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elcome back to Playhouse Square and Broadway in CLE! It has been 18 long months since a Broadway show has been on our stages and what better to return to than the very first performances of the national tour of Disney’s The Lion King. Disney chose Cleveland out of other cities around the country to begin their national tour because of Playhouse Square’s expert staff, facilities that can accommodate their technical needs and rehearsal process, and YOU, our warm, welcoming, knowledgeable audiences who love The Lion King! You can take pride in knowing that Cleveland is the first city to host the tour five times. Our historic theaters, including the KeyBank State, were built 100 years ago in the wake of the last pandemic. Audiences lined up around the block when the theaters opened, eager to gather for a lively, shared experience. Once again, we find audiences craving the type of connection with each other and our community that only live performance can offer. All of us at Playhouse Square are committed to your safe return to the theaters and we thank you for doing your part to help ensure we can be healthy together. Despite the challenges of this past year, I am proud to say that we remained true to our not-for-profit mission, a key component of which is our education programming. Not only did we find ways to continue many of our programs online, we were able to reach more students with our performances for young audiences than ever before! This was made possible by the generosity of our donors and marketing partners, to whom we are most grateful. Enjoy the show, knowing that we are so very glad to see you. Thank you for staging your comeback with us.

With gratitude,

Gina Vernaci President & CEO, Playhouse Square

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SPOTLIGHT ON News

THIS IS BROADWAY

An outreach campaign celebrating the return of Broadway has launched, led by a short film narrated by Oprah Winfrey. Titled “This is Broadway,” the campaign hopes to provide guidance and a warm welcome to audiences returning after the 16-month shutdown of the industry. The two-and-a-half-minute video squeezes in archival footage from 99 shows which feature 735 performers. Think you can name them all? Find out at thisisbroadway.org

BROADWAY GETS A MUSEUM There’s a potato museum in Idaho, a spam museum in Texas and a hammer museum in Alaska — so, why not a Broadway museum in New York? The Museum of Broadway is set to open next summer in Times Square and will feature exhibits and artifacts to commemorate centuries of Broadway history. A retail souvenir shop is also part of the plan, but if you can’t wait until next year, the museum’s online store is now open for business at themuseumofbroadway.com.

ADAM PASCAL JOINS PRETTY WOMAN ON TOUR Pretty Woman: The Musical has found its two leading actors. Veteran Broadway star and Tony nominee Adam Pascal (RENT) will play Edward Lewis, the role played by Richard Gere in the film version. Cleveland audiences last saw Pascal as Shakespeare in Something Rotten! Wicked/Jersey Boys alum Olivia Valli is stepping into Julia Roberts’ polka dot dress as Vivian Ward. Fun fact: Olivia Valli is the real-life granddaughter of Mary Delgado and Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli. Pretty Woman: The Musical comes to the Connor Palace as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series in March 2022.

PSQ’S CHILDREN’S THEATER SERIES RETURNS LIVE The Children’s Theater Series at Playhouse Square presented by University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital returns to the stage next year and is the perfect way to introduce, or reintroduce, the fantastic world of live theater to your family. The three-show lineup includes a musical version of the award-winning children’s book Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus, the beloved stage adaptation of The Very Hungry Caterpillar And Other Eric Carle Favorites and the electrifying Dino-Light. Season tickets are just $30 for all three shows and are available at playhousesquare.org/cts.

THE LUMEN LOOMS LARGE It’s been one year since Playhouse Square completed the largest residential project undertaken in downtown Cleveland in 40 years. Standing 396 feet tall across the street from the Connor Palace, The Lumen apartment tower offers residents commanding views of the city and Lake Erie, thoughtfully curated amenities and a spacious environment. The Lumen was chosen as the building’s name to reflect the energy surrounding Playhouse Square and the importance of light in theater and in the Playhouse Square District.

SPOTLIGHT ON The District

Are you looking for a place to eat that is welcoming to the entire family? Each of these Playhouse Square District restaurants offer a children’s menu. If you are looking for a more traditional dining experience, try Yours Truly or grab some American pub fare at Republic Food and Drink. The Ghost Light Restaurant and Lounge has a weekend brunch that is easy for parents and something kids will love. Hofbrauhaus Cleveland has you covered if you are craving a German style experience and offers a children’s menu with items as low as $5 that includes pizza, chicken tenders, hot dogs, hamburgers, kid’s pretzels and more! They also have a play area for the little ones and a Bavarian Brunch every Sunday that includes free entertainment for kids and parents alike. For more information on dining options in the district, visit playhousesquare.org/dining.

SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT

In the News

FundraisingVolunteers Arts Education

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MAKING MEMORIES, INSPIRING PERFORMANCE NOT ALL PLAYHOUSE SQUARE “STARS” ARE ON STAGE! The valuable group of Playhouse Square volunteers, known as the “RedCoats,” because of their red blazers, are comprised of 2,000 men and women of all ages and backgrounds, all of whom share a passion for the theater and a desire to give back to the community. RedCoats believe so strongly in what Playhouse Square contributes to our community that they are willing to pledge their time and talents to every facet of Playhouse Square. Most volunteer at the 1,000+ performances we host each year — but many are also behind the scenes. What do RedCoats receive in return? They: …make new friends …make a contribution to the arts …feel appreciated …have fun as a valued member of the Playhouse Square “family” RedCoats must be able to make weekly commitments to volunteer 4 to 5 hours per shift. Matinee show crews may be scheduled anytime between 9 a.m. –5 p.m. Evening crews between 5:30 –11 p.m. Volunteers pick the best day and time to fit their schedule. We are always looking for new volunteers to join the team! Playhouse Square expects the same high standards of professionalism from its volunteers as it does from its full-time staff members. More information on becoming a RedCoat is available at playhousesquare.org/volunteer.

SPOTLIGHT ON Fundraising

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In August, we thanked our corporate donors and foundation supporters for their continued support throughout the pandemic. They attended a networking reception, followed by a special performance of The Choir of Man. Playhouse Square’s Corporate Giving program is about making an investment in our community — as an entertainment destination, companies invest in the development of downtown Cleveland. As a community pillar, companies invest in arts education and outreach programs enriching the lives of thousands of students in our region. As an entertainment venue, companies invest in people through the opportunity to reward and entertain employees and clients with tickets to world class performances and events.

We know we’re supporting meaningful work. Theater is about human connection — something I know we’ve all been missing out on over the last year and a half... My favorite benefit of being a donor is the community benefit. It is seeing the arts make their comeback. From the actors, playwrights and stage crew members, all the way to leadership, marketing and the RedCoats — you are the ones doing all of the heavy lifting. But when we support you, we get to be part of the magic, too. ANDREA HOGBEN Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Medical Mutual and Playhouse Square Trustee

We are so thankful for our corporate and organizational donors, and marketing partners who are committed to investing in Playhouse Square! If you have an interest in getting your company involved, contact Annie Singer at 216-640-8407 or visit playhousesquare.org/corporatesupport.

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TRUSTEES Officers

Trustee for Life

Chair Amy G. Brady*

Oliver C. Henkel, Jr. William B. Lawrence Rena J. Olshansky Victor J. Scaravilli Lawrence J. Wilker James B. Wolf, Jr.

Paul Carleton Scott Chaikin* John G. Chapman, Sr. Christopher M. Connor* President & CEO Bill Cosgrove Gina Vernaci* David S. Goodman* James Graham Vice Chair, Advancement Lawrence H. Hatch Rick Buoncore* Amy C. Held Vice Chair, Education Andrea Hogben Margaret M. Judd* A.J. Hyland David Jacobs* Vice Chair, Finance Alex Johnson Mark D. Ross* Louis G. Joseph Vice Chair, Government Affairs Edward J. Largent Paul J. Dolan* James Merlino Vice Chair, Nominating & Heath Monesmith Governance Jon H. Outcalt* Brent Ballard* James R. Pender Vice Chair, Real Estate Development Rajiv Prasad James A. Ratner* Neil C. Weinberger* Sean Richardson Vice Chair, Sales & Marketing Harlan Sands Sara Ellen Stashower* Luci Schey Co-Vice Chairs, Strategic Planning William R. Seelbach David B. Sewell Jim Merlino* Daniel I. Simon Kurt C. Treu* Doug Spiker Secretary/Treasurer Kevin Stein Heather Lennox* K.K. Sullivan* Leila L. Vespoli Dominic A. Visconsi Board Members Daniel P. Walsh, Jr. Terry Adelman Denise G. Wells Thomas W. Adler* Debra A. Wert Himanshu Amin Jeffrey J. Wild Warren Anderson* Darrell A. Young Gina Beredo *Executive Committee

†Deceased

National Trustee Thomas C. Stevens

Chairs Emeritus Oliver C. Henkel, Jr. John F. Lewis† Julien L. McCall† Forrest D. Hayes† Glenn R. Brown† Jon H. Outcalt Henry F. Eaton† K.K. Sullivan Thomas W. Adler Thomas C. Stevens David S. Goodman James Ratner

Ex-Officio Frank G. Jackson, Mayor Kevin J. Kelley, Council President Armond D. Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive Partners Co-Chairs Rebecca Fishman Anne Fleming

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GIVING BACK

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layhouse Square is a community-based not-for-profit organization which depends upon philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. More than $7 million dollars must be raised annually to help Playhouse Square meet its mission of operating and maintaining the historic theaters, expanding arts education outreach, and investing in the community through area development. The following are charitable opportunities which support Playhouse Square:

Donor Circle Donor Circle is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $600 or more. Donor Circle members receive advance access to tickets, prime seating for Broadway and other performances, and a personal ticket concierge. At select giving levels, members have access to the private RJF Presidents’ Club for dinner and bar service, plus reserved, first-floor parking in the Playhouse Square garage. Companies can also contribute via the Corporate Donor Circle program and receive community recognition, client entertainment and employee rewards. Contact: Mary Winchester, 216-640-8412

Foundation Support Corporate, community and family foundations and government agencies like the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture provide Playhouse Square with annual operating support and funding for education programs. Contact: Cheryl Helden, 216-640-8406

Friends Friends is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $50 to $599. Members receive advance access to tickets, discounts, special recognition and invitations to private events throughout the year. Contact: Carrie Lombardo, 216-640-8417

Partners Partners is the official young professionals group of Playhouse Square. Members enjoy unique opportunities to network, volunteer, socialize and fine-tune their leadership skills. Young professionals (ages 21-40) can join Partners for as little as $50 per year. Contact: Sarah Stengel, 216-640-8408

Leading Ladies In the spirit of fun and celebration, Leading Ladies is designed to engage women by providing the opportunity to connect with each other through a shared passion for Playhouse Square and its not-forprofit mission. Members are invited to four exclusive events throughout the year, such as pre-show cocktail receptions, special guest speaker luncheons, and behind-the-scenes experiences. An annual membership is $250. Contact: Leanne Dewyer, 216-640-8411

Endowment and Planned Giving Share your love for Playhouse Square when you plan for the future. Individuals and families that have declared their intention to include Playhouse Square in their estate plans, whether by will, trust or life income arrangement, are recognized through Legacy Circle. No minimum is required to participate. Requests for anonymity are respected. Contact: Michelle Ryan Stewart, 216-640-8410

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Playhouse Square Donor Recognition

ith sincere gratitude, we recognize the following individuals, organizations, and foundations, who have provided generous support of $1,200 or higher to Playhouse Square through an annual or special gift. Listing current as of 8/17/21.

