Sunday, November 28, 2010
Hinter der Kulissen - Helene Fischer
Promoting the German Production. At the end, the chorus sings "Der ewige kreis" with -possible- current Rafiki Futhi Mhlongo.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010
URGENT: SHANNON TAVARES DIES OF LEUKHMIA
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‘Lion King’ Actress Shannon Tavares Dies of Leukemia
4:53 am November 3, 2010
By Omrelap Campbell · Leave a Comment
Shanon Tavares, the 11-year-old actress who starred on 'The Lion King' on Broadway, died Monday afternoon at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, Long Island, after a battle with leukemia.
"She was a remarkable and talented young lady who touched the lives of those she entertained, as well as those who cared for her over the past several months," a representative from the medical center told the media Tuesday.
Shannon had gone through an umbilical-cord blood transplant in August as an alternative to a bone marrow transplant which could not be performed because a perfect match for her bone marrow could not be found.
According to the National Marrow Donor Program, a perfect match for bone marrows of minorities and those of mixed ancestry is very difficult to find, more especially because there are just a few people from these groups who sign up as potential donors.
Shannon's mother is African-American and her father is of Hispanic origin. NMDP stated further that 83 percent of African-American patients who are in need of bone marrow transplants do not find matches after a six-month search. NMDP is a non-profit organization on a mission to help find donors for patients who need bone marrow transplants.
On her web site, Shannon made an appeal to the site's visitors to get tested, in hopes of finding her match. "Some people think that the test for compatibility is scary! … All it really takes to get started is a cotton swab of the inside of your cheek."
"So please get tested today. Who knows? You might be my match. Or, you may be able to help other young people with similar illnesses. And remember… 'One swab will do the job,'" she wrote.
Shannon's illness compelled her to quit the show in April. She won the role of Nala, the childhood sweetheart of Simba in "the Lion King," over hundreds of other children who auditioned to get become a theater star. She shared the role with another girl, performing the show four times a week for six months.
"It's an indescribable feeling, being on stage. I portray this character with fears, but who is so tough. I feel like that's who I am," she told the Associated Press after doctors revealed that she had leukemia".
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The blog is mourning the lose of this amazing girl, who gave her soul to TLK and her battle.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
New National Tour cast
From BroadwayWorld.com:
The North American touring production of Disney's THE LION KING is pleased to welcome to the company beginning Tuesday, July 13:
J. Anthony Crane as thepower-hungry lion "Scar"; BRENDA MHLONGO as the wise baboon shaman "Rafiki"; Nick Cordileone as the wisecracking meerkat "Timon"; Adam Jacobs as Mufasa's son, "Simba," the lion prince born to be king; SYNDEE WINTERS as the loyal lioness "Nala"; Monica L. Patton as the evil hyena "Shenzi"; KOLTON STEWART as "Young Simba" and MONIQUE LEE as "Young Nala." Crane, Mhlongo, Cordileone, Jacobs, Winters, Patton, Stewart and Lee will join the tour when it premieres in Vancouver, B.C. where it will play a limited four-week engagement at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from Tuesday, July 13 to Sunday, August 8, 2010.
The press opening night is Thursday, July 15 at 7:30pm. The cast also includes Dionne Randolph as "Mufasa," the great warrior and ruler of the Pridelands; Tony Freeman as the prim and proper hornbilled bird "Zazu"; Ben Lipitz as the carefree warthog "Pumbaa"; OMARI TAU ("Banzai") and BEN ROSEBERRY ("Ed") play the evil hyenas and the role of "Young Simba" will be played by Jerome Stephens, JR.
(alternating with KOLTON STEWART) and the role of "Young Nala" will be played by MADAI MONICA WILLIAMS (alternating with MONIQUE LEE). In Vancouver, THE LION KING will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, Sunday evenings at 6:30pm, Saturday matinees at 2:00pm, Sunday matinees at 1:00pm and an additional matinee Wednesday, August 4 at 2:00pm.
