrown.

L. Steven taylor (Mufasa) is excited to rejoin The Lion King Gazelle company! Credits: Broadway: 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. tshidi Manye (Rafiki) is thrilled to join Disney’s The Lion King national tour. Tshidi has also toured Europe and Japan with M. Bongeni Ngema in the hit musical Sarafina.

Her other stage credits include Rafiki in the Broadway and Toronto productions of The Lion King, Daughter of Nebo by Hillary Bletcher, Mfowethu by Gibson Kente, The Stick by Aubrey Sekhabi. Tshidi is honored to have performed with legendary artists, such as Paul Simon, David Byrne, Hugh Masekela, Jabu Khanyile, and Vusi Mahlasela, and at the White House. Album: Sisters of Joy. Thank you God. 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 and 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 and Hero.

Drew HirshfiELD (Zazu) Regional Credits: Premiere Stages, Geva Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Wilma Theater, Berkeley Rep, Huntington Theatre Co, Alley Theatre, Two River Theater Co, Magic Theatre, Marin, California, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festivals. New York: new plays with Ensemble Stu-

dio Theatre, 59E59, Collaboration Town, New York Stage & Film. TV/Film: Gosling, Blue Bloods, The inspector, The Lady and the Thief.

Member of The__Space. M.F.A. from A.C.T. 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: Law & Order: SVU, The Sopranos, 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, Jelani is excited and blessed to be working with the Disney family again! Past shows include Disneys High School Musical and High School Musical 2, Parade, Cabaret, and Smokey Joes Cafe. As a director, teacher, and choreographer, Jelani is always putting up new works, workshops and concerts all over the country! Stay connected! IG: itsjelaniremy twitter: @jelaniremy Much love to his family, teachers and friends. AEA “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

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. 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.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Inc.), From the Mississippi Delta (Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre), I Am That I Am (AOP Productions) and Aida (Bailiwick Chicago). Thanks to her Chicago family and friends and love to her daughter, Genesis, for always using her powers for good. Tweet@RashadaDawan and visit www.RashadaDawan.com Love in flight.

Robbie Swift (Ed/Understudy Pumbaa, Timon and Zazu) is honored and excited to return to The Lion King family. Stage credits include: Snoopy!, Rumbles, The Red Flower, Water Children, Our Town, Godspell, etc. Film/ Television: On The Run (Hyperboy), Fastlane (Fox), Urban Graffiti (Fox), Scrubs (NBC), etc.

Many thanks to God, Mom, Dad, The Starting Five, family, and friends. Special thanks to Barry, Karen, and Lois Yvonne. Robbie is a proud member of AEA, SAG, and ASCAP. I dedicate this show to my beautiful wife, Lisa.

You are my heart, my life, and my inspiration.

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JJ BATTEAST (Young Simba at certain performances) a talented 11yr old 6th grader from Carol stream IL. He enjoys acting, singing, dancing and sports. Jamaal is thrilled to live out one of his dreams. He’s honored and blessed to be apart of this first class experience and is marveled by where this journey will take him.

Supported by his loving parents, grandparents Moore/McClay, family and friends! nya Cymone Carter (Young Nala at certain performances) is a ten-year-old, fifth grade dance major from East Orange, NJ. Elated to join the Lion King tour, she looks forward to this new and exciting experience. Nya is loved and adored by her parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

TRE’ JONES (Young Simba at certain performances) is happy to be a part of The Lion King as Young Simba! He is an 11 year old actor from Springfield, VA. He is grateful to God for this blessing and thanks his parents, grandparents, teachers and his many relatives and friends for the love and support in making his dream come true.

MIKARI TARPLEY (Young Nala at certain performances) is a 10 year old straight A student from Smyrna, GA who is thrilled to be on tour with The Lion King. She thanks her parents and teachers for giving her the skills to perform. She gives higher thanks to God for her gifts so that she can shine her light for all of the world to see!

ALEXANDRA UNDERWOOD (Young Nala at certain performances) is thrilled to make her debut as Young Nala! Lexi is an 11 year old actor, singer, dancer from Washington,

DC. She is grateful to God, her parents, Nana, grandparents, Nancy Carson, Binder Casting, the DC International School, and for the love and prayers of family and friends. Lexi’s “ultimate dream” has come true!

Andrew Arrington (Swing/Understudy Banzai and Ed). Regional premiere of Kander & Ebb’s Scottsboro Boys. The Lion King Las Vegas. Nat’l tours: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

New York: Showboat (Carnegie Hall), Godspell (workshop), Disney’s High School Musical 2, Respect (NYSAF). TV: CBS My Broadway Debut. University of Michigan. taprena Michelle Augustine (Ensemble/Understudy Sarabi) Broadway/National Tours: A Night With Janis Joplin (Original Broadway Cast - Blues Singer/Bessie Smith), The Book of Mormon, The Color Purple (Shug Avery- Best Featured Actress in a Touring Musical), The Pajama Game, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Thank you GOD! taprena.com Raymond baynard (Ensemble) is a SUNY– Purchase graduate debuting with the Lion King Gazelle tour. He has worked and trained under companies Complexions and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. I thank God for always taking care of me, performances dedicated to my angel Karen Williams. izell O. blunt (Swing/Dance Captain) From Jacksonville, Florida, Izell holds a B.F.A. in dance from SMU and has performed in the Broadway, national tour, and Las Vegas productions of The Lion King. Izell has performed with Cirque du Soleil in their “One Drop” event and also was an associate choreographer for the major motion picture entitled The Thief.

Russell Joel brown (Ensemble/Understudy Mufasa). Morehouse College graduate. Professional credits: Smokey Joe’s Cafe (first national, Japan), The Scarlet Pimpernel (first national), The Lion King (Cheetah tour, Mexico, Taiwan); Big River (Goodspeed; Best Actor: Connecticut Critics Circle).