Individuals & Family Foundations President ($50,000 and higher) Jim Brickman Dennis & Tammy Matecun Director ($25,000-$49,999) Patricia & John Chapman Kathy & Jim Pender Carol & Walt Rosebrough Mark & Shelly Saltzman The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation - Bruce & Ellen Mavec Kristen & Kevin Stein

Producer ($15,000-$19,999) Joann & Thomas Adler Foundation Himanshu & Leslie Amin Jenny and Glenn† Brown Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation The Dalrymple Family The Char & Chuck Fowler Family Foundation Dave & Brenda Jacobs John & Mary Ann Mastrantoni Douglas & Charlotte McGregor The Ralph & Lucille Schey Foundation Tom & Chris Stevens Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Platinum Founder ($10,000-$14,999) Sheldon & Terry Adelman The Warren Anderson Family Barry B. & Brenda S. Beeler Fred & Mary Behm Cip & Gina Beredo Amy & Stan Brady Darlene Brown Jim Brown, Jr. Rick & Lori Buoncore Scott Chaikin & Mary Beth Cooper Christopher & Sara Connor Jim & Mary Conway Natalie & Paul Cooper Donald J. & Mary Jo Dailey The Dolan Family

Sustaining Founder ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous (6) David Adante Vlad & Cheryl Agranovich Dr. & Mrs. Mark Angel Brent & Ann Ballard Daniel & Deborah Bandi Mark & Bev Belgya Robert Bendall & Linda Bendall Marilyn & Larry Blaustein Art & Kim Boehm Larry Boron Anne Burr Vincent C. Campanella Daniel J. Campbell Paul & Sherry Carleton Maria Cashy Jared & Linda Chaney

Dr. William Chilcote & Dr. Barbara Kaplan Rick & Sheila Chiricosta Christopher & Beth Chizmar Dr. Jeff & Rachel Christoff Bill & Cathy Christopher Alex & Kelly Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Clutterbuck Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway Bill & Paula Cosgrove Robert & Patricia Crabtree Daniel & Darlene Crudele Sheila Delzani Timothy & Nancy Demshar J.R. & Ashley Doolos Jason & Jennifer Drasner Delores Eliason Dr. & Mrs. Brad Evans Mike & Geri Evans Bill Fenoglio & Erika Battaglia Mr. Michael & Dr. Elizabeth Ferguson Beverly Fittipaldo The Fortney Family Foundation Michael Frank & Patricia Snyder Tim & Cindy Friedmann Patricia A. Gaul joan m. gelb Nancy & James Goldsmith Gries Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James B. Griswold Peter & Debra Guren Greg Haas Thomas & Jan Hablitzel David & Lynne Hamilton Sondra & Steve Hardis Mary & Gordon Harnett Lawrence & Linda Hatch Beth & Geoff Hauck David & Lynn Heiman Jean & Richard Hipple Priscilla B. Hoag Chris & Jacqueline Hodgson Michael & Jane Horvitz Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz Michael Baruschke & Denise C. Huck Bruce & Donna Jackson Bruce & Debbie Jarosz Margy & Amo† Judd Walter & Jean Kalberer Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Kamins Judith S. Kamm Andrew & Katherine Kartalis Josh & Nicky Kaufman Pam & Steve Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Keresman Steven Kimmelman Joe & Calli Kohmann Alex I.† & Donna M. Koler

Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein & Brian Robbins Angela & Christopher Kovacs Terry Kovel Charles & Carleen Kruger The Kuhn Family Foundation Rich & Stacey Kyle Edward & Jacque Largent Steffen & Paige Lauster Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause Dean & Lynda Leonakis Cathy & John† Lewis Carolyn Lincoln D. V. M. Paul Lincoln & Kathy Toderick Bill & Joyce Litzler Stacey & Matt Litzler David Logsdon Rita & Charles Maimbourg Randy & Katy Marcus Marcia & Andrew Margolius Joseph & Joyce Marquette Mr. Wesley Mateo Madelaine C. Mavec Ruth & Doug Mayers Lorraine McGlone Dan & Amy McKenna Beth McMillen Jim & Mary Jo McNulty Megan Lum Mehalko Mr. & Mrs. Jared Miller Heath & Kimberly Monesmith Keith A. Morris & Lynne Petkovic Barbara & Gerhard Moskal Ronna Murray Steven & Kimberly Myers David & Ellen Nager Greg & Kate Naples James Newbrough & Kimberly Schilling Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Nock Steele Nowlin & Christine Jayjack Ann & Bob O’Brien William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill Katie & Ken Outcalt Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Pagon Dr. Lydia Parker Dr. Stephan Parker Scott & Judy Pendergast Mr. Doug Perkowski Susan & Robert Price Charles & Ilana Horowitz Ratner James & Susan Ratner Sallie Reider Robert S. & Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation Jim & Tina Renacci Monte & Jill Repasky Sean & Lisa Richardson Joe & Bethany Rifici Barbara S. Robinson Ken & Amy Rogat

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Executive ($20,000-$24,999) George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation Sandor Foundation Kimberley & David Sewell

Evelyn Dolejs Art & Maryann Falco Irving & Gloria Fine Foundation Lou & Ann Frangos Uleto & Lisa Fuentes James Graham & David Dusek Rochelle & Harley Gross David & Robin Gunning Marsha Ann Harrison Amy & Rick Held Andrea Hogben Todd & Thomasina Houston A.J. & Tricia Hyland Darlene James William B. & Mary Margaret Lawrence Edith Lerner Catherine L. Lozick David Maltz Jim & Amy Merlino Karen & Dan Moon Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Dr. & Mrs. James Oh Susan & John Onysko Jane & Jon Outcalt Edda & Terry Owen Louis B. & Joan M. Perry Family Foundation Anthony & Mary Rego Agnes Sojka Mr. & Mrs. Stephen† H. Spaeth Lauren & Steve Spilman K.K. & Joe Sullivan Daniel & Mary Jo Sustar Kurt & Christine Treu Tony & Leila Vespoli Neil Weinberger Aaron & Whitney Weisenberg Jeff & Danielle Wild The Zaim Family

Mark D. Ross Drs. Edward & Teresa Ruch Norman & Elisabeth Ryan John & Ann Scanniello Sally & John Schulze Richard J. Sedmak William & Nancy Seelbach Walter & Joyce Senney Elisabeth & Bradley Sherman Drs. Daniel Simon & Marcy Schwartz Donald A. & Catherine C. Sinko Howard & Debi Slater Becky & Rick Smith Chad & Molly Sperling Douglas & Stephenie Spiker Rachel Tasler & Samantha Grace Lois & Tom Stauffer Michelle & Mike Stewart AJ & Nancy Stokes J.D. & Catherine Sullivan Pam & Bill Summers Joseph D. Sweeney David & Mary Ellen Szamborski Lynne Szanyi James C. Tai Robert & Carol Taller The Tapper Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Thomas Jim Skulina & Tamara Tomasello-Skulina Curtis & Marisa Tuggle Kathleen & Craig Urmston Gina Vernaci & Bill Hilyard

Dennis & Jennifer Vidic Jon, Tanya, & Grace Wagner Daniel & Molly Walsh Joshua Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weiner Bill & Gia Weisberg William M. Weiss Foundation Debbie & Jim Wert Eileen & Jim Wilkoff Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wilson Wolf Family Foundation David & Karen Yankovitz Darrell A. Young Janice M. Young Andrea & Jimmy Zeilinger Gold Founder ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous (9) Joseph C. & Michele A. Adams Ira Greenberg & Howard Adelman Frederic & Michelle Ahlgren Tony & Becky Alexander Victor & Abby Alexander Harvey & Jaci Andrekovic Dr. Kevin & Jackie Andryc Susan Anhold Scott & Jackie Arbogast Dr. Yasser & Rawa Armanazi Dominic & Christi Audino Mr. & Mrs. James Aussem Steven & Elise Auvil Phil & Susie Axelrod Chad & Tracie Bailey

Dr. Charles M. Bailin & Ms. Linda Myers Don & Beverly Baines Mr. Edward Baisel Shelby & Robert Ball Brian & Kristin Barren Greg & Jenny Barrett Stacey Bartels Chris & Hye Young Bartish Craig & Michele Bashein Dr. George & Mrs. Ramona Bause Renee & Eric Beaver Dr. & Mrs. Mark Belisle Harold & Barbara Belkin Susan & John Benedejcic Amy Benedict Steve & Dorie Benedict Robert Andrew & Nancy Dean Benko George & Courtney Benson Grant & Melissa Berlin Margo & Tom Bertin Helen Beshara Biel-Goebel Family Foundation Tim & Kristy Birch John & Gibby Bittman Ms. Claudia Bjerre Mr. Ron Block Gregory & Nancy Boehm Charles & Julia Bolton Ronald Borsenik Pamela Borstein Ken & Sheila Bossin Laura & Dennis Bower

Mrs. Kimberly Bowman Bill & Karen Brace Robert & Rose Breckenridge Nancy Bridgman Nicholas Brill Michelle & Gary Brockett Ms. Leslie Brown Drs. Todd Brown & Mickey Shah The Bryan Buck Family Cynthia & Brian Burke Liz & Craig Burkhart Kathy & Bob Bushok Dr. & Mrs. Brett Butler Don & Marie Calabrese Dr. & Mrs. J. Jeffery Cameron Joseph & Esther Campanella Patricia Campbell Miss Patricia E. Campbell Ken & Marsha Caratelli Mr. & Mrs. Fred N. Carmen John & Tana Carney Mr. Michael P. Carney* Nancy W. Carpenter Patrick Carpenter* Mr. & Mrs. David M. Carr Bob & Roslyn Case Mr. & Mrs. Harry Cashy William & Elizabeth Cassella Jim & Kathleen Catanese David & Susan Catanzarite Michael & Lori Catanzarite Louis Cerny Cheryl Cervar* Kathy & Dean Chimples

Daniel & Bridget DeMonica Kathleen Dempsey Kevin & Sue Devers Bill & Eileen DeWood John & Ann DiRocco George & Barbara Diver Craig & Lynn Donnan Jim & Katy Donohue and Family Howard & Eileen Dreschler Phil & Lisa Dregalla Mark & Suzanne Dvoroznak Rosemary Dziak Paul & Teri Eberl Tom & Cindy Einhouse Greg & Kelly Eippert Tim Eippert Robert & Jean Elliott Judy Emert Jeff & Lori Epstein Jack Harley & Judy Ernest Lucinda Evans Joseph Farkas Gene & Marion Faubel Rob & Mia Faxon Robert & Noelle Fazio Sheri & Terry Fedor John & Sharon Ferchill Chuck & Shelley Ferrell Joseph Ferritto Theodore Figura Drs. Joseph Finocchio & Susan Ray Dennis & Marcy Fisher Ronald A. Fisher

