Ta’Rea Campbell has joined the Broadway company of The Lion King. Taking on the role of Nala, the queen-to-be lioness, Campbell first performance at the Minskoff Theatre was on March 3. She replaces Kissy Simmons, who left the Broadway company to join the upcoming production of The Lion King in Las Vegas

A native of Philadelphia, Campbell toured for ...

Broadway performers Kissy Simmons, Alton Fitzgerald White and Thom Sesma have joined the cast of the upcoming Las Vegas production of Disney’s The Lion King. The sit-down production starts previews at the Mandalay Bay Theatre on May 5, with an official opening set for May 15. The Las Vegas production joins the seven other companies of The Lion King ...

The Lion King will become the first-ever Disney Theatrical Production to open in Las Vegas when it begins performances on April 20, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Theatre. Opening night has been set for May 2. Mamma Mia!, which opened at the Mandalay Bay on February 13, 2003, is scheduled to close its successful Las Vegas run on January 4 ... Read More...

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

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