Amyia burrell (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of The Lion King cast. She has performed with Disney since 2003 appearing in shows at Tokyo Disney and Disney World. She would like to thank her family (especially Noah and Tally) and friends for their constant love and support. She gives God thanks for continuous blessings and grace. Proud member of AEA. Michelle Aguilar Camaya (Ensemble) Grateful & Honored! Broadway: The Lion King; Movies: Enchanted, Memoirs of

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST a Geisha; TV: Bravo’s Step It Up & Dance (finalist); Tours: Come Fly Away, The Lion King, Swing, Fame. NYC Encores!: Kismet (Ababu Princess); Mark Stuart Dance Theatre - associate choreographer (The Wiz, Standard Time); Bikram & Moksha (Modo) Yoga certified. BA in Dance: University of California, Irvine. thembelihle Cele (Ensemble, Understudy Nala) Born in Durban, South Africa. Credits: The Nat & Natalie Show with Colin Penn & The Pennants, Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, The Lion King (U.K. and Ireland Tour). Trained with the Flatfoot Dance Company. TV Appearance: ETV Popstars 2010. Thembelihle is honored to be a part of the national tour. She thanks her family and God for being the center of it all!

Leroy Church (Ensemble/Understudy Ed) is a Baltimore, MD native and UArts B.F.A. graduate. Credits include: Cirque Du Soleil, Jennifer Hudson: Smash, So You Think You Can Dance, L’Oreal Redken, NASCAR Awards, Philadanco, Western Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico, Brandywine Ballet, HX Magazine, Cal Ripken PAL Billboard.

Erynn Marie Dickerson (Ensemble) began her artistic studies at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where she was cast in various musical theater productions at the Freud and Geffen Playhouse. She then graduated from Fordham University and the Alvin Ailey school with B.F.A. and a minor in communications.

Since then she has appeared in various print ads, TV shows,commercials, music videos, and films.

TONY FREEMAN (Standby for Scar, Zazu, Timon and Pumbaa) has played Zazu (and occasionally Scar) on Broadway and across the country more than 3,000 times. Now he loves also getting to play Timon and Pumbaa. He did Tony Kushner’s musical Caroline, or Change in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the original Broadway cast. Tony performed guest roles on both Law & Order (twice) and Law & Order: SVU. MUKELISIWE GOBA (Ensemble/understudy Rafiki) was born in Durban, South Africa. Training: Mbongeni Ngema’s Academy.

Credits: K-Cap, Umoja, and Lion King (Madrid). Television: Telethon (France) and 40 Principals (Madrid). She was a back-up vocalist for a South African Gospel star Rebecca Malope. Mukelisiwe thanks her family for their constant support.

Deidrea Halley (Swing) is proud to be from Toronto, Canada. Favorite credits include; The Lion King (Broadway, Las Vegas, West End, and Toronto Companies), We Will Rock You (Mirvish), Cabaret (Stratford Festival), and Chicago (Stage West). Many thanks to THouse, my family and William. Continuous gratitude to God always.

Michael Hollick (Standby Scar and Pumbaa) Broadway: Tarzan, Jumpers. National Tour: The Lion King. Off-Broadway: Fuerza Bruta, De La Guarda. TV: Law & Order, Sex and the City, Guiding Light, Hawaii Five-O. Regional: The Wilma, Goodspeed Opera House, Pittsburgh CLO, Great Lakes Theatre Festival. B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon. Michael starred as Niko Bellic in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Love to my wife Angela and our little cubs Max and Eva. WILLIAM JAMES, JR. (Ensemble/understudy Simba) From Chicago, Will last appeared in workshops for Lin Manuel Miranda’s “revolutionary” new musical, Hamilton. This moment is made possible by many relatives, friends, several teachers, a few Halleys, 3 grandparents, 2 parents, one brother and one God. “Be kind, love thy neighbor, and enjoy the show” : ) J.E. Johnson (Ensemble) trained at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. He’s danced with Forces Of Nature, Creative Outlet, Hubbard Street 2, DanceWorks Chicago, Cleo Parker Robinson, Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera, Cirque Du Soleil (Beatles LOVE), and the national tour of The Color Purple. blaine Alden Krauss (Ensemble/ Understudy Simba) is a St. Petersburg, FL native and CCM graduate. Thrilled to be making his tour debut with The Lion King he has performed from the White House all the way to Paris. Thanks to God, CCM, family, friends, and Thom!

Mykal D. Laury ii (Swing) is honored to be a part of The Lion King national tour. Stage: Philadanco: Aida (China tour), The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway and national tour), Alicia Keys (Girl On Fire tour). TV and Film: Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show, Beyonce, Friends with Benefits, and So You Think You Can Dance.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST so thankful and blessed for the amazing opportunity to now be a part of the national touring company. She would like to thank her family for their support.

Amber Mayberry (Ensemble) is from Washington, DC. B.F.A., SUNY–Purchase. Regional: On The Town, Oklahoma! (5th Avenue), Measure for Measure (STC). Company Experience: Elisa Monte, Wideman/Davis Dance, Donald Byrd’s Spectrum Dance Theater and The Trey McIntyre Project. For my Parents, Papa, Ayana, Matthew and Don. tonoccus McClain (Ensemble/Understudy Banzai) is proud to be making his touring debut! He could be seen reporting on Channel One News, performing in Los Angeles Opera’s Porgy and Bess, three Academy Awards live telecasts, and heard singing in television’s Glee, The Good Wife, and film soundtracks Avatar, Star Trek, and The Simpsons Movie.

Aisha Mitchell (Ensemble) from Syracuse, studied at North Carolina Dance Theatre, Lines Ballet School, The Joffrey Ballet School, a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. program, and a member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 08-13. She can be found in the Best-selling book Dancers Among Us. Kendra Moore (Swing/Dance Captain) is Canadian born and trained in Edmonton, Alberta. A member of The Lion King Cheetah tour from 2003–08, Kendra has danced with BalletAustin, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She has traveled extensively with all these companies. Love to my family and friends.