Jan & John Fitts Jim & Linda Francis The Nicholas & Frances Frank Foundation John & Laura Frazier Richard & Lynda Freedman* Eric & Michele Fried Cherie & Scott Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey I. Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Friedman Georgia Froelich & Russell O’Rourke Chris & Julie Fuss Dale & Linda Gabor Jay & Kim Gaebelein Mary Galindo Joseph & Patricia Gall Mrs. Barbara Galvin The Gambrel Family Jess & Molly Gamiere Richard & Robbin Garcia Ann & Jay Geib Deirdre Geib David & Kim Geller Denise & Lorenzo Gentile Dr. Robert & Mrs. Carla Gerber Kris & James Gerish Mr. & Mrs. Garry Gibbs Deborah & Jerry Gideon Chrisanne Giera Margaret Giltinan Mr. Arnold Glantz Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Glauberman Michael & Connie Gleason

Ted & Nancy Goble Dr. Rishi & Mrs. Sarah Goel Ann & Ray Gohel Ronald & Eileen Gold Fran & Frank Perry Francine Gordon Jim & Karen Gornik Rosemary Gornik & William Zelei Jennifer Gorny Roe Green Michael & Barbara Greenberg The Greene Family David & Julie Greene Aimee Greenfield Douglas & Gwenn Grimm Jerry & Rose Grisko Gary Gumz Jaime Hain Donald & Nancy Hansen Kathie & Chuck Hardin Daniel Harrington Mr. Randall E. Harris & Dr. Marianne L. Coburn Tony Harris Paul & Janet Havener Christine Haverly Dr. & Mrs. George Heathcote Bob & Linda Helmer John & Barbara Hemsath Debra Hench Damian & Laura Henri Mr. & Mrs. John F. Herrick Paulette & William Hughes Kevin & LuAnn Hinkel

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Debra & Seth Chwast David & Jacqeuline Clark Richard & Joanne Clark Robert & Laura Clemente Barry & Cheryl Cohn Laura & Ron Coill Jay Cole Dr. Thomas & Katherine Collins Mary Anne Comotto Kenneth, Karen & Zoe Conley William H. Considine Mr. Frank Consolo Brian & Maggie Cook Christopher & Ludy Cook Ms. Megan Cook John Corrigan Joseph & Susan Corsaro Phil & Sue Coverdale Patrick Covey Mr. & Mrs. Doug Crandall Cindy Croft Edward & Carmela Cromling Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Crowe James & Claudia Cull Scott & Judi Dalton Amy D’Amico Dominic & Polly D’Amore Howard & Dana Darvin Lori & Mark Davis Matt & Jen Davis Tina & Josh Davis Andrew & Erin Deak Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward Donnelly

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Robert & Joan Hinkle Katie Hintze George & Elaine Hlavacs Mr. D. Peter Hochberg & Ms. Maxine Singer Tracy & Rick Hoefling Richard & Sally Hollington Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Hollington, III Diane & Michael Holztrager The Matthew R. & Marie M. Hopkins Foundation Dr. Michael & Mary K. Hopkins Andrew & Kristin Horansky Alla & Randy Horvat Robert & Linda House Ruth & Stephen Hovan George F. Howson, Jr. John Hudec Valerie A. Hughes Barry & Brenda Hummel Michael & Ann W. Hurley Susan & Robert Hurwitz Family Foundation Kent & Stacey Iler Robert & Brenda Jackson Michael & Rosemarie Jaworski Deborah Jira Mike Jones Elizabeth Jukic Elizabeth B. Juliano Katherine Kanzinger Faye Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kapley

Larence Katz David & Judy Kaufman Thomas & Natalie Kayani Ms. Carole Keating John & Vincetta Kedzior James & Gail Kelly Michael & Wendy Kelly Betty & John Kemper Linda Kenyon Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Eric & Tami Kern Randy & Rhonda Kertesz Donald & Joan Kimmel Autumn Kiser Dan & Carol Klimas Jonathan & Adena Klineman Judith Klotzman Barbara Knecht Don & Ingrid Knechtges Edward & Julia Knotek Jeffrey C. Knox & Lora Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kobistek Audrey & Kenny Koblitz Thomas & Wendy Kocovsky Renee Koepp Nancy & Rik Kohn Paul & Michelle Kowalik Janet L. Kramer Gary & Laura Krusinski Andy & Deviani Kuhar Peter & Cathy Kuhn The Landskroner Family Paula & Jim Lang Donald & Betsy Latore

James & Kathryn Lee Dr. Scott Leffler Gary & Marla Leidich Anne Lengauer Nobby Lewandowski Carter & Carol Lewis Dennis & Amy Lewis Geraldine Lewis Jan Lewis John Q. Lewis & Family Mike & Jan Lewis Keith & Nancy Libman Dennis & Karen Linden Gina Linehan Mr. & Mrs. Rudolf Linnebach Joseph & Kim Little Gary & Theresa Ljubi Cindy & Joseph Locala Pam Hutto & Bill Lohn Gabriel & Kelly Loiczly Mrs. Vicki Lojek-Goldman Mark & Shannon London Matthew A. Long & Lynette P. Mattson Charles & Donna Loper Tim & Jeanette Luli John & Nancy Lupo Chuck & Paula Lynn John & Angela Mago Sis Malley Eileen Maloney Kenneth & Alice Mantey Shari Maouri Karen & Antonio Marallo

Sharon & John Marcus Lisa & Ronald Margolis Aaron & Stacy Marinelli Mark & Elizabeth Marinik Michael & Debbie Marks Richard & Noreen Marlowe Ryan & Terri Marrie Halle & Greg Martin Ron & Betty Martin Jennifer Mastroianni John & Meg Matejkovic Mr. Robert Mayer Lisa & Josh Mayers Alice McCarthy Gregory & Karen McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. C. Andrew McCartney Kevin & Nancy McComas Mary Cay McConnell Susan & Tim McCord Christopher & Gaylee McCracken John & Marilyn McCue Matthew McGinty McKenna Family Fund Darrell & Ronna McNair Mr. & Mrs. Michael McPhillips Jim Mehallis Dawna Meng Mark & Kathy Mihok Beth M. Mikes Dr. Cynthia Mikula Mrs. Marjorie Miller Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Miller, Jr. Robert Milliken Aaron & Kelly Millstone

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

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DEREK ADAMS KAYLA ROSE AIMABLE SANDY ALVAREZ WILLIAM JOHN AUSTIN ERIC BEAN, JR. KALILAH BLACK TYNIA RENÉ BRANDON SASHA CAICEDO SEAN AARON CARMON KYLE ROBERT CARTER THEMBELIHLE CELE ADRIANNE CHU DANIELA COBB LYRIC DANAE PAIGE FRASER TONY FREEMAN MUKELISIWE GOBA JAMAL LEE HARRIS ALIA KACHE JANE KING GABISILE MANANA CHRISTOPHER L. MC KENZIE, JR. MARQ MOSS NHLANHLA NDLOVU AARON NELSON SIHLE NGEMA SICELO NTSHANGASE SAYIGA EUGENE PEABODY KEVIN PETITE YAEL PINEDA-HALL NATHAN ANDREW RILEY MAURICA ROLAND CHRISTOPHER SAMS JENNIFER THERIOT COURTNEY THOMAS SHACURA WADE

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

PETER SCHNEIDER & THOMAS SCHUMACHER Scenic Design

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JULIE TAYMOR

DONALD HOLDER

JULIE TAYMOR & MICHAEL CURRY

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ROBERT ELHAI

MICHAEL KELLER

RICK SORDELET

Music Produced for the Stage & Additional Score by

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LEBO M

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CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE RAFIKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gugwana Dlamini MUFASA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Ramsey SARABI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurica Roland ZAZU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jürgen Hooper SCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Plachy YOUNG SIMBA (at certain performances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaylen Lyndon Hunter, Charlie Kahler YOUNG NALA (at certain performances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nia Mulder, Kalandra Rhodes SHENZI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martina Sykes BANZAI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Bennett ED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbie Swift TIMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Cordileone PUMBAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Lipitz SIMBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darian Sanders NALA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Cyphers ENSEMBLE SINGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Adams, TyNia René Brandon, Thembelihle Cele, Daniela Cobb, Mukelisiwe Goba, Jamal Lee Harris, Gabisile Manana, Marq Moss, Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Aaron Nelson, Sihle Ngema, Sicelo Ntshangase, Maurica Roland, Christopher Sams ENSEMBLE DANCERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Bean, Jr., Sasha Caicedo, Sean Aaron Carmon, Adrianne Chu, Lyric Danae, Paige Fraser, Jane King, Sayiga Eugene Peabody, Kevin Petite, Courtney Thomas, Shacura Wade STANDBYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCAR: William John Austin, Tony Freeman; ZAZU: Tony Freeman; TIMON: Tony Freeman; PUMBAA: William John Austin, Tony Freeman UNDERSTUDIES (Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance) Rafiki–Thembelihle Cele, Mukelisiwe Goba, Gabisile Manana, Yael Pineda-Hall; Mufasa–Kyle Robert Carter, Jamal Lee Harris, Aaron Nelson, Christopher Sams; Sarabi– Kalilah Black, TyNia René Brandon, Yael Pineda-Hall, Jennifer Theriot; Zazu–Robbie Swift; Shenzi–TyNia René Brandon, Daniela Cobb, Jennifer Theriot; Banzai–Derek Adams, Nathan Andrew Riley; Ed–Marq Moss, Courtney Thomas; Timon–Robbie Swift; Pumbaa–Robbie Swift; Simba–Marq Moss, Aaron Nelson; Nala– TyNia René Brandon, Thembelihle Cele, Jennifer Theriot SWINGS Kayla Rose Aimable, Sandy Alvarez, Kalilah Black, Kyle Robert Carter, Alia Kache, Christopher L. Mc Kenzie, Jr., Yael Pineda-Hall, Nathan Andrew Riley, Jennifer Theriot DANCE CAPTAINS Kayla Rose Aimable, Christopher L. Mc Kenzie, Jr. SPECIALTIES Circle of Life Vocals–Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Sihle Ngema, Sicelo Ntshangase; Mouse Shadow Puppet–Sicelo Ntshangase; Ant Hill Lady–Jane King; Guinea Fowl–Eric Bean, Jr.; Buzzard Pole–Sean Aaron Carmon; Gazelle Wheel–Adrianne Chu; Gazelles–Eric Bean, Jr., Kevin Petite; Lioness Chant Vocal–Sicelo Ntshangase; Acrobatic Trickster–Sayiga Eugene Peabody; Giraffe Shadow Puppets– Jamal Lee Harris, Marq Moss; Cheetah–Sasha Caicedo; Stilt Giraffe–Courtney Thomas; Scar Shadow Puppet–Jamal Lee Harris, Marq Moss, Christopher Sams; Simba Shadow Puppet–Derek Adams, Aaron Nelson, Sicelo Ntshangase; One By One Vocal–Mukelisiwe Goba, Sicelo Ntshangase; One By One Dance–Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Sihle Ngema, Christopher Sams; Fireflies–Jane King; Pumbaa Pole Puppet–Sean Aaron Carmon; Nala Pole Puppet–Sasha Caicedo; Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppets–TyNia René Brandon, Thembelihle Cele, Daniela Cobb, Mukelisiwe Goba, Gabisile Manana, Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Sihle Ngema. Thembelihle Cele, Gugwana Dlamini, Mukelisiwe Goba, Gabisile Manana, Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Sihle Ngema, and Sicelo Ntshangase are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. ORCHESTRA Conductor–James Dodgson Associate Conductor–Karl Shymanovitz; Keyboard 1–Chris Neville; Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2–Paul McCaffrey; Guitar–Robert Tye; Bass–Michael Brown; Drums–Phil Martin; Marimba–Mike Faue; Percussion–Stefan Monssen, Reuven Weizberg; Flutes–Darlene Drew; French Horn–Tim Riley. Music Coordinator–Michael Keller