Ticket prices start as low as $24.00. Premium TicketPackages, which include prime seat locations, a commemorative souvenir program and an exclusiveVIP merchandise item, are also available. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling604-280-4444, or on line at www.ticketmaster.ca. Orders for groups of twenty (20) or more may beplaced by calling 1-800-889-8457.
The Vancouver engagement of DISNEY'S THE LION KING ispresented by arrangement with Broadway Across Canada. After the Vancouver engagement THE LION KING will return to Canada in April 2011 when the record-breaking musical comes back to Toronto where it had its Canadian premiere in April2000, entertained 2.9 million theater patrons and played 1,560 performances (closing in January2004). The North American touring company will begin performances on April 19, 2011 for a limited five-week run at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the same venue where the Toronto production was originally housed. Audiences in Alberta were captivated by THE LION KING during the summer of 2009 whenthe production set new box office records during its two Canadian engagements in Calgary and Edmonton, grossing a combined total of $13 million and entertaining more than 154,000 guests.
Making a major economic impact in the Province of Alberta, it is estimated that theatergoers spent a combined total of $36 million in Calgary and Edmonton during both engagements of THE LION KING. The North American touring production of THE LION KING has been seen by over 12.5 million theatergoers and grossed over $815 million to date. The tour is one of seven productionsrunning worldwide, along with New York City, London, Hamburg, Paris, Tokyo and Las Vegas. Having already played 60 cities across North America, THE LION KING continues to entertain audiences in new cities.
Read more: http://nationaltours.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_LION_KING_North_American_Tour_Welcomes_New_Principals_to_the_Pridelands_713_20100713#ixzz0twp20NRf
The North American touring production of Disney's THE LION KING is pleased to welcome to the company beginning Tuesday, July 13:
J. Anthony Crane as thepower-hungry lion "Scar"; BRENDA MHLONGO as the wise baboon shaman "Rafiki"; Nick Cordileone as the wisecracking meerkat "Timon"; Adam Jacobs as Mufasa's son, "Simba," the lion prince born to be king; SYNDEE WINTERS as the loyal lioness "Nala"; Monica L. Patton as the evil hyena "Shenzi"; KOLTON STEWART as "Young Simba" and MONIQUE LEE as "Young Nala." Crane, Mhlongo, Cordileone, Jacobs, Winters, Patton, Stewart and Lee will join the tour when it premieres in Vancouver, B.C. where it will play a limited four-week engagement at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from Tuesday, July 13 to Sunday, August 8, 2010.
The press opening night is Thursday, July 15 at 7:30pm. The cast also includes Dionne Randolph as "Mufasa," the great warrior and ruler of the Pridelands; Tony Freeman as the prim and proper hornbilled bird "Zazu"; Ben Lipitz as the carefree warthog "Pumbaa"; OMARI TAU ("Banzai") and BEN ROSEBERRY ("Ed") play the evil hyenas and the role of "Young Simba" will be played by Jerome Stephens, JR.
(alternating with KOLTON STEWART) and the role of "Young Nala" will be played by MADAI MONICA WILLIAMS (alternating with MONIQUE LEE). In Vancouver, THE LION KING will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, Sunday evenings at 6:30pm, Saturday matinees at 2:00pm, Sunday matinees at 1:00pm and an additional matinee Wednesday, August 4 at 2:00pm.
Ticket prices start as low as $24.00. Premium TicketPackages, which include prime seat locations, a commemorative souvenir program and an exclusiveVIP merchandise item, are also available. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling604-280-4444, or on line at www.ticketmaster.ca. Orders for groups of twenty (20) or more may beplaced by calling 1-800-889-8457.