Selena Moshell (Ensemble) is from Orlando, FL and a Rollins College graduate (Environmental Studies). She has performed with the Pittsburgh CLO, Orlando City Ballet, Royal Caribbean, and Walt Disney World (dancer/ aerialist). Selena is grateful to God, family, and friends for their love and support. selenamoshell.com Maia A. Moss-Fife (Swing) feels truly honored to be a part of this magical production.

A native of Atlanta, she is a proud wife, mother, and AEA member. Many thanks to family and friends for their continued love, prayers, and support. God bless!

Sihle ngema (Ensemble). Born in Newcastle, South Africa, vocally trained by Boycie Phokeng and Mbongeni Ngema. Theater: The Lion King (Australia and Shanghai), Dance Through Me, Mama, Woza My Fohloza, Jika

The Musical. Television: X Factor, Nelson Mandela 80th Birthday Celebration. Film: Elephant Tails soundtrack vocals.

Kevin Petite (Ensemble), Fort Worth, TX. Trained at Dian Clough West Studios, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and The Ailey School receiving the prestigious Alvin Ailey Fellowship.

Professional credits include Ailey II, and tours of Radio City Christmas Show and Movin’ Out. YAEL PINEDA-HALL (Ensemble) A Christmas Carol, NC (2013 &14); Ghost, Manila (2014); Adarna, NC (2012); The Lion King (2003–11) in Singapore, London, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney; Festival of The Lion King (2007–08) Hong Kong Disneyland; Xanadu, Manila (2010).

Maurica Roland (Ensemble/Understudy Nala, Shenzi and Sarabi) is a Pensacola, FL native and Louisiana State University graduate. Recent credits: American Vybe at Disney World Orlando, Hairspray first national tour (swing, u/s Dynamite). “Thanks be to God, family, and friends for your love and support.” mauricaroland.com Mpume Sikakane (Ensemble/Understudy Rafiki) has worked with renowned writer, producer, director M’bongeni Ngema since 1989.

Toured internationally with The Zulu and released album Babaka Mdudu in 2002. Love and thanks to God, Simon, Thandekile, and family.

John Sloan iii (Ensemble/Understudy Banzai). Detroit native and University of Michigan graduate, John Sloan III is excited to perform with a talented cast and crew. Regional theater: Aida; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Julius X. John thanks God, his family, friends, agent, cast, and crew. vusi Sondiyazi (Ensemble/understudy Mufasa) Credits include The Lion King on Broadway, national tour, Taipei, and Taiwan.

Thanks to Mum, my two sisters, my twin brother, and friends for their love and support.

Derrick Spear (Ensemble) is a native of Washington, D.C. He has danced with Washington Reflections Dance Company and National Ballet of Santa Domingo. tryphena Wade (Ensemble/Sarabi) a Columbus, Ohio native and Howard University graduate. Credits: Ragtime, Trojan Women, and The Secret Garden. She has traveled the Mediterranean as a principal singer with Norwegian Cruise Lines, and most recently as a vocalist at The Amalfi Coast Music and Arts

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Festival in Maiori, Italy. “Praises to God for this dream come true!” tryphenawade@gmail. com wedontsitoncouches.com ZOLA WILLIAMS (Ensemble) is originally from Bowie, Maryland. She graduated from The University of the Arts with a BFA in Ballet Performance. Dance companies: Eleone Dance Theater, American Dance Artists, The Bad Boys of Dance (guest). Theater: The Lion King (Las Vegas) FRANK WRIGHT II (Swing/Understudy Mufasa). Frank joins the Gazelle Company after having been blessed with performing in the Cheetah and Broadway companies of The Lion King. He thanks God for his son Paden. With God all things are possible.

Julie taymor (Director, Costume Design, Mask/Puppet Co-Design, Additional Lyrics) won the 1998 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and for Best Costumes for The Lion King. In 2008 the musical won three Molière Awards, including Best Musical and Best Costumes. It also garnered Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League awards for Taymor’s direction, and myriad awards for her original costume, mask, and puppet designs. Taymor made her Broadway debut in 1996 with Juan Darién: A Carnival Mask (Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater), nominated for five Tony Awards.

Other theater work includes The Green Bird (New Victory Theatre on Broadway); Titus Andronicus, The Tempest, and The Taming of the Shrew (Theatre for a New Audience); Juan Darién (Music- Theatre Group); coadapter and director of The Transposed Heads (Lincoln Center and American Music Theatre Festival); and Liberty’s Taken (Castle Hill Festival). For her latest Broadway production, SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark, Taymor served as director and co-book writer. Her recent opera productions include an original opera, Grendel, composed by Elliot Goldenthal (Los Angeles Opera and the Lincoln Center Festival, 2006), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer. Her direction of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in 2004 and is now in repertoire there. Taymor’s film Across the Universe received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Musical/Comedy in 2008.

Her first film, Fool’s Fire, an adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe short story, aired on PBS in 1992. She directed her first feature, Titus, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange, in 1999. Frida, starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina, received five Academy Award nominations and two Oscars in 2002. Taymor’s

latest film is The Tempest (December 2010), starring Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, and Ben Whishaw. Taymor has received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Obie Awards and the first annual Dorothy B. Chandler Award in Theater, among many others. A book spanning her career, Julie Taymor: Playing With Fire, is in its third edition from Abrams.

Elton John (Music). The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Elton John has spanned more than three decades. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 35 gold and 25 platinum albums and more than 250 million records sold worldwide. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has awarded Elton multiple Grammys, including the Grammy Legend Award. In the early 1990s Elton collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice on the soundtrack for The Lion King, winning him an Academy Award. The album produced two top-selling, award-winning singles: “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.” The Tony Award– winning Broadway productions of The Lion King and Aida both awarded Elton with Grammys for Best Musical Show Album. Billy Elliot was nominated for a record-tying 15 Tony Awards and won ten, including Best Musical.