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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

musical numbers 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 Entr’acte “One by One” ��Ensemble Scene 1 Scar’s Cave “The Madness of King Scar” ��Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Nala Scene 2 The Pridelands “Shadowland” ��Nala, Rafiki, Ensemble Scene 3 The Jungle Scene 4 Under the Stars “Endless Night” ��Simba, Ensemble Scene 5 Rafiki’s Tree Scene 6 The Jungle “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” ��Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Ensemble “He Lives in You” (Reprise) ��Rafiki, Simba, Ensemble Scene 7 Pride Rock “King of Pride Rock”/“Circle of Life” (Reprise) ��Ensemble

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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 SPENCER PLACHY (Scar) Broadway: Romeo & Juliet, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Off-Broadway: The Common Pursuit. Tours: Oklahoma! (Curly), Fiddler on the Roof. Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘N’ Roll at The Alley Theatre, Private Lives at Riverside Theatre, Julius Caesar (Antony) at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, National Pastime at Bucks County Playhouse. The 39 Steps at Orlando Shakespeare Theater/Florida Rep. TV: “Shades of Blue” (NBC). Love to my beautiful wife, Laura! GERALD RAMSEY (Mufasa) is grateful to continue this journey across the continent with The Lion King. Born in Tacoma, Washington – Raised in Aunu’u, American Samoa and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Proud graduate of the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Credits: My Name Is Gary Cooper at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Ha¯: The Breath of Life, Rainbows of Paradise, The Ali’i Luau at The Polynesian Cultural Center. Tupulaga O Samoa Mo A Taeao at The Merrie Monarch Festival. Ever thankful for the support of friends and especially the love of my aiga. Honored to represent the pride that has come before us. Fa’atuatua Fa’amoemoe - Alofa IG: @ramsey.gt GUGWANA DLAMINI (Rafiki) From Durban, South Africa, Dlamini trained at Committed Artists Academy. Theater credits include Disney’s The Lion King (London, UK tour, Singapore, North American tour), Sarafina; Township Fever; Unity in Diversity (South Africa). Television: “Generations: The Legacy” (South Africa). Film: Sarafina! Dlamini can be heard on the original Disney movie soundtracks of The Lion King and Dinosaur and also appeared in the BBC Radio play Dear Mr. Lampard, alongside various South African artists. She has also performed with Lucky Dube and Vusi Mahlasela, Bayete, Sankomota and Victor Ntoni.

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

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Up 2 IG: @milquetoastpoints LOVE: Amy, Hero, & Guthrie JÜRGEN HOOPER (Zazu). Broadway: Brighton Beach Memoirs. Chicago: Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Writers Theatre, Court Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company, American Theatre Company, and Circle Theatre. Regional: Indiana Rep., Milwaukee Rep., Arden Theatre, and New Theatre. Film/TV: “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “Crisis,” Suits,” and the film Game Day. Love to Blair, Charlie and Madeline. BEN LIPITZ (Pumbaa). Over 6,000 performances as Pumbaa on Broadway/National Tour of Disney’s The Lion King. Stage: Michael in God of Carnage; Max Bialystock in The Producers (Walnut St. Theatre); Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway Live); Policy Pinkle in Red, Hot and Blue (Goodspeed Opera, PaperMill Playhouse); Just So (Goodspeed Opera); as well as ART; Dirty Blonde; Laughter on the 23rd Floor. TV: “Law & Order: SVU,” “The Sopranos,” “Law &Order,” “100 Centre Street,” “Homicide.” Film: The Giraffe and Find Me Guilty (with Vin Diesel and Peter Dinklage). Love and kisses to Rosalie, Matthew and Mikaela. CalArts Alumnus. DARIAN SANDERS (Simba) has trained as a musician – voice, trumpet – from an early age, touring with international music groups; chaplain with UofL-FCA; worship pastor with regional ministries; regional credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Songs For A New World (Man One), Hairspray (Seaweed). Glory to Jesus Christ and endless love to Jessica/Titus (wife/son), family, friends, Binder Casting, cast & crew, and Peggy@TheSquarePegGroup,Inc. IG/Twitter: @_DarianSanders_; www.dariansanders.com KAYLA CYPHERS (Nala) is a Southern California native who is excited to join The Lion King family. She attained her BFA from AMDA LA and she has previously appeared in Bat Out Of Hell, The North American Tour/New York Engagement (Ensemble, Raven U/S) and Aida at John W. Engeman Theater (Aida). She would like to thank God and her family, friends, instructors and The Mine Talent Agency for their unconditional love and support. Matthew 17:20.

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. MARTINA SYKES (Shenzi) is elated to be joining the Pridelands! Native of St. Petersburg, Fla. and graduate of the University of Florida. Favorite credits: Motown The Musical (Broadway and First National Tour), Raindogs, Rent and Hairspray. I would like to thank God, my family and friends for their unconditional love and support. Ephesians 3:20. Instagram: Ladysykes1 www.theheARTmission.org

NIA MULDER (Young Nala at certain performances) A 10 year-old California native, Nia is honored and excited to be on tour with Disney’s The Lion King. Since the age of 3, she has commanded the stage in numerous dance & theatre productions. Nia is thankful to God, family and friends for their support. IG: @nia_theactress. KALANDRA RHODES (Young Nala at certain performances) is delivering her debut performance in The Lion King. Rhodes began studying dance at two years old at Hubbard Street Dance in her hometown of Chicago and at the Chicago Contemporary School of Dance. Credits include: Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, commercials for United Way and Target and Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Follow on IG/Facebook: @kalandrarhodes JAYLEN LYNDON HUNTER (Young Simba at certain performances) Born in Granada, Spain,

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ROBBIE SWIFT (Ed, Understudy Pumbaa, Timon & Zazu) is honored and excited to return to The Lion King family. Stage credits include Snoopy!, Rumbles, One Red Flower, Water Children, Our Town, Godspell. Film/Television: On The Run (Hyperboy), “Fastlane” (Fox), “Urban Graffiti” (Fox), “Scrubs” (NBC). 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. Thanks for marrying me.

Jaylen lives in Memphis, TN and is a student at Evangelical Christian School. Jaylen has been featured in Young Actors Guild (YAG): The Jungle Book, Fame Jr., Disney’s The Lion King, Jr. (as Young Simba), The Wiz and Tribute to Michael Jackson with Love. CHARLIE KAHLER (Young Simba at certain performances) A 12 year-old from Newark, DE, Charlie loves performing and is so excited to re-join The Lion King North American tour! Many thanks to his family for helping him reach for the stars! Special thanks to Disney, SquarePeg Group, Inc, Dominic Santos, Justin Bohon, Broadway Dreams, Delaware Children’s Theatre and Sanford School. Instagram: @charliekahler20 DEREK ADAMS (Ensemble, Understudy Banzai) is originally from Connecticut, and is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Lion King. Favorite credits include starring in VEGAS! The Show at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas. Regional: Sister Act, Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors and the world premiere of Disney’s When You Wish. @derekadamsmusic KAYLA ROSE AIMABLE (Swing, Dance Captain). Glory! Theater: The Wiz, Arkansas Repertory, The Color Purple, West Coast Black Theater Troupe, Hairspray, Royal Caribbean. She would like to Thank God, family, and mentors for all of their love and support. Psalm 23. SANDY ALVAREZ (Swing) Dancer/Choreographer/ Director. Winner of two NAACP Image Awards for “Best Choreography in a Musical.” Broadway: Disney’s The Lion King, In the Heights. Regional: Walnut, Riverside, Alliance, Engeman. Proud father to Bella-Grace and Esme-Joy. Familia y P.R. WILLIAM JOHN AUSTIN (Standby Scar & Pumbaa). New York Theatre: Measure for Measure, On the Verge. Regional: Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage. MFA: Brown/Trinity Rep. Voice over artist: Nigel the Xyzal owl. WilliamJohnAustin.com

ERIC BEAN, JR. (Ensemble) Originally from Bermuda, Eric attended the University of the Arts (Phila. PA) where he received his BFA in Dance Education & Choreography. A finalist in the Philadelphia A.W.A.R.D.S. competition, Mr. Bean has taught and choreographed nationally & internationally; offering master classes /workshops whenever available. Credits: Koresh Dance Co,

Donn Arden’s Jubilee!, Viking Ocean. Regional: The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, Once on this Island. IG: EBJDANCE KALILAH BLACK (Swing, Understudy Sarabi) is delighted and humbled to be back on stage after such a trying time for theatre and the arts. She is fueled by her family and friends’ unwavering support. Such gratitude for the most high! IG:@kalilahblack www.kalilahblack.com TYNIA RENÉ BRANDON (Ensemble, Understudy Nala, Shenzi & Sarabi). A Charlotte, NC native, TyNia is fulfilling a dream with The Lion King Company. Broadway & National Tour: Beautiful. Regional: Born For This, The Wiz. She thanks her family, friends and Clear Talent Group for their continued faith and support. IG: @thetybrand SASHA CAICEDO (Ensemble) was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She trained at New World School of the Arts for both the HS and BFA program. Sasha has performed on stages such as the San Francisco Opera House, Adrienne Arsht Center, The Fillmore, Perez Art Museum, Lincoln Theater. She is forever grateful to have the opportunity of traveling and being on stage with such a company. IG: @Delayla SEAN AARON CARMON (Ensemble). Beaumont, TX native and graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. Broadway: La Cage aux Folles (OBC, Phaedra), Phantom of the Opera. Carmon has performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Cape Dance Company and Joshua Beamish/MOVEthecompany. An award-winning teacher and choreographer, Carmon is on faculty with HEAT Convention. IG: @hookedonsean KYLE ROBERT CARTER (Swing, Understudy Mufasa). National Tour: In The Heights (Benny) Regional: Rent (Benny), Pajama Game (Prez), Cubamor (Renato), Paint Your Wagon (Wesley) Off-Broadway: Storyville (Butch “Cobra” Brown), NYC Readings/Showcase: Illa (Gary), The Wild Party (Eddie), Sweetie (Cat Jones). THEMBELIHLE CELE (Ensemble, Understudy Nala & Rafiki). Born in Durban, South Africa. Credits Include: The Nat & Natalie Show with Colin Penn, Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, Disney’s The Lion King (U.K., Ireland Tour and US Nat’l Tour),

#D23EXPO 2017. Trained with the Flatfoot Dance Company. TV Appearance: “ETV Popstars 2010.” She gives thanks to God and family. Instagram: lihlecele91 Twitter: cele_lihle ADRIANNE CHU (Ensemble) is beyond excited to join the cast of The Lion King! Favorite Credits: 1st Nat’l Tour of Finding Neverland (Wendy), LCT’s The King and I. Marymount Manhattan College, BFA Dance. Thank you to her Family, Max, DHA and Friends for their constant love & support! www.adriannechu.com @achugblessyou DANIELA COBB (Ensemble, Understudy Shenzi) is a graduate of Alabama State University. Theatre: The Odyssey; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; The Wiz; The Winter’s Tale; Roe (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); The First Noel (Kenny Leon’s True Colors); Freak Friday (Horizon Theatre Co.); Black Nativity; For Colored Girls…; Dreamgirls; (Cloverdale Playhouse) and The Color Purple.