The Vancouver engagement of DISNEY'S THE LION KING ispresented by arrangement with Broadway Across Canada. After the Vancouver engagement THE LION KING will return to Canada in April 2011 when the record-breaking musical comes back to Toronto where it had its Canadian premiere in April2000, entertained 2.9 million theater patrons and played 1,560 performances (closing in January2004). The North American touring company will begin performances on April 19, 2011 for a limited five-week run at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the same venue where the Toronto production was originally housed. Audiences in Alberta were captivated by THE LION KING during the summer of 2009 whenthe production set new box office records during its two Canadian engagements in Calgary and Edmonton, grossing a combined total of $13 million and entertaining more than 154,000 guests.
Making a major economic impact in the Province of Alberta, it is estimated that theatergoers spent a combined total of $36 million in Calgary and Edmonton during both engagements of THE LION KING. The North American touring production of THE LION KING has been seen by over 12.5 million theatergoers and grossed over $815 million to date. The tour is one of seven productionsrunning worldwide, along with New York City, London, Hamburg, Paris, Tokyo and Las Vegas. Having already played 60 cities across North America, THE LION KING continues to entertain audiences in new cities.
Read more: http://nationaltours.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_LION_KING_North_American_Tour_Welcomes_New_Principals_to_the_Pridelands_713_20100713#ixzz0twp20NRf
More news on Shannon Skye's health state
As said before, former Young Nala actress Shannon Skye Tavarez has leukhmia and needs urgently a bone marrow transplant. When she was diagnosticated, BroadwayWorld.com wrote this entire article on her.
Read more: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_LION_KING_Child_Star_Tavarez_Fights_Leukemia_20100617#ixzz0twm5gR3x
Shannon Tavarez, who has appeared on Broadway in Disney's THE LION KING, has
been diagnosed with leukemia.
"It hit me really hard, like someone was
throwing a ball at me," the 11-year old said from her hospital bed.
Tavarez was performing when the symptoms first hit. "My lower back and
legs were tight and it hurt to walk."
The young performer now has daily
chemotherapy and needs a bone marrow transplant, but the pool of minority donors
is small. Less than 10-percent of the donor pool is made up of minorities.
Dr. Joel Brochstein of Schneider Children's Hospital told My FOX New
York it is important that Tavarez has the surgery in the next few months.
Tavarez's Broadway friends and family are organizing a bone marrow drive
to take place in July.
A simple swap test inside the mouth is all that
is needed to check to see if someone is a match for Shannon Tavarez.
"This battle is a tough one but I'll get through it," Tevarez says.
Shannon Skye Tavarez is an honor student at PS 176 in Queens, NY.
Shannon attended the Harlem School of Arts and studies at The American Dance and
Drama Studio in Flushing.
Read more: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_LION_KING_Child_Star_Tavarez_Fights_Leukemia_20100617#ixzz0twm5gR3x
Major changes in Broadway
The show now runs 8-10 minutes faster, I mean, some scenes were removed. The only one that we'll miss a lot (which has been there onstage since the debut in 1997) is "The Morning Report". What you read is true. The Morning Report scene has been removed from only the Las Vegas and the Broadway production. The Paris, the Hamburg and the Tokyo productions stay with the scene.
The removal was first planned to the Las Vegas production, but when the new cast members arrived on Broadway on June 2010, it had to be removed. One more thing: actor Jeffrey Binder no longer plays his trademark role of Zazu.
From the official report on BroadwayWorld.com:
BroadwayWorld.com has independently confirmed recent online rumors that changes have been made to the Broadway production of THE LION KING when the show recently welcomed new cast members in mid-June. The show now runs 8-10 minutes shorter and has incorporated small cuts that were made first for the show's Las Vegas production. Also no longer in the show is "Morning Report."
A production spokesperson declined comment or confirmation on any changes to the show, but BroadwayWorld.com's scooper did say that audiences are responding to the show just as wildly enthusiastically as they have for years, and those following the numbers know that the production continues to sell out
Read more: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CHATTER_Broadways_THE_LION_KING_Undergoes_Changes_20010101#ixzz0twjoSuxR
The removal was first planned to the Las Vegas production, but when the new cast members arrived on Broadway on June 2010, it had to be removed. One more thing: actor Jeffrey Binder no longer plays his trademark role of Zazu.