Elton was also one of the producers for Next Fall on Broadway. The Union is his latest CD with Leon Russell, produced by T Bone Burnett. In 1992 Elton established the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which today is one of the leading nonprofit HIV/ AIDS organizations. In 1998 the Queen of England knighted him Sir Elton John, CBE. In 2004 Elton received the Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime contributions to American culture and excellence through the performing arts. tim Rice (Lyrics) has worked in music, theater and films since 1965 when he met Andrew Lloyd Webber, a fellow struggling songwriter.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Benny Andersson (Chess). His first new show for ten years, From Here To Eternity, with music by newcomer Stuart Brayson, co-produced with Lee Menzies, directed by Tamara Harvey, and with book by Bill Oakes, opens in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in October 2013. He formed his own cricket team in 1973 and was President of the MCC in 2002. He recently wrote and presented a 52-part series for BBC Radio 2, American Pie, a trawl through the music and musicians of every American state.

He has won several awards, mainly for the wrong thing or for simply turning up.

Lebo M (Additional Music and Lyrics, Additional Vocal Score, Vocal Arrangements, Choral Director) is known as the “voice and spirit of The Lion King.” Once a teenage singer in Soweto, the Grammy Award winner and Tony nominee’s music brings audiences to tears with hauntingly inspiring African rhythms and melodies. Lebo’s talents have been hailed by the worldwide press in superlatives that might describe the most delightfully poetic of musical deities. Since his arrival in America, Lebo has attracted music industry giants such as Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cliff, and Hans Zimmer as mentors, allies, and collaborators. Lebo has performed and produced four albums, Rhythm of the Pride Lands (Disney), Deeper Meaning (Gallo), and The Lion King (Japanese and Hamburg cast recordings). Other credits include The Power of One, Back on the Block, and Listen Up with Quincy Jones; the feature films Outbreak (Warner Bros.), Congo (Warner Bros.), and Born to Be Wild (Paramount); and the Disney television special People. He has performed on the Academy Awards and the Essence Awards Show, with Vanessa Redgrave at Kthimi-The Return in Kosovo, and been honored by Artists for a Free South Africa.

Mark Mancina (Additional Music and Lyrics, Music Produced for the Stage, Additional Score). A Tony nominee and multiplatinum, three-time Grammy Award– winning composer, he was an obvious choice to produce the music for the stage production of The Lion King, having arranged and produced songs for the blockbuster animated feature film, for which he received both Grammy and American Music awards in 1994. The film also spawned the hit album Rhythm of the Pride Lands, for which Mr. Mancina co-wrote, arranged and produced three tracks, including “He Lives in You” and “Shadowland,” which are featured in the stage production. Ranked among the upper echelons of film composers, his credits include megahits Training Day, Speed, Twister, Bad Boys,

Tarzan, and Brother Bear among many others.

Most recent feature films include August Rush and Shooter.

Roger Allers (Book) makes his Broadway debut with co-author Irene Mecchi, with this Tony-nominated book, adapted from the animated feature, which he co-directed. Mr. Allers has been instrumental in shaping the structure and dialogue for many Disney animated features since 1988, including Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Oliver and Company, Rescuers Down Under, Prince and the Pauper, and the computer-animated movie, Tron. He directed the Academy Award nominated short The Little Matchgirl for Disney and co-directed the 2006 animated feature Open Season for Sony Studios. Prior to working with Disney, he created animation on children’s programs and features for studios in Boston, Toronto, and Tokyo. He is currently writing and directing an animated adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. irene Mecchi (Book) began her association with Disney in March 1992, when she wrote Recycle Rex, an animated short, which won the 1994 Environmental Media Award.

Irene is a co-writer of Disney’s animated features The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Hercules. Along with co-author Roger Allers, she received a 1998 Tony nomination for writing the book for The Lion King.

Irene wrote the teleplay for Annie, directed by Rob Marshall. Irene shares a writing credit on Disney Pixar’s Brave and is currently adapting the Warners’ 1954 A Star is Born film as a stage musical, as well as developing a project with Lucasfilm.

Garth Fagan (Choreographer) is the recipient of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Choreography and the 2000 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer (London, U.K.) as well as the Drama Desk Award, the Astaire Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for his work with The Lion King. Mr. Fagan was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and for more than 33 years has toured the world with Garth Fagan Dance. On television the company has appeared on Great Performances, The Tonight Show, and the Academy Awards. Mr. Fagan forged his own dance language and technique, drawing from modern dance, Afro-Caribbean, and ballet, and has choreographed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Jose Limon Company, the New York City Ballet’s 50th Anniversary, and others. In addition, he choreographed Joseph Papp’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Duke Ellington

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST street opera, Queenie Pie at the Kennedy Center. A distinguished university professor at SUNY–Brockport, he has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the 2001 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award, a Bessie Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Fulbright 50th Anniversary Distinguished Fellow. He has also been inducted into the American Academy of Achievement.

Richard Hudson (Scenic Design) was born in Zimbabwe, and educated in Zimbabwe and England. In 1988 he won a Laurence Olivier Award for designing a season of seven plays at the Old Vic Theatre, London. His set designs for The Lion King have won numerous awards including a Tony in 1998. He is a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI). In 2003 he won the Gold Medal for Set Design at the Prague Quadriennale, and in 2005 he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Surrey. He has designed sets and costumes for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Young Vic and the Gate, London.

In opera he has worked at the Royal Opera, English National Opera, La Scala Milan, Metropolitan Opera New York, Opera National de Paris, Lyric Opera Chicago, Staatsoper Vienna, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and in Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam, Venice, Florence, Turin, Bregenz, Houston, and Washington.