TONY FREEMAN (Standby Scar, Zazu, Timon & Pumbaa) played Zazu on Broadway and across the country for over 3,000 performances. Now he loves also getting to play Scar, Timon, and Pumbaa. He did Tony Kushner’s musical Caroline, or Change in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the original Broadway cast. Tony has performed guest roles on both “Law and Order” (twice) and “Law and Order, SVU.” MUKELISIWE GOBA (Ensemble, Understudy Rafiki) was born in Durban, South Africa. Training: Mbongeni Ngema’s Academy. Credits: K-Cap, Umoja, and The Lion King (Madrid, Gazelle Tour and Broadway). Television: “Code Black,” “Telethon” (France) and “40 Principals”

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LYRIC DANAE (Ensemble) is elated to be making her debut in the Pridelands! She is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA program and her favorite credits include: The Bodyguard, Oscar At The Crown, and the NBA Boston Celtics. @lyricdanae

PAIGE FRASER (Ensemble). A Bronx native and graduate of Ailey/Fordham BFA. She danced professionally with Ailey II, Visceral Dance Chicago and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. In 2016 she was featured in an Intel commercial. She is a Princess Grace Award recipient (2016) and Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” (2017). Theatre Credit: West Side Story (Lyric Opera). Ms. Fraser is thrilled to be joining the Pridelands. IG: @lovingthispaige. www.paigefraser.net

(Madrid). She was a back-up vocalist for South African Gospel star Rebecca Malope. Mukelisiwe thanks her family for their constant support. JAMAL LEE HARRIS (Ensemble, Understudy Mufasa) is thrilled to join the tour after being seen in The Lion King on Broadway. National Tours: Miss Saigon, The Full Monty. Other credits include Ragtime, Spelling Bee and The Wiz. Son to Denise, Brother to Kellee, and Uncle to Ella. Proud Graduate of Ithaca College. Find me on Twitter @Jamallee ALIA KACHE (Swing) Dancer, choreographer, educator, and two-time Lincoln City Fellow. Favorite credits include AIDA, Radio City Christmas, Pilobolus Creative Services, CeDeCe (Alcobaça, Portugal), Camille A. Brown & Dancers, and Rehearsal Director of Ailey II. Instagram: @luvlicap

NHLANHLA NDLOVU (Ensemble). Born in Durban, owed to the world. Having recently joined theatre, Nhlanhla made his big break when he joined The Lion King’s Spain production in 2016. Ideal: Faith. Humility. Hard work. All Glory belongs to God. AARON NELSON (Ensemble, Understudy Simba & Mufasa). Proud Chicagoan. BA in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago. Regional theater credits include columbinus 2.0 (ATC), RENT (ATC) and Dreamgirls (Theater 47). Television credits include “Chicago Fire” (NBC), “Unforgettable” (CBS), “The Breaks” (VH1). Love to his wife, son, daughter, parents and family. Dedicates this performance to his uncle Dr. Larry E. Ross.

JANE KING (Ensemble) An Atlanta native, Jane danced for The Metropolitan Opera and Lustig Dance Theatre. Scholarships: The Ailey School, Atlanta Dance and Music Academy. Pictured in The Ballerina’s Little Black Book. @janealexandriaking

SIHLE NGEMA (Ensemble), born in Newcastle, SouthAfrica, vocally trained by Boycie Phokeng & Mbongeni Ngema. Theatre: The Lion King (Australia & Shanghai), Dance Through Me, Mama, Woza My Fohloza, Jika The Musical. Television: “X Factor,” “Nelson Mandela 80th Birthday Celebration.” Film: Elephant TailsSoundtrack Vocals.

GABISILE MANANA (Ensemble, Understudy Rafiki) Born in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Gabisile has previously performed with The Lion King in Australia, Holland and Spain, and throughout the world with other international performing groups, including Africa Umoja, Stamping and Mother Africa.

SICELO NTSHANGASE (Ensemble). Originally from Mpumalanga Delmas in South Africa, Sicelo formed a band with close family friends in 2012, performing at weddings and events. In 2016 he took part in DStv’s choir singing show “Clash of the Choirs” and in 2017 he joined The Lion King’s Madrid Production.

CHRISTOPHER L. MC KENZIE, JR. (Swing, Dance Captain). A native of Miami, FL. Education: New World School of the Arts College. Training: The Ailey School. Professional Credits: Dallas Black Dance Theatre, The Las Vegas Contemporary, Festival of The Lion King, The Lion King Gazelle Tour. Thanks to family & friends for support.

SAYIGA EUGENE PEABODY (Ensemble). Raised in Stevensville, MI of Liberian descent. T.V.: Fosse/ Verdon Series on FX. Tour: An American In Paris (1st National). Regional: Cats, Sister Act, and Evita (Marriott Lincolnshire). Thanks to Binder Casting. Here to Persevere!

MARQ MOSS (Ensemble, Understudy Ed & Simba) Native Washingtonian. Clark Atlanta University alumnus. Theater Credits: The Lion King, Motown: The Musical (1st Nat’l & Bway). Creative Director/ Stylist: Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, I Love The 90s Vegas Show, New Kids On The Block Mixtape Tour, RNB Fridays (Australia/New Zealand). Founding Board: @HarlemParade IG: @ marqmoss www.marqmoss.com

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 (Swing, Understudy Rafiki & Sarabi) Disney’s The Lion King: Broadway, North American Tour, Singapore, London, Melbourne and Sydney (since 2003); A Christmas

Carol (2013-14), Festival Of The Lion King, HK (2007-08). Part of various Philippine Musical Theater Companies (2000-14) and Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company (1985-94). Grateful to be back on stage! NATHAN ANDREW RILEY (Swing, Understudy Banzai). National Tour: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. New York: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular; High Button Shoes (Encores!). Regional: The Scottsboro Boys (Phoenix Theatre); In The Heights, Shrek (Pacific Conservatory Theatre).

CHRISTOPHER SAMS (Ensemble, Understudy Mufasa) is honored to share in this legacy. Nat’l Tours: Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Rock of Ages (Mayor/Ja’Keith), The Color Purple (Ensemble/

JENNIFER THERIOT (Swing, Understudy Nala, Sarabi & Shenzi) is overjoyed to join this production. Attended: American Musical and Dramatic Academy NY. Regional credits: Tarzan; Dreamgirls; Hairspray; Little Shop; International: Beauty and the Beast Tour and Disney cruise lines. “I thank my family and friends for their constant and overflowing prayers and support!!” COURTNEY THOMAS (Ensemble, Understudy Ed) is incredibly humbled to be rejoining The Lion King National Tour. Born in Atlanta, Ga he began dancing at North Atlanta High School at 16 under the direction of Tracy Vogt and immediately fell in love with arts. He studied dance at AREA (Atlanta’s Resource for Entertainment and Arts) under the direction of Jai Jones and is humbled that The Lion King is his first Professional work as a dancer. SHACURA WADE (Ensemble) A St. Louis City native, Wade’s previous credits include: The Opera Theatre St. Louis, The Ailey School, The

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MAURICA ROLAND (Sarabi, Ensemble) is a Pensacola, FL native, a graduate of Louisiana State University, and is thrilled to return to the Pridelands. Favorite credits: American Vybe at Disney World, Orlando, Hairspray First National Tour (swing, u/s Dynamite). “Thanks be to God, family, friends and my ECSD squad for your love and support.” www.mauricaroland.com

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University of Missouri- KC, Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance, NU World Contemporary Danse Theatre, and The KP Project. Shacura is grateful to honor her family on this journey ahead; giving all the glory to God.

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. It also garnered Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Taymor’s direction; three Moliere Awards, including Best Musical and Best Costumes; and myriad awards for her original costume, mask and puppet designs. Taymor made her Broadway debut in 1996 with Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass (Lincoln Center), nominated for five Tony Awards. Other theatre work includes M. Butterfly starring Clive Owen (Cort Theatre), Grounded (Public Theatre), The Green Bird (New Victory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, the Cort Theatre on Broadway); Titus Andronicus; The Tempest; The Taming of the Shrew (Theatre for a New Audience); The Transposed Heads (Lincoln Center and American Music Theatre Festival); Liberty’s Taken (Castle Hill Festival); and SpiderMan Turn Off the Dark (Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway). Her opera productions include the Pulitzer finalist, Grendel, composed by Elliot Goldenthal (Los Angeles Opera and the Lincoln Center Festival); Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, in repertory at the Metropolitan Opera since 2004; and Oedipus Rex with Jessye Norman, conducted by Seiji Ozawa, for which she earned the International Classical Music Award for Best Opera Production and an Emmy® for a subsequent film version. Her first film, “Fool’s Fire,” an adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe short story, aired on PBS in 1992. Her feature films include Titus, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange; Frida, starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina (six 2002 Academy Award® nominations, winning two); Across the Universe (2008 Golden Globe®- nomination for Best Musical/Comedy); and The Tempest, starring Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand and Ben Whishaw. She recently directed The Glorias, starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler and Janelle Monae based on the life of Gloria Steinem, and completed a cinematic version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filmed during her stage production that ran at Theatre for a New Audience’s new home in Brooklyn. Taymor has received a MacArthur

“genius” Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Obie Awards, the first annual Dorothy B. Chandler Award in Theatre, 2015 Inductee to the Theatre Hall of Fame, 2015 Shakespeare Theatre Company’s William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre, 2017 Disney Legends Award, among many others. A book spanning her career, Julie Taymor: Playing with Fire, is available from Abrams. ELTON JOHN (Music). The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer, Elton John, has spanned more than three decades. Since launching his first tour in 1970, Elton has delivered over 4,000 performances in more than 80 countries. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 1 diamond, 40 platinum or multi-platinum, and 23 gold albums and more than 300 million records sold worldwide. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences had awarded Elton multiple Grammy Awards, 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 Grammy Awards for Best Musical Show Album. Billy Elliot was nominated for a record-tying 15 Tony Awards and won 10, including Best Musical. 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. In 2003, Elton was honored as the first recipient of the prestigious BRITs Icon Award. Elton announced the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour at New York’s Gotham Hall in January 2018. Encompassing 5 continents, and over 350 dates, this 3-year-long tour started in September 2018 and marks his retirement from touring after more than 50 years on the road. In May 2019 it was named Billboard’s Top Rock Tour. 2019 also saw the release of the critically acclaimed ‘Rocketman’ and global bestselling autobiography, ‘Me’. An epic fantasy musical motion picture of Elton’s life ‘Rocketman’ has been a box office smash, taking close to $200m at the box office, and has already won two Golden

Globe Awards including Best Original Song. It has also garnered nominations for three Critics’ Choice Awards, four BAFTA nominations, an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song and its soundtrack has also been nominated for a GRAMMY Award.

