"Le Roi Lion" prepares for Christmas

The official site for Le Roi Lion received a new Christmas theme, as you can see on the picture. All the links are design with "snow". Also, a new ticket price has been set. Childrens pay half-price.

"The Lion King" to celebrate 10 years in Tokyo! [UPDATED]

Miki Kinbara as Rafiki

The 13:00 performance of December 20 will have a special meening for Shiki Theatrical Company. The show is going to celebrate its 10th anniversary, while the Broadway company celebrated its 11th at Thursday, November 11th 2008. As said before, its unknown if there is going to be a special celebration. In my opinion, when Rafiki pronounce the last part of "Circle of Life" (Ikiteyuku, michishirube, Inochi wa meguru, the circle of life), the cast will bow in a different way.

NOTE: Ikiteyuku, michishirube, Inochi wa meguru, the circle of life is Japanese for "And we live on, its guiding us, the travels of life, the circle of life".

Original Hamburg Cast and Notes

Many people were wondering who was at the 2002 cast. A complete list comes with the CD, including now-cast members Velile Mchunu (Rafiki) and Willi Welp (Scar). Both were ensemble. Member Enrique Segura is the current Ed in the Broadway production.

• Velephi Patricia Mnisi as Rafiki
• Michael Edward-Stevens as Mufasa
• Araba Walton as Sarabi
• Joachim Benoit as Zazu (Current cast member, same role)
• Marc Hetterle as Scar
• Otis Jacinto as Young Simba
• Malia Zoungrana as Young Nala
• Anastasia Bain as Shenzi
• Jerrel Houtsnee as Banzai (later Scheveningen's same role)
• Enrique Segura as Ed (later Broadway's same role)
• Oliver Grice as Timon
• Lakke Magnusson as Pumbaa
• Gino Emnes as Simba
• Senhit Zadik-Zadik as Nala

Second part of auditions of "El Rey Leon"

Are needed: Professional singers with good voices for the POP, and dancers, style: modern ballet. By the particularitity of this spectacle, we are animated to candidates of all type of cultures and ethnic groups.

• Scar: Actor (between 30 and 40 years). Baritone. Astute, seductive, graceful and, nevertheless, dangerous, manipulating, hard intelligent.
• Mufasa: Singing actor (between 30 and 40 years). Baritone. Stoic, Real, strong, warm, kind, masterful, comprehensive, compassionate trim.
• Zazu: Acting/Singing comedian (between 30 and 40 years). Tenor. Meticulous, sensitive, proud, a little eccentric, capricious.
• Simba: Protagonist/Singing actor (between 17 and 27 years). Tenor. Anxious, rebellious, modern, attractive, sexy, a “almost man” of Real bearing.
• Nala: Protagonist/Singing actress (between 17 and 27 years). Mezzo/Acute in belt. Safe, ingrained, attractive, hard, very mature for its age.
• Rafiki: Singing actress/(between 30 and 40 years). Mezzo/Soprano. Eccentric, humorous, very spiritual, unpredictable, eccentric, one schamain.
• Timon: Singing actor (between 20 and 40 years). Baritone/Tenor. Physical type Napoleón, a strong but small type, over-compensated, wants to be the leader.
• Pumbaa: Singing actor (between 30 and 40 years). Baritone/Tenor. Of rough voice, with a great compassionate, humorous, affectionate, simple heart.
• Shenzi: Singing actress (between 20 and 30 years). Contralto. Nonconventional Rockera comedian, to the Whoopi Goldberg or Rosie Perez, bossy, lasts but funny.
• Banzai: Singing actor (between 20 and 30 years). Baritone/Tenor. Hard, Rocker, comedian, rough, dangerous although funny.
• Ed: Singing actor (between 20 and 30 years). Baritone/Tenor. Eccentric, comedian, very active and physically creative, do not speak, only communicate through laughter and sounds, memo, head-hollow.
• Young Simba: Young singing actor/dancer (between 8 and 11 years) (135-148 cm). Hard, energetic, young actor with natural dowries to dance/to act, of the street.
• Young Nala: Young dancing/singing actress (between 8 and 11 years) (135-148 cm). She lasts, energetic, young actress with natural dowries.

Le Grand Quiz du Cerveau

Here are some photographs of October 6, 2008. Part of the cast of "Le Roi Lion" went on one of the plates of TF1 for the turning of the premium time of the emission of the "Large Quiz of the Brain" (Le Grand Quiz de Cerveau), presented by Benjamin Castaldi and Carole Rousseau. At 13:00, departure of the theatre, then repetitions in the afternoon, and finally, at 20:00, recording of "Il Vie en Toi". It had gone to television on November 1st 2008.

More info:

• Le Grand Quiz de Cerveau