Donald Holder (Lighting Design) received the 1998 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his work on The Lion King; a 2008 Moliere Award for The Lion King-Paris, 1999 Olivier nomination for The Lion King-London; and the L.A. Drama Critics Circle, NAACP, and Ovation awards for The Lion King-Los Angeles. Broadway projects include: South Pacific (2008 Tony Award), Movin’ Out (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Streetcar Named Desire (Tony nomination), Les Liasons Dangereuses (Tony nomination), The Little Dog Laughed, Gem of The Ocean (Tony nomination), Hughie, Juan Darién (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Eastern Standard, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Boy From Oz, many others. Off-Broadway: Observe the Sons of Ulster… (Lucille Lortel Award), The Marriage of Bette and Boo, A Man of No importance, The Pain and The Itch, Jitney, Tiny Alice, Saturday Night, Everett Beekin, Three Days of Rain, Chaucer in Rome, Sight Unseen, Spunk, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Jeffrey, and many others. He has designed at resident theaters across the United States. Mr. Holder is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

Michael Curry (Mask and Puppet CoDesign) is one of the world’s leading production designers. He works widely in both conceptual and technical development with the foremost entertainment companies such as Cirque du Soleil, the Metropolitan Opera, London’s Royal National Theatre, Disney Theatrical Productions, L.A. Opera and Universal Pictures. He collaborates regularly with directors such as Robert Lepage, Nicholas Hytner, Julie Taymor, and William Friedken. Michael has been the recipient of many prestigious awards from his peers, including several awards for his puppet and costume work on Broadway, Olympic ceremonies and his continuing innovations in the fields of visual effects and puppetry design. He owns and operates Michael Curry Design Inc., which designs and creates live performance-oriented dimensional characters and productions, such as those seen by worldwide audiences in the 1996 and 2002 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, Super Bowl 2000, and New York City’s epoch 2000 millennium event.

Michael Ward (Hair and Makeup Design) designs for opera and theater. For Disney: The Lion King (Broadway and others) and Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (Berlin). Other work has been seen in Britain, United States, Holland, France, Japan, Israel, and Portugal. Along side his design work in theater he works as a garden and landscape designer.

Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design) was the production engineer on such Broadway shows as Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Carrie, and Aspects of Love. His Broadway sound design credits include Catch Me if You Can, (Tony nomination) Guys and Dolls, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Jersey Boys (Drama Desk Award), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Hairspray, The Producers, Aida, Titanic, Big, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Carousel, and The Who’s Tommy (Drama Desk Award).

Hans Zimmer (Additional Music and Lyrics) received the Oscar, Golden Globe, and two Grammy awards for his original film score for the film version of The Lion King. He started his film scoring career with My Beautiful Laundrette in 1985, and his other credits include six Oscar-nominated film scores, among them Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, As Good as it Gets, and Rain Man. Additional credits include six Oscar-nominated film scores, among them Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, As Good as it Gets, and Rain Man. Additional credits include

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST the Grammy Award–winning score for Crimson Tide, Driving Miss Daisy, Thelma and Louise, Black Hawk Down, and The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise which was his 100th score. In addition to his composing duties Mr. Zimmer also heads the film music division for DreamWorks SKG studios.

Jay Rifkin (Additional Music and Lyrics).

The GRAMMY Award-winning producer, together with producing and composing partner Hans Zimmer, created Media Ventures, a multi-faceted entertainment group that includes music, new media, film and television. Their partnership has earned them numerous awards and nominations, including Academy Award nominations, for the film scores of Driving Miss Daisy, Rain Man, and The Lion King. Following the success of The Lion King, Jay conceived and produced the gold-selling follow-up album Rhythm of the Pride Lands. Jay is also chairman of Media Revolution, an award-winning new media company and a founder of the film production company Media Ventures Pictures, producing the comedy Waiting.

John Stefaniuk (Associate Director). A native of Toronto, Canada, John studied theater at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Upon leaving school, John worked as an actor and voice over artist in both Canada and the U.K. He can be heard in many cartoons and commercials as well as being heard as the voice of the Cartoon Network. He has taught, directed and guest lectured for many theater schools and colleges in Toronto, New York, and London including the Royal Academy of Music, Sylvia Young Theatre School, and Duke University. For three years John was the Artistic Director for Stagedoor Manor in New York directing many productions including Side Show, Sweeney Todd and A Midsummer Night’s Dream starring Natalie Portman and Bryce Howard. John has worked as Resident Director for Cameron Macintosh and JAR Productions on Hey Mr. Producer! and for Disney’s The Lion King at London’s Lyceum Theatre as well as the American National Tour.

John is thrilled to be continuing his work with this incredible company.

Marey Griffith (Associate Chroeographer). A native New Yorker, Miss Griffith toured worldwide with the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as a featured dancer/soloist for eight years. She is most known for her performances in the works of the late, world renowned choreographer Ulysses Dove. Other guest appearances include Déjà vu Dance Theatre, and the Spoleto festival in

Italy. She worked as co-choreographer on the star studded production of The Wizard of Oz in concert at Avery Fisher Hall with Nathan Lane, Joel Grey, Jewel, and Natalie Cole. Miss Griffith has appeared in numerous commercials and voice-overs. Her soap opera credits include As the World Turns and Another World. She has also performed with Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, PA. Miss Griffith joined the creative team of The Lion King in August of 2000.

She feels privileged to work with choreographer Garth Fagan.

Clement ishmael (Music Supervisor). is a conductor, composer, and arranger. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Royal Conservatory of Music, where he specialized in composition and conducting as well as singing with Joyce Britten. Conducting credits include Abbey Players Opera Company, Ad Astra Chorus, Addison Jazz Ensemble, and West London Gospel Choir. He also conducted the new ballet Awakening at Sadlers Wells. West End credits include: Five Guys Named Moe, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Smokey Joe’s Café, and Soul Train. He has also directed and arranged the music for numerous shows which include: Sweet Lorraine, Up Against the Wall, The Amen Corner, The Grape Vine, The Cavalcaders, and most recently Gem of the Ocean at the Tricycle Theatre. His classical compositions and arrangements have been performed worldwide as well as being broadcast by BBC Television and Radio. His opera Grazyna was performed at the Royal Opera House’s Lindbury Studio and his most recent commission, for the London Piano Trio, was performed at Cardogan Hall in 2008.