From the official report on BroadwayWorld.com:
BroadwayWorld.com has independently confirmed recent online rumors that changes have been made to the Broadway production of THE LION KING when the show recently welcomed new cast members in mid-June. The show now runs 8-10 minutes shorter and has incorporated small cuts that were made first for the show's Las Vegas production. Also no longer in the show is "Morning Report."
A production spokesperson declined comment or confirmation on any changes to the show, but BroadwayWorld.com's scooper did say that audiences are responding to the show just as wildly enthusiastically as they have for years, and those following the numbers know that the production continues to sell out
Read more: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CHATTER_Broadways_THE_LION_KING_Undergoes_Changes_20010101#ixzz0twjoSuxR
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Friday, June 04, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
YouTube farewell
The saddest day of this blog has yet to come. On March 11th, 2010, my YouTube account, juan261094 (which provided several videos or audios to the blog) was closed for good. On May 3rd, it would celebrate its 3rd anniversary live. I'd also like to thank all the people who supported the account during its life. For this account, farewell, it was good while it lasted. I'll be creating a new one ASAP. For condolences, write a comment below.
Juan.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Early Touring Cast performing @ Jay Leno's
A very early National Tour cast performed an astonishing Circle of Life. Unknow Rafiki. I searched on Google, the results:
-Thindsile Soni [not sure if this is her name]
-Futhi Mhlongo [original tour Rafiki]
-Tshidi Manye [was on tour before Broadway]
-Onaala Joseph
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Monday, February 01, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Hakuna Matata live on Broadway
Posted on Youtube by EmoPrincessEvita.
Cast:
Clifford Lee Dickson - Young Simba
Danny Rutigiano - Timon
Tom Alan Robbins - Pumbaa
Dashaun Young - Adult Simba
Josette Bushell Mingo - Circle of Life
Posted on Youtube by BradleyKeithThomas.
From the 1999 Royal Variety Perfomance.
Velile Mchunu - "Der Ewige Kreis" @ ZDF
Posted on Youtube by Ilovemusicals84.
One of the many performances of "Konig der Lowen" at ZDF, on the special program "Die Beliebten Musical Hits" (on the 11th position). Here, Velile Mchunu sings an enchanting version of "Der Ewige Kreis".
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Robbie Swift proposes during performance
Las Vegas cast member Robbie Swift (Ed, the Hyena) proposed to his fiancée, Lisa, during a performance, after the curtain call. The blog wants to congratulate both. Nice wedding =)
Posted on YouTube by CentreStageFilms.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Tonya Dixon - Circle of Life
From the most known recorded show of TLK, on October 7, 2000. Tonya Lyon Dixon as Rafiki. National Tour, Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles.
Whoopi Goldberg as Rafiki
From Bitten and Bound.
Actress and morning talk show host Whoopi Goldberg appeared on stage at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City on January 14, 2010. No stranger to the bright lights of Broadway, Goldberg was invited to play the role of Rafiki in the musical “Disney’s The Lion King” for a one night cameo appearance. Goldberg last appeared on Broadway in the 2008 production of Xanadu. Whoopi was also the voice of Shenzi in the original animated movie “The Lion King” in 1994. The show was taped and clips will air next week on “The View".
Actress and morning talk show host Whoopi Goldberg appeared on stage at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City on January 14, 2010. No stranger to the bright lights of Broadway, Goldberg was invited to play the role of Rafiki in the musical “Disney’s The Lion King” for a one night cameo appearance. Goldberg last appeared on Broadway in the 2008 production of Xanadu. Whoopi was also the voice of Shenzi in the original animated movie “The Lion King” in 1994. The show was taped and clips will air next week on “The View".
Whoopi's Photo as Rafiki by Joseph Marzullo – WENN
Whoopi's normal photo - found in Google
Saturday, January 02, 2010
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