LEBO M (Additional Music & Lyrics, 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); he is the composer and co-producer of the Legend of Tarzan theme song, “Opar;”

MARK MANCINA (Additional Music & Lyrics, Music Produced for the Stage, Additional Score). A Tony® nominee and multi-platinum, three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, Mr. Mancina produced songs for Disney’s blockbuster animated feature film, and proved a uniquely qualified choice to produce the music for the stage production of The Lion King. The 1994 film’s critical and box office success spawned the hit album Rhythm of the Pride Lands, for which he co-wrote and produced multiple tracks, including “He Lives in You” and “Shadowland,” songs featured in the stage production. In addition to his songwriting and producing achievements, he is a seasoned film score composer. Mr. Mancina’s credits include mega-hits Moana, Training Day, Speed, Twister, Bad Boys, Tarzan, and August Rush among many others. ROGER ALLERS (Book) directed the 1994 animated feature The Lion King with co-director Rob Minkoff. He then, along with co-author Irene Mecchi, wrote the book for The Lion King Broadway musical based on his film, receiving the 1998 Tony nomination. Mr. Allers has been instrumental in shaping the structure and dialogue for many Disney animated features since 1986, including Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Oliver and Company, Rescuers Down Under and the first CGI movie, Tron. He directed the Academy Awardnominated short The Little Matchgirl for Disney and co-directed the 2006 animated feature Open Season for Sony Studios. Mr. Allers wrote and directed the 2015 animated adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, a book of philosophical poetry. Currently, he is writing an original musical for the Broadway stage. 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

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TIM RICE (Lyrics) has worked in music, theatre and films since 1965 when he met Andrew Lloyd Webber, a fellow struggling songwriter. Rather than pursue Tim’s ambitions to write rock or pop songs they turned their attention to Andrew’s obsession – musical theatre. Their first collaboration (lyrics by Tim, music by Andrew) was based on the life of Dr. Barnardo, the Victorian philanthropist, The Likes Of Us. Their next three works together were much more successful – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. Tim has also worked with other distinguished popular composers such as Elton John (The Lion King, Aida), Alan Menken (Aladdin, King David, Beauty and the Beast), Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Chess), and Stuart Brayson (From Here to Eternity). Tim founded his own cricket team in 1973 and was President of MCC in 2002. He was appointed President of the London Library in 2017 in succession to Sir Tom Stoppard. He has won several awards (an EGOT, etc.), mainly for the wrong thing or for simply turning up.

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.

The Lion King. Irene also wrote the teleplay for “Annie,” directed by Rob Marshall. She shares a writing credit on Disney Pixar’s Brave. Irene adapted Peter Pan for NBC’s Live production and is currently adapting a stage musical for the Universal Theatrical Group. GARTH FAGAN (Choreographer) is the recipient of the 1998 Tony Award®, the 2000 Laurence Olivier Award (London, UK) and the 2004 Helpmann Award (Australia) for Best Choreography in a musical as well as the Drama Desk Award, the Astaire Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for his work on The Lion King. Mr. Fagan was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where he received the Prime Minister’s Award, a Special Gold Musgrave Medal for his “Contribution to the World of Dance and Dance Theater” and in 2001, he received the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander. For more than 47 years he 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 from AfroCaribbean, ballet and post-modern dance, and has choreographed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Jose Limon Company, the New York City Ballet and others. In addition, he choreographed Joseph Papp’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and directed and choreographed the Duke Ellington street opera, Queenie Pie at the Kennedy Center. A Chancellor’s Award-winning Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of the State University of New York, his awards include the 2001 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award, a Bessie Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Fulbright 50th Anniversary Distinguished Fellow. In 2001 he was the recipient of the Golden Plate Award and inducted into the American Academy of Achievement. He was selected in 2012 as an “Irreplaceable Dance Treasure” by The Dance Heritage Coalition. In 2017, Mr. Fagan received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Dance Guild.

RICHARD HUDSON (Scenic Design) Born in Zimbabwe, he trained at Wimbledon School of Art. He has designed sets and costumes for operas at Glyndebourne, Covent Garden, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, La Scala Milan, Maggio Musicale Florence, English National

Opera, Scottish Opera, Kent Opera, Opera North, Wiener Staatsoper, Opéra de Paris, Munich, Chicago, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Athens, Bregenz, Amsterdam, Zurich, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, Chicago, Houston, Washington, Toronto, St. Petersburg, Venice, Pesaro, Genoa, Turin, Bologna and Rome. He has also designed for the Aldeburgh Festival, Royal Ballet, Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Royal Court, Almeida and Young Vic. In 1988 he won an Olivier Award for a season of plays at the Old Vic, and for The Lion King he received a Tony Award in 1998. He is a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI). In 2003 he won the Gold Medal for set design at the Prague Quadrenniale, and in 2005 he was given an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Surrey. Recent theatre includes: Peter Gynt, Common (National); The Nutcracker (American Ballet Theatre); Romeo and Juliet (National Ballet of Canada); Le Coq D’or, La Bayadere and Raymonda (Royal Danish Ballet); Wagner’s Ring Cycle (Teatro Massimo, Palermo); Versailles (Donmar Warehouse); La Traviata (Grange Park); The Sleeping Beauty (Amercian Ballet Theatre at The Metropolitan Opera/La Scala, Milan); Morgen und Abend (Royal Opera House/Deutsche Oper); Romeo and Juliet (Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow); Wake (Birmingham Opera Company); The Outsider (The Print Room); and costumes for Yumé (Opera de Reims); Peter Grimes (Opera de Lyon); and Asters (New National Opera of Japan); and the sets for Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard (Wyndham’s Theatre, London). DONALD HOLDER (Lighting Design) received the 1998 Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Lion King (Broadway) and the Moliere Award for The Lion King (Paris). Broadway: Over fifty productions, including: Anastasia; She Loves Me (2016 revival); The King and I (2015 revival); The Bridges of Madison County; Golden Boy; South Pacific (2008 Tony Award®); Oslo, Ragtime, Les Liasons Dangereuses; A Streetcar Named Desire; Gem of the Ocean; Movin’ Out; Juan Darien (all Tony® nominated); On The Twentieth Century; You Can’t Take It With You; Spiderman-Turn Off the Dark; Promises, Promises; Annie (2012 revival); Arcadia; Come Fly Away; Cyrano de Bergerac; The Little Dog Laughed; Thoroughly Modern Millie; The Boy from Oz; and many others. Television: “Smash” seasons one and two, NBC/DreamWorks. Education: Yale School

Of Drama, Head of Lighting Design, Rutgers University.

MICHAEL WARD (Hair & Makeup Design) designs for opera and theatre. For Disney: The Lion King (Broadway and others) and Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (Berlin). Other work has been seen in Britain, The United States, Holland, France, Japan, Israel and Portugal. Along with his design work in theatre, he works as a garden and landscape designer. STEVE CANYON KENNEDY (Sound Designer) Broadway sound design credits include, Ain’t Too Proud, On Your Feet, Doctor Zhivago, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Tony Award), Hands On A Hardbody (Drama Desk Award), Jesus Christ Superstar, 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, Rent, 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 & Lyrics) Hans Zimmer has scored more than 200 projects across all mediums, which, combined, have grossed more than 28 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Zimmer has been honored with an Academy Award®, two Golden Globes®, three Grammys®, an

JAY RIFKIN (Additional Music & Lyrics). The GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, together with producing and composing partner Hans Zimmer, created Media Ventures, a multifaceted 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. He is also chairman of Media Revolution and a founder of the film production company Media Ventures Pictures. ANTHONY LYN (Associate Director). Anthony was born in Swansea South Wales and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Has worked as an actor, director, teacher and associate director. London theatre credits include Anything Goes, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Joseph…, Damn Yankees and Disney’s The Lion King. Broadway production credits include Disney’s The Lion King, Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins and Les Miserables. Touring and global production credits include Mary Poppins (US National tours, Vienna, Mexico City) and Les Miserables (US National tour, Toronto). Anthony is currently the Associate Director for global productions of The Lion King, on which he has worked since 1999; as well as Saturday Night Fever and Masquerade for Jean Ann Ryan Productions globally. TV credits include the

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MICHAEL CURRY (Mask & Puppet Co-Design). Over 25 years Michael has worked widely as a visual and concept designer for numerous companies, such as Disney Theme Parks and Theatrical Productions, Cirque du Soleil, The Metropolitan Opera, seven Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Universal Studios Theme Parks and many others. He collaborates regularly with visionary directors and producers. Mr. Curry has received many prestigious awards, including several for his work on Broadway, Olympic ceremonies, and his continued innovations in the fields of scenic visual effects, and puppetry design. In the music industry Michael is known for his innovative designs for Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and countless others. Michael Curry Design, Inc. is comprised of 50 innovative designers and fabricators who conceive and produce state of the art creations for live entertainment. His studio is located in Portland, Oregon.

American Music Award, and a Tony® Award. His work highlights include Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, As Good as It Gets, Rain Man, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Thelma and Louise, The Last Samurai, 12 Years A Slave, Blade Runner 2049 (co-scored w/ Benjamin Wallfisch) and Dunkirk, as well as recent film scores including Wonder Woman 1984, Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. In 2019, Zimmer scored the live-action remake of The Lion King, for which he received a Grammy nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. Zimmer’s films for 2021 include the James Bond film No Time to Die, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, Top Gun: Maverick and The Boss Baby: Family Business. Zimmer has completed highly successful Hans Zimmer Live tour stops around the globe and will continue to perform in an upcoming European tour beginning in February 2022.