David benken (Technical Director) has supervised the technical aspects of numerous Broadway and touring productions around the world. Broadway credits include: The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, The Seafarer, The History Boys, The Woman in White, The Boy From Oz, Jumpers. National Tours: The Lion King, The Producers, Beauty and the Beast (U.S. and U.K.), Kiss me Kate, Miss Saigon, Peter Pan, Les Misérables (U.S. and U.K.). Las Vegas: The Lion King, Phantom, The Producers, We Will Rock You. International: Dreamgirls Korea Robert Elhai (Associate Music Producer, Orchestrator). Tony and Drama Desk nominee.

Robert Elhai has orchestrated many concert, theater, and film scores for composers Elliot Goldenthal (Juan Darién, Final Fantasy) and Michael Kamen (Don Juan de Marco, X-Men) among others. His arrangements for Metallica’s

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Grammy Award– winning S&M made good use of his doctorate in composition from Yale University.

David Metzger (Orchestrator) has orchestrated many films, including the Disney animated film Tarzan, Training Day, Domestic Disturbance, Bait, and Return to Paradise. His television work includes composing episodes of The Magnificent Seven, Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan and five years as an arranger/composer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. David was nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk award for The Lion King.

Michael Keller (Music Coordinator) has been a musician for more than 35 years.

He was a conductor/drummer for Marvin Hamlisch. Music Coordination for Taboo, Wicked, The Boy From Oz, Avenue Q, Gypsy, Andrea Bocelli tours; Mamma Mia!, Aida, imaginary Friends, Man of La Mancha, Dance of the Vampires, Sweet Smell of Success, Cinderella, The Wild Party (MTC), Marlene, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Barbra Streisand Concerts (1994 and 2001), The Goodbye Girl.

Rick Snyder (Music Director/Conductor) is thrilled to be music director of the Gazelle company of The Lion King. Prior to this he was music director of the Cheetah company of The Lion King. Over many years he has also played keyboards and/or conducted for the touring productions of Phantom Of The Opera and Miss Saigon, as well as Chicago-based productions of Showboat, Beauty and the Beast, Ragtime, Wicked, and Mamma Mia. When not working in theater, Rick has worked as a composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and player in clubs, concerts and recording sessions; he served as keyboardist for Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx) and performed and recorded with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

DODD LOOMIS (Resident Dirctor) Broadway: Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark (Assistant Director). Off-Broadway: The Rap Guide To Evolution (Director, Drama Desk Nomination), Luck (Director & Writer, Little Gem Award), Mabou Mines Dollhouse (Associate Director & Puppetry Supervisor, Obie Award). International Tour: The Aluminum Show (Co-Director & Co-Writer), The Gospel at Colonus: Athens, Greece (Associate Director, Pulitzer Prize Nomination). NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Geoff Myers (Resident Dance Supervisor) has been on Broadway or on tour with The Lion King since 2003. His titles have included en-

semble male dancer, male swing, fight captain, and most recently a two-and-a-half year stint as dance captain for the Las Vegas production.

Before joining the Lion King Geoff enjoyed a long and successful career as a concert dancer with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Geoff has worked with some of the dance worlds most renown choreographers Twyla Tharp, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, David Parsons, and Danny Ezralow to name a few. Geoff brings more than 20 years dance performance experience to his position as resident dance director.

Kenneth J. Davis (Production Stage Manager). National Tours: Rock of Ages, Spamalot, Hairspray, The Full Monty, Ragtime, Chicago, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Cats. Pre-Broadway: Wonderland. New York: Broadway, OffBroadway, Radio City Music Hall. Mr. Davis is extremely proud to be part of the Disney organization, this amazing production, and the incredible talents of all involved.

Matthew Lambert (Stage Manager).

Broadway: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Peter Pan. Tours: DRS, Peter Pan, The Boy Friend, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Belle of Amherst, The Gin Game, The Buddy Holly Story, Showboat, and Joseph. Regional: The Cleveland Play House, Long Wharf Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Victory Gardens Theatre, The Royal George Theatre, and the Goodspeed Opera House. Union: AEA and ATPAM. beth bornstein (Assistant Stage Manager). National Tours: Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; Cinderella; Jekyll & Hyde; Annie 20th Anniversary Tour. Broadway: Damn Yankees!, Arcadia, The Red Shoes. Off-Broadway: Cowgirls. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and IATSE. Katrina Stevens (Assistant Stage Manager) Tours: The Book of Mormon, American idiot, Billy Elliot, in the Heights, Avenue Q, Camelot, Peter Pan, Contact, Beauty and the Beast, Cirque du Soleil’s Alegria. Broadway: Sunset Boulevard, Lost in Yonkers, Death and the Maiden, Mastergate, A Month of Sundays, Broadway Bound. AEA since 1987.

Jovon E. Shuck (Move Assistant Stage Manager) a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and graduate of Michigan State University. Credits: The Lion King, Noises Off, and The Graduate (Broadway); Monty Python’s Spamalot (first national tour); The irish Curse (Off-Broadway); Saint Heaven (SCA Rich Forum); The Seagull (NYSF/Public Theatre);

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST six Christmases with The Radio City Christmas Spectacular; and more than a dozen productions at the Gateway Playhouse. binder Casting (Casting) with Jay Binder, CSA, Jack Bowdan, CSA, Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jason Styres, CSA, have cast more than 70 Broadway shows including Dames at Sea (upcoming 2014), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Nice Work if You Can Get it, Born Yesterday, The Miracle Worker, Finian’s Rainbow, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, 39 Steps, White Christmas, is He Dead?, Inherit The Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Music Man, Iceman Cometh, Charlie Brown, Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, King & I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl, and every City Center Encores! production since its inception in 1994. Film/ TV/Other: Carousel (NY Philharmonic/ PBS), Six by Sondheim (HBO), So You Think You Can Dance, West Side Story (San Francisco Symphony), Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine.

Ten–time Artios Award winner.

Chris Montan (Executive Music Producer) joined Disney in 1984 and is currently president of Walt Disney Music. Under his guidance as head of music, soundtracks from nine theatrical releases (Cocktail, Beaches, The Little Mermaid, Pretty Woman, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, and Tarzan) were certified multiplatinum.

