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Lion King Memorabilia to be Displayed at Time-Warner Center

NEWS April 2, 2008 | 11:02AM

In celebration of its 10th anniversary on Broadway, Disney's The Lion King will display memorabilia from the show at the Time Warner Center's Shops at Columbus Circle's from April 7 to April 27. The exhibit features two fully costumed wax figures of characters Rafiki and Scar, each developed by Madame Tussauds New York. Also on display will ... Read More...

Dan Donohue

FRESH FACE January 3, 2008 | 10:22AM

Age: 41

Hometown: Spokane, Washington

Currently: Making his Broadway debut as the scheming villain Scar in Disney's long-running hit musical The Lion King.

Grandma Knows Best: As early as age six, Donohue knew he wanted to become an actor, "but I didn't quite see how to do that," he says now. An early booster had no doubts: "When ...

Nathaniel Stampley

FRESH FACE July 26, 2007 | 11:01AM

Age: 33

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Currently: Imparting fatherly wisdom as Mufasa in the Broadway production of Disney's The Lion King.

Born to Sing: The son of a minister and a music teacher, Stampley says, "I've been singing before congregations and audiences my whole life." Young Nate did his first musical roles in high school, then faced a big ...

Tom Alan Robbins: Pumbaa and Me: The First 10 Years

FIRST PERSON July 10, 2007 | 5:26PM

About the author:
For almost a decade, Tom Alan Robbins has been an audience favorite as Pumbaa the flatulent warthog in The Lion King. An original cast member in Disney's smash-hit Broadway musical, Robbins came to Julie Taymor's visionary production after creating roles in Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Once Upon a Mattress and Sunset Boulevard, plus a stint as ... Read More...

Patrick Page Returns to Broadway's The Lion King as Scar

NEWS January 31, 2007 | 2:27PM

Patrick Page will return to the leading role of Scar in The Lion King at the Minskoff Theatre on January 31. Page had played the villainous Scar for three years before taking on the role of the Grinch in the recent Broadway production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

In addition to The Grinch, Page's other Broadway ...

Mary Poppins Flies into New Amsterdam in 2006; Lion King on the Move

NEWS November 10, 2005 | 5:29PM

The musical version of Mary Poppins, currently running at London's Prince Edward Theatre, is coming to Broadway next fall. The show will begin performances at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 14, 2006 in preparation for a November 16, 2006 opening, displacing the New Amsterdam's current tenant, The Lion King. That hit tuner will end its run at ... Read More...

Kissy Simmons

FRESH FACE November 15, 2004 | 4:28PM

Age: "Sometimes I'm 46, sometimes I'm 18."

Currently: Making her Broadway debut in The Lion King as Nala--the strong, smart love interest of Simba, heir to Pride Rock--after performing the role in the first national tour.

Hometown: Floral City, Florida. Just an hour north of Tampa, Citrus County's Floral City boasts but a solitary traffic light and ... Read More...