Tony Awards, “An American Celebration,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” the Royal Variety Performance and the 2013 Oscars. Has taught at the Royal Academy of Music London, The Actors’ Centre and Duke University in the US and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College in July 2018. MAREY GRIFFITH (Associate Choreographer). A native New Yorker, Miss Griffith toured worldwide with the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as a featured dancer/soloist. Other guest appearances include Déjà vu Dance Theatre, and the Spoleto festival in Italy. Miss Griffith 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. She has also appeared in numerous soap operas, commercials and voiceovers. Since joining the creative team of The Lion King in August of 2000, Miss Griffith has been mounting and maintaining numerous productions worldwide. She feels incredibly honored to be working 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. He was Associate Conductor of the Royal Conservatory of Music Choirs under the tutelage of Denise Nacisse-Mair. After graduating he continued his studies in conducting and composition at the Guildhall School of Music in London. 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 Cafe 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 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 first Opera, Looking at the Sun, was performed at the Battersea Arts Centre, and his opera Grazyna was performed at the Royal Opera House’s

Lindbury Studio. Clement’s latest commission, for the London Piano Trio, was debuted at the Capri Music Festival in Italy. He also successfully performed in concert his new album Poetry in Song at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. There are plans for further performances in London, Paris and New York. His next major composition is his third Opera, Antigone, with the Canadian librettist Mel Coop. ROBERT ELHAI (Associate Music Producer, Orchestrator). This Tony® and Drama Desk nominee has arranged and orchestrated Oscar®, GRAMMY®, and Emmy®-winning music for composers Elliot Goldenthal (Juan Darien, Frida), Alan Menken (“Galavant”), Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast and Furious series) and many others. His compositions have graced theater and concert stages around the world. robertelhai.com DAVID METZGER (Orchestrator) is a Tony®, Grammy®, and Drama Desk® nominated arranger, orchestrator, composer, and music producer. His Broadway credits include The Lion King and Frozen, and he has over 75 films to his credit, including Frozen, Frozen II, Moana, Tarzan, WandaVision, and The Avengers. He has contributed to multiple Academy®, Grammy®, Tony®, and Emmy® Award winning projects, as well as 17 Platinum and Gold records, and 33 winning or nominated Annie Award films. MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Current Broadway: Frozen, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, The Lion King. Tours: Frozen, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, The Lion King. Pamela, Alexis, Zachary, Christin & Gavin make it all worthwhile. JAMES DODGSON (Music Director/Conductor) is a British Composer & Conductor based in New York. Having previously written scores for The Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre & The Orange Tree, he is now an emerging composer of music for the screen. He was Conductor and Assistant Music Producer for Newsies filmed at The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. As Music Director he has worked on theatre productions throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, London’s West End and on Broadway. Credits include: The Lion King, Mary Poppins,

Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Chicago, Miss Saigon, On a Clear Day you can See Forever, The Phantom of the Opera, Newsies, The Secret Garden and Peter Pan with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. At the National Theatre Oh What a Lovely War, The Villains Opera and over 50 productions for The Royal Shakespeare Company. CHRISTOPH BUSKIES (Electronic Music Programming). Christoph’s revolutionary music system KeyComp has been successfully implemented worldwide in “Frozen”, “Aladdin”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Sister Act”, “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King”. More information available through www.keycomp.com

GEOFF MYERS (Resident Dance Supervisor) has been on Broadway or on tour with The Lion King since 2003. His titles have included ensemble male dancer, male dancer swing, fight and dance captain, and most recently a four-year stint as Resident Dance Supervisor for The Lion King Gazelle Tour. The Lion King Rafiki Tour marks Geoff’s 5th Lion King company. 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. KATHLEEN E. PURVIS (Production Stage Manager) Credits include: King Kong Alive on Broadway, Aladdin, The Curious Incident of the

BRIAN WESTMORELAND (Production Stage Manager). Brian comes to the Pridelands after several years with Chicago (U.S. tour and international companies in Tokyo, Manila, Taiwan, Seoul, Mexico City, Tel Aviv and more). Broadway: Phantom of the Opera, A Doll’s House, Juan Darien; Tours: Chicago, King and I, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler, Annie Warbucks. Other credits: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Crossroads Theatre Company and more. UCLA graduate. VANESSA DODGSON-THOMAS (Stage Manager) Off-Broadway: A Clockwork Orange. West End: School of Rock, Aladdin, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, Grease, Billy Elliot, Woman In White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Punchdrunk: The Drowned Man, Sleep No More (Shanghai). KAREN PARLATO (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera. OffBroadway: Silence! The Musical, The Fantasticks, Triassic Parq, Wanda’s World. Regional theatres including: Ogunquit Playhouse, Fulton Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad and Aunt Joan.

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AMEENAH KAPLAN (Resident Director) is a graduate of the Academy of Art University Film School and attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Directing credits: The Wiz at First Stage, Meet Vera Stark at Purdue University, How to Break at Village Theatre, Lydia & the Troll at Seattle Rep, The Royale at ACT Theatre and Noah Wylie’s Young Playwrights Festival. Her short film, Man With a Movie Camera, premiered at Hollyshorts Film Festival in 2014. She also directed The American Failure to multiple film festivals and awards. Kaplan has choreographed for stage and TV, including The Grammy® Awards and “Dancing with the Stars.” She is the recipient of NAACP, LA Weekly, Gregory, and Ovation Awards for choreography.

Dog in the Night Time, Finding Neverland, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Mary Poppins, Wicked, The Lion King, Ragtime, Show Boat, The Scarlet Pimpernel, CATS, The Good Body, The Vagina Monologues and Barbra Streisand’s Timeless concert.

MICHELLE SCALPONE (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Love Life (Encores), Fish In The Dark, Matilda, Forever Tango, Chaplin. NYC: The Public Theater, Audible, The New Group, Red Bull, The Shed, Atlantic; TV: “Encore!” (Disney+), NBC’s “The Wiz Live.” Regional: Kennedy Center, Bucks County, Goodspeed, Williamstown, Old Globe. Education: University of Arizona & Juilliard. For Dad, Mom, & Julie. CAROLYN M. LAWSON (Physical Therapy) is founder and CEO of Neurosport & NEURO TOUR, leaders in performing arts medicine. We are honored to be part of this amazing Rafiki Tour. BINDER CASTING/MARK BRANDON, CSA (Casting). Binder Casting was founded by Jay

Binder nearly 40 years ago and has been a part of RWS Entertainment Group since 2016. The office has cast 150+ Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Touring productions, in addition to countless national and international projects spanning both stage and screen. Binder was featured prominently in the Broadway documentary, Every Little Step, and is a proud twelve-time recipient of the Artios Award for Excellence in Casting. The office infuses its work with both a deep respect for our roots and a commitment to growth. www.bindercasting.com 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 (DTP), a division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher. Worldwide, its 10 Broadway titles have been seen by more than 200 million theatergoers and have been nominated for 62 Tony® Awards, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. By the end of 2021, with 23 productions currently produced or licensed, a Disney musical will be 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 produced in 37 countries worldwide. A brand-new production of Beauty and the Beast, reimagined by members of the original Broadway creative team – led by Matt West – is currently on tour throughout the UK and Ireland. In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director, Julie Taymor, who

became the first woman in Broadway history to the win the award. Approaching 24 landmark years on Broadway, it has welcomed 110 million visitors worldwide to date and, by the end of 2021, will be seen in 10 productions worldwide. Having played 21 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. It was followed by Mary Poppins, a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, which opened in London in 2004 and went on to enjoy a six-year Tony-winning Broadway run. The show continues its Olivier award-winning London return at its original home at the Prince Edward Theatre. Tarzan®, which opened on Broadway in 2006, went on to become an international hit with an award-winning production enjoying a 10-year run in Germany. In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway and was the best-selling new musical of that year. DTP opened two critically acclaimed productions on Broadway in 2012, receiving seven Tony Awards between them: Peter and the Starcatcher and Newsies, each of which enjoyed a two-year run and launched North American tours, with Newsies playing a record-breaking Fathom Events in-cinema release. Aladdin, Disney Theatrical’s 2014 hit, continues its smash Broadway run, has launched eight productions around the globe and has been seen by more than 14 million guests. Its newest hit, the 2018 Tony-nominated Best Musical Frozen, completed its record-breaking Broadway run in March 2020 and, by the end of 2021, will open five productions around the world: the North American tour, Australia, Japan, London and Hamburg. Other successful stage ventures have included the Olivier-nominated London hit Shakespeare in Love, stage productions of Disney’s High School Musical, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin, and King David in concert. DTP has collaborated with the nation’s preeminent theaters to develop new stage musicals including The Jungle Book, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Freaky Friday and Hercules. As a part of the recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox, DTP also heads the Buena Vista Theatrical banner, which licenses Fox titles for stage adaptations including Anastasia, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Devil Wears Prada.

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Opening Night – October 5, 2021 Staff for THE LION KING Worldwide SVP, Production and Co-Producer.............................................................................Anne Quart Production Supervisor...........................................................................................Doc Zorthian General Manager..............................................................................................Thomas Schlenk Associate General Manager................................................................................Michael Height Associate Director...................................................................................................Anthony Lyn Associate Choreographer.....................................................................................Marey Griffith Dance Supervisor...................................................................................................Celise Hicks Music Supervisor.............................................................................................Clement Ishmael Associate Music Supervisor................................................................................. David Kreppel Associate Production Supervisor....................................................................Charles Underhill Technical Director.............................................................................................David Churchill Associate Scenic Designer.................................................................................Peter Eastman Assistant Scenic Designer.....................................................................................Justin Arienti Associate Costume Designer................................................................Mary Nemecek Peterson Associate Mask & Puppet Designer........................................................................ Mike Grimm Associate Sound Designer......................................................................................John Shivers Associate Hair & Makeup Designer.......................................................................Ashley Roller Assistant Hair & Makeup Designer...............................................................................Ute Mai Associate Lighting Designer.................................................................................Carolyn Wong Lighting Supervisor.............................................................................................Jeanne Koenig Assistant Lighting Designer...............................................................................Marty Vreeland Production Coordinator.................................................................................Christina Huschle SENIOR PUBLICIST........................................................................................ DENNIS CROWLEY NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE............................................................. GREGORY HANOIAN CASTING BINDER CASTING Mark Brandon, CSA Chad Eric Murnane, CSA, Amber Snead, CSA Kyle Coker, Anthony Pichette Jarrett Reiche Part of RWS Entertainment Group Ryan Stana CEO

Stage Manager......................................................................................Vanessa Dodgson-Thomas Assistant Stage Managers...............................................................Karen Parlato, Michelle Scalpone Sub Stage Managers................................................Beth Bornstein, Kristin Newhouse, Dean Remington Dance Captains...........................................Kayla Rose Aimable, Christopher L. Mc Kenzie, Jr. Fight Captain................................................................................Christopher L. Mc Kenzie, Jr. Assistant Choreographers...............................................Norwood J. Pennewell, Natalie Rogers Adapted Choreography.......................................................................................Aubrey Lynch II Physical Movement Coordinator..........................................................................Lorenzo Pisoni Production Carpenter.......................................................................................Andrew Sullivan Touring Technical Supervisor..............................................................................Patrick Eviston Production Electrician........................................................................................Jimmy Maloney Production Wardrobe Supervisor..................................................................... Stacey Stephens Production Hair & Make Up Supervisor.......................................................... Cheryl V. Thomas Production Mask & Puppet Supervisor......................................................................Antje Gern Head Carpenter................................................................................................... Lindsey Roller Automation Carpenter..........................................................................................Eamon Keane Flyman...................................................................................................................... Tim Buzza Carpenters.......................................................Christopher R. Belanger, Joel Eddie Kopczynski Flying Supervision................................................................................................Ryan Stanger Head Electrician..............................................................................................Daniel A. Swalec Front Light Operator.......................................................................................... June Abernathy Moving Light Programmer..........................................................................................Brad Gray Conventional Light Programmer..................................................................... Melissa Shippers Moving Light Tracker...................................................................................... Brandon Bagwell Automated Lighting Electrician..............................................................................Andrew Dyer Production Prop Supervisor..............................................................................Eric Hagenbarth Head Properties....................................................................................................... Corey Kloos Assistant Properties..................................................................................................Pat Lohrer Sound Engineer......................................................................................................Ben Madden Assistant Sound Engineer...................................................................................Brian Kallaher Advance Sound Engineer.............................................................................Creighton Klapheke Wardrobe Supervisor...........................................................................................Gregory Young Assistant Costume Supervisor...........................................................................Nicole Ferrigno Advance Wardrobe..................................................................................................Dawn Reilly Wardrobe Assistants..............................................Debbie Burkman-Margolies, Season Saulet Puppet Supervisor............................................................................................... Michael Reilly Puppet Assistants.....................................................................Rachael Dougherty, Bruce Paul Reik Production Hair Supervisor.................................................................................Latasha Dayes Hair & Makeup Supervisor..................................................................Brittany “Duckie” Steele Hair & Makeup Assistants................................................Raven Lafontant, Tami Lee Thompson Crew Swings.................................................Barry Bradford, Danae Jimenez, Steve Templeton Advance Carpenters.....................................Cris Cory, Brendan King, Philip E. Lugo, Louis Riquelme Advance Electricians.........................................................Robert Ferree, Michael R. Neumann, James Sample, Meg Sump Music Copyist...................................................................................Anixter Rice Music Service Electronic Music Programming.....................................................................Christoph Buskies Personal Assistant to Elton John................................................................................Bob Haley Assistant to Tim Rice..........................................................................................Eileen Heinink Assistant to Mark Mancina.................................................................................Marlon Espino Production Photography..........................................Joan Marcus, Deen van Meer, Matt Murphy Corporate Immigration Counsel..................... Michael Rosenfeld, Fabricio Lopez, Karen Bailey Corporate Music Counsel...............................................................................Donna Cole-Brulé