Additionally, the Studio received Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award recognition for many of its music entries. Most recently he served as executive producer of the Wonderful World of Disney’s production of Annie, as well as a producer with the television production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, which was nominated for seven Emmy Awards.

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, a division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher. Worldwide, its eight Broadway titles have been seen by over 128 million theatergoers and have been nominated for 57 Tony Awards®, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. With 15 productions currently produced or licensed, a Disney musical is being performed professionally somewhere on the planet virtually every hour of the day. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast, opened in 1994. It played a remarkable 13 year run on Broadway and has been pro-

duced in 28 countries worldwide. In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical. In its 17th smash year, it has welcomed over 75 million visitors worldwide to date. The Lion King can also currently be seen on tour across North America, the U.K., and Japan, and in London’s West End, Hamburg, Tokyo, Madrid, Sao Paulo, and Brisbane, Australia, a total of ten concurrent productions worldwide.

Having played 19 countries on every continent except Antarctica, The Lion King’s worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway next, winning four 2000 Tony Awards, and spawning productions around the world. Mary Poppins, a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, opened in London in 2004 and established itself as one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge in recent years, launching seven productions on three continents. Following a six year Tony-winning Broadway run, the title is now being licensed to professional theatres worldwide. Tarzan®, which opened on Broadway in 2006, is now an international hit with an award-winning production in its 6th year in Germany. In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway and was the #1-selling new musical of that year. Its success continues with new productions worldwide. Disney Theatrical Productions opened two critically acclaimed productions on Broadway in 2012, receiving seven Tony Awards between them: Newsies, which played over 1,000 performances on Broadway and is currently on tour throughout North America, and Peter and the Starcatcher, which enjoyed a two year New York run. Other successful stage musical ventures have included King David in concert, the national tour of On The Record, several touring versions of Disney’s High School Musical, and Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin.

DTP has collaborated with the country’s leading regional theatres to develop new stage titles including Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of The Jungle Book and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Aladdin is its most recent Tony Awardwinning Broadway hit; its most recent London production is the critically acclaimed comedy, Shakespeare In Love.

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

President & Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schumacher EVP & Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Schrader

Creative & Production

Executive Music Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Montan VP, Creative Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Famiglietti VP, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Quart Director, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mimi Intagliata Director, Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Kardel Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Lee Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifford Schwartz Sr. Manager, Creative Development . . . . . . Jane Abramson Asst. Manager, Creative Development Colleen McCormack Dramaturg & Literary Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Cerniglia Sr. Manager, Education & Outreach . . . . . . . . . Lisa Mitchell General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myriah Bash General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eduardo Castro General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Schlenk Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Height Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry McGrath Manager, Physical Production . . . . . . . . . . . . James Garner Sr. Manager, Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Cheek

Marketing, Sales & Publicity

SVP, Marketing & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Flatt VP, Sales, CRM & Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Dockett VP, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Wyatt Director, Synergy & Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Banks Director, Worldwide Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Cohen Director, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Falzon Director, Licensed Brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Kane Sr. Manager, Data Modeling & Consumer Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Trachtenberg Sr. Manager, Publicity & CommunicationsLindsay Braverman Design Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Anderer Design Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Emch Marketing Manager, Newsies . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Daghini Manager, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . Liz Schwarzwalder Manager, Digital Marketing & Social Media . . . Greg Josken Manager, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenifer Thomas Sales Manager, Groups & Tourism . . . . . Nicholas Faranda Manager, Digital Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Tulba Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Zammit Asst. Manager, Synergy & Partnership . . . . . . Cara Epstein Publicity Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Padgett

Domestic

VP, Domestic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Eldon Director, Domestic Touring . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Buchanan Director, Regional Engagements . . . . . . Scott A. Hemerling Director, Regional Engagements . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelli Palan Manager, Domestic Touring & Planning . . . . . . . . Liz Botros Manager, Theatrical Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . David R. Scott

International

SVP, International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Kollen VP, International, Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Thane VP, International, Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona Thomas Director, International Production . . . . . . . . . Felipe Gamba

Business & Legal Affairs

SVP, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Olson VP, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Stuhl Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naila McKenzie Sr. Paralegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica White

Finance & Operations

VP, Finance, Operations & Technology . . . . Mario Iannetta VP, Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Amendola Director, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe McClafferty Director, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brigitte Pascual Manager, Technical Services & Support . . . Michael Figliulo Manager, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrineh Ghoukassian Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikhail Medvedev Manager, Production Accounting . . . . . . . . . . Arlene Smith Senior Business Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer August Senior Business Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Bilmes Senior Business Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Ekizian Senior Technical Support Engineer . . . . . . Kevin A. McGuire Senior Technical Support Engineer . . . . . . . . Noel Moore Jr. Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela DiSanti Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Sorin Assistant Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . Isander Rojas

Strategy and Business Development

Director, Strategy & Business Development . . . Clive Chang Sr. Manager, Strategy & Business DevelopmentRyan Pears

Human Resources

Director, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . Marie-Pierre Varin Manager, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewel Neal Manager, Human Resources & Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Hart

Administrative Staff

Zachary Baer, Caley Beretta, Elizabeth Boulger, Amanda Cole, Jubie Deane, Leah Diaz, Adam Dworkin, Sarah Funk, Phil Grippe, Frankie Harvey, Andrew Hollenbeck, Christina Huschle, Sarah Kenny, Julie Lavin, Chantal Lopez, Misael Nunez, Tim Parker, Marisa Perry, Jessica Petschauer, Matt Quinones, Meaghan Shea, Bri Silva, Ariel Stein, Lee Taglin, Mark Topley

DISNEY THEATRICAL MERCHANDISE, L.L.C.

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Downing Sr. District Manager, Retail Strategy & Ops . Alyssa Somers Merchandise Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Markman Merchandise Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Dei Cas Corp. Sales & Product Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Ellete Poulin Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violet Burlaza On-Site Retail Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Kunze On-Site Assistant Retail Manager . . . . . . . Joshua Cashman Disney Theatrical Productions dtg.guestservices@disney.com

Opening Night - February 5, 2015 Staff for THE LION KING Worldwide Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Quart Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doc Zorthian General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schlenk Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlyn Thomson Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Stefaniuk Associate Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marey Griffith Music Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clement Ishmael Dance Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Hicks Supervising Resident Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Lyn Associate Music Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Kreppel Associate Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Eastman Associate Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Nemecek Peterson Associate Mask & Puppet Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis Troisi Associate Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Shivers Associate Hair & Makeup Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carole Hancock Associate Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Koenig Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marty Vreeland Assistant Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hugh Sweeney Automated Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aland Henderson Production Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary Baer Production Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Huschle SENIOR PUBLICIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DENNIS CROWLEY NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . GREGORY HANOIAN Staff for THE LION KING Gazelle Tour COMPANY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AARON QUINTANA Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth J. Davis Resident Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dodd Loomis Resident Dance Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoff Myers Musical Director / Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Snyder Associate Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Powell Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Lambert Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Bornstein, Katrina Stevens Move Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jovon E. Shuck Dance Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Izell O. Blunt, Kendra Moore Assistant Choreographers . . . . . . Norwood J. Pennewell, Natalie Rogers Production Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Howard Production Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Maloney Production Propman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor Amerling Production Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kjeld Andersen Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Kimbley Automation Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad W. Rowe, Sean Sullivan Flymen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Bogdan, Kevin Lowther Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Talarowski Flying Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Hearn Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Detmer Second Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lara Dubin Head Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Sample Front Light Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . June Abernathy, Harley Whitehurst Vari-Light Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Sump Head Propman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Hagenbarth Assistant Propmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Lohrer, Jack Montgomery Assistant Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Keister Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Higley Assistant Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul McTernan Advance Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Bullard, Ben Huggins Costume Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Attridge Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Coultas Move Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Wilson Wardrobe Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Burkman-Margolies, Gretchen Heidenreich, Anthony Padilla Puppet Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Reilly Puppet Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Hennessy, Sue McLaughlin, Bruce Paul Reik Assistant to Associate Make Up & Hair Designer . . . . . . . . Tiffany Hicks Hair & Make Up Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Ivey Hair & Make Up Assistants . . . . . Valerie Anderson, Tammy Potts-Merritt Crew Swing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Bradford Advance Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Renegar Move Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Gosenski, Dan Sheehan Advance Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Ferree Move Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Hartford, Steve Templeton Music Preparation . . . . . . . . . Donald Oliver, Chelsea Music Service, Inc. Electronic Music Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Marder Associate Synth Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor J Williams Personal Assistant to Elton John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Haley Assistant to Tim Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Heinink Assistant to Mark Mancina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marlon Espino Production Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Marcus Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BINDER CASTING: Jay Binder, CSA; Jack Bowdan, CSA; Mark Brandon, CSA; Jason Styres, CSA

Casting Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna Levinger Corporate Immigration Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Rosenfeld Physical Therapy . . . . . . Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Dionne Vernon, PT, DPT; Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center, Ken R. Mautner, M.D. Children’s Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On Location Education Tutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Betz Wranglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Betz, Anna Speed Production Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Citron Executive Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Arnao, Patt McRory Web Design Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Noah Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serino Coyne, Inc. Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert W. Johnson, Lynn Beckemeyer, Karen Bailey, Fabricio Lopez CREDITS

Scenery built and mechanized by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. Additional scenery

by Adirondack Scenic Inc.; Michael Hagen, Inc.; I Weiss & Sons, Inc. Lighting

by Fourth Phase, vari*light® (automated lighting provided by Vari-Lite, Inc.) Props by The Rabbit’s Choice and Paragon. Custom Trussing supplied by Tait Towers and Tomcat USA, Inc. Sound equipment by Masque Sound and Recording. Costumes executed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., Parsons-Meares Ltd., Seamless Costumes, Donna Langman, Eric Winterling, Danielle Gisiger. Millinery by Monica Vaianni and Leslie Norgate, Arnold Levine. Shibori dyeing by Joan Morris. Custom dyeing and painting by Joni Johns, Gene Mignola, Chrome Yellow, J. Michelle Hill Campbell, Nicola Kileen, Mary Macy, and Parsons-Meares. Knitwear by Laurie Krempien Hall. Footwear by Montana Leatherworks, Gamba, Pluma, Robert W. Jones, Sara Mullins, Capezio. Costume development by Constance Hoffman.

Additional craftwork by Cindy Anita Fain. Puppet construction by Michael Curry Design, Inc. and Paragon. Pumbaa Puppet Construction by Andrew Benepe. Flying by Foy. Trucking by Clark Transfer. Wigs made at by The Wigworkshop by Sam Fletcher. Cheetah skins and Make-up stamps made by Mike Defeo in the USA. Specialists brushes made by Joseph Begley. Make-up supplied by MAC, Make-up Forever Professional Make-up, Alcone, Skin Care By Kiehls since 1851. Marimbas by Marimba One. Musical instruments provided by: Remo Inc.; Jeff Whittier; Patrick Olwell; Tim Liu; Lark in the Morning; Beverly Pan Flutes; Drummer’s World, Inc.; The Woodshed. Bass equipment by Eden Electronics. Lozenges provided by Ricola. Air and Sea Shipments by Rock-It Cargo, Worldwide.

This production is produced in collaboration with our professional, union-represented employees.

The Lion King originally premiered at the Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, MN Disney’s The Lion King is a registered trademark owned by The Walt Disney Company and used under special license

by Disney Theatrical Productions.

Visit The Lion King website on the World Wide Web at: www.disneyonbroadway.com The Lion King National Tour proudly participates in Touring Green. We transport our theatrical equipment on a carbon neutral basis with Clark Transfer in association with NativeEnergy.com. For more information on this program, please visit www.clarktransfer.com/green.

The Actors and Stage Managers engaged in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association.

The Stagehands, Wardrobe, Treasurers, Projectionists, Makeup and Hair employees at this theatre are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of The United States.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American theatre.

The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union represented employees.

SONG EXCERPTS (used by permission): “Let It Go” written

by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” written by Sam Lewis, Joe Young, and Ray Henderson; “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” written by Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore and Solomon Linda; “Nao Tse Tsa” written by Jacques Loubelo.

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