CREDITS

Costumes executed by Parsons-Meares Ltd, Donna Langman, Eric Winterling Inc., Jan Parran, and Timberlake Studios Inc. Millinery by Monica Viani and Jack C Schmitz. Craftwork by Ilya Vett, Arlene Lind-Watson, and Daniel Muro. Shibori dyeing by Joan Morris. Custom dyeing and painting by Joni Johns, Gene Mignola, Nicola Killeen Textiles, Mary Macy, and Parsons-Meares. Knitwear by Mark Lauer and Donna Doiron. Footwear by Steppin Out, Jitterbug Boy, Sara Mullins, Gamba and Onstage Dance. Additional crafts by Jeffrey Colton, Noelle Rasco and Deirdre Morgan. Costume development by Constance Hoffman. Additional research and development by Patricia Fistes-Adams. Wigs by Samantha Fletcher at the Wig Workshop UK, Cheetah skins and Make-up stamps made by Mike Defeo in the USA, Specialists brushes made by Joseph Beagley, Make-up supplied by MAC, Make-up Forever Professional Make-up, Alcone, Skin Care By Kiehl’s. Lighting supplied by PRG; Automated lighting by Philips Vari*Lite and Showline, Clay Paky, and ETC/High End Systems. Custom Accessories by City Theatrical. Lighting Props by Technical Artistry. Custom Templates by Wyatt Enever Studio. Puppets and Props by Michael Curry Design, Inc., The Paragon Innovation Group Inc., and The Rabbit’s Choice. Automation and mechanized scenery by Hudson Scenic Studios, additional scenery by Proof Productions, Scenic Arts Studios, Rose Brand, Gerriets International, I Weiss & Sons, Flying by Foy, Hands On Rigging Inc, Airworxx, Sigma Services; Custom trusses by Tyler Truss, Tomcat USA; trucking by Clark Transfer. Sound equipment by Masque Sound and Recording. Instruments by Jeff Whittier; Patrick Olwell; Tim Liu; Lark in the Morning; Beverly Pan Flutes; Bass equipment by Eden Electronics; Marimbas by Marimba One, Traditional Percussion Instruments by Bernard Woma, Motherland Music, and Wula Drums. Cymbals by Istanbul-Agop. Other percussion provided by Steve Weiss Music.

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.

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Staff for THE LION KING COMPANY MANAGER........................................................................................... JOSE SOLIVAN ASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGER............................................................... ELIZABETH RUBLEIN Production Stage Managers........................................Kathleen E. Purvis, Brian Westmoreland Resident Director............................................................................................Ameenah Kaplan Resident Dance Supervisor.....................................................................................Geoff Myers Musical Director / Conductor..............................................................................James Dodgson

Risk Management................................................................... Johan Kangas, Chanvuthy Chen Manager, Financial Accounting................................................................Adrineh Ghoukassian Physical Therapy..............................................Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Eilish Anderson, MS, LAT, ATC Health & Safety Supervisor...............................................................................Angela Johnson Children’s Teaching................................................................................On Location Education Tutors/Wranglers.......................................................................... Victoria Provenza, Lisa Swift Wrangler.................................................................................................................Anna Speed Production Housing................................................................................................. Road Rebel Executive Travel...............................................................................Robert Arnao, Patt McRory Web Design Consultant......................................................................................... Joshua Noah Advertising.................................................................................................... Serino Coyne, Inc. Production Assistants........................................... Brittany Halberstadt, Jasmine Renee Howard Rehearsal Production Assistants....................................Nia Arrington-Seward, Nasir Campbell, John Fortunato, Molly Jane Goldberg, Karon Haynes, Rebecca Hoi, David Jackson, Sam Leicht, Shayna Penn, Katrina Miyuki Roen Special Thanks................................................................Robert W. Johnson, Lynn Beckemeyer, Karen Bailey, Fabricio Lopez

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Stagehands, Wardrobe, Makeup and Hair employees in this production are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre T he 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 and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & 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; “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” written by Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore and Solomon Linda; “Nao Tse Tsa” written by Jacques Loubelo; “Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)” written by Johnny Noble, Ralph Freed and Leleiohaku. The Lion King National Tour relaunched partnering with Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. Thanks to University Hospitals for their support.

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS President & Producer........................................ Thomas Schumacher SVP, Strategy, Marketing & Revenue.............................Andrew Flatt SVP, Production & Co-Producer....................................... Anne Quart

Creative & Production

VP, Creative Development..........................................Ben Famiglietti Director, Technical Production.................................... Dave Churchill Director, Production Operations................................Mimi Intagliata General Manager........................................................... Myriah Bash General Manager........................................................... Randy Meyer General Manager..................................................... Thomas Schlenk Senior Production Supervisor................................ Clifford Schwartz Associate Director................................................................. Jeff Lee Production Supervisor..............................................Lisa Dawn Cave Production Supervisor...................................................Jason Trubitt Production Supervisor...................................................Doc Zorthian Associate General Manager................................ Carly DiFulvio Allen Associate General Manager....................................... Michael Height Associate General Manager........................................ Kerry McGrath Manager, Creative Development...................................Caley Beretta Manager, Production............................................. Elizabeth Boulger Manager, Production.............................................Hunter Chancellor Manager, Production Operations..................................James Garner

Marketing, Publicity, Sales & Education

VP, Marketing, Publicity, Sales & Education.............................................................Angelo Desimini VP, Sales & Analytics....................................................... Nick Falzon Director, Worldwide Publicity & Communications....................................................Michael Cohen Director, Marketing.................................................... Lauren Daghini Director, Education & Audience Engagement..............................................Lisa Mitchell Sr Manager, Creative Services.......................................... Eric Emch Sr Manager, Content Marketing & Community Engagement............................................ Greg Josken Sr Manager, Education & Audience Engagement...............................................Sarah Kenny Sr Manager, Sales & Ticketing......................................Lauren Rutlin Sr Manager, Digital Marketing......................................... Peter Tulba Manager, Global Tourism Sales..............................Nicholas Faranda Manager, Marketing.....................................................Chantal Lopez Manager, Group Sales..................................................Heather West Asst. Manager, Content Marketing & Community Engagement............................................. Kevin Doan Video Content Producer & Editor..................................Brandon Fake Asst. Manager, Ticketing Operations......................Nicholas Leonard Asst. Manager, CRM & Consumer Insights..................................................... Mark Shultz Assistant Manager, Creative Projects..........................Carolina Villa Production Designer.................................................. Erica Scalogna Communications & Publicity Specialist....................Gregory Boilard

Domestic Touring

VP, Domestic Touring & Regional Engagements.............................................................Jack Eldon Director, Domestic Touring............................................... Michael Buchanan Director, Regional Engagements...................................... Scott A Hemerling Director, Regional Engagements...................................................Kelli Palan Manager, Domestic Touring.................................................... Caitlin Mullins

Licensing and Merchandise

Director, Marketing Licensed Brands................................ Gary Kane Director, Theatrical Licensing......................................David R Scott Director, Merchandise & Sales Operations.................................................... Alyssa Somers Int’l Retail Brand Manager........................................... Valerie Cirillo Manager, Licensing Sales & Operations.................... Pearl Hodiwala Manager, Product Development.......................................Kevin Kiniry Manager, Inventory........................................................... Violeta Lin Manager, Creative Licensed Brands..................................Ann Myers Senior Retail Manager................................................................Mario Mey Onsite Retail Manager......................................................Steven Cannady Onsite Retail Asst. Manager....................................................Jon Hensley Onsite Retail Asst. Manager............................................... Austin Kidwell

International

VP, International, Europe............................................. Fiona Thomas Director, International Production................................Felipe Gamba Director, International, Australia..............................Paula McKinnon

Business & Legal Affairs and Labor Relations

SVP, Business & Legal Affairs...................................Jonathan Olson VP, Business & Legal Affairs.............................................Seth Stuhl Director, Labor Relations................................................Scott Kardel Director, Inclusion Strategy, Business & Legal Affairs...................................... Naila McKenzie Manager, Business & Legal Affairs..............................Jessica White Senior Paralegal............................................................. Erin Browne Senior Paralegal.............................................................. Vivian Chiu

Finance, Operations and Technology

VP, Finance, Operations & Technology........................Mario Iannetta VP, Operations.......................................................... Dana Amendola Director, Technical Services & Support.................... Michael Figliulo Senior Manager, Finance.......................................Mikhail Medvedev Senior Manager, Security............................................... A .J Mercado Senior Manager, Production Accounting........................Arlene Smith Manager, Operations..........................................................Erin Clark Manager, Finance..........................................................Chris Ekizian Manager, Finance........................................................ Paul Martucci Manager, Security Operations...........................................Ron Myers Manager, Finance.................................................... Kari Schouveller Senior Production Accountant....................................Angela DiSanti Senior Production Accountant.....................................Rachel Fabros Senior Financial Analyst.................................................. John Fisher Senior Production Accountant........................................... David Kim Senior Financial Accounting Analyst...............................Jordan Loyo Senior Technical Support Engineer........................Showkat Mahmud Senior Business Analyst.............................................. Noel Moore Jr.

Human Resources

Director, Human Resources..................................Marie-Pierre Varin Manager, Human Resources....................................Lindsey Williams Specialist, Human Resources.............................. Jennifer F Vaughan

Administrative Staff

Ky’Lend Adams, Tamala Baldwin, Monica Cotallat, Theresa Donis, Gemma Elepano, Jon Farber, Phil Grippe, Ahmaad Harris, Frankie Harvey, Joe Hetterly, Andrew Hill, Christina Huschle, Ingrid Matias, Margie McGlone, Connor Norton, Bryce Payne, Bri Silva, Barclay Sparrow, Alex Tunison, Michael Ulreich, Lisa Weiner Disney Theatrical Productions dtg.guestservices@disney.com

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