Imani Smith, who played Young Nala in Broadway's Lion King, was murdered in a stabbing on December 21st. Her boyfriend has ...

Imani Smith, who played Young Nala in Disney's The Lion King on Broadway from 2011-2012, died after being stabbed by her ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lines at both merchandise stands at the Buell Theatre were long before the Oct. 24 performance of “The Lion King.” Dozens of theater-goers — adults and ...

On Oct. 3, 2025, at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre, The Lion King premiered in a blaze of theatrical splendor. The set design was a masterpiece, immersing the audience in a world of vibrant colors ...

Ntsepa Pitjeng-Molebatsi will return to the Broadway production of “The Lion King.” Pitjeng-Molebatsi will assume the role of Rafiki in the long-running musical on Sept. 2 at the Minskoff Theatre.

The Lion King is welcoming Ntsepa Pitjeng-Molebatsi back as Rafiki beginning tonight, Tuesday, September 2. Pitjeng-Molebatsi stepped into the role temporarily earlier this year and is now taking it ...

NEW YORK — The first time Tshidi Manye auditioned for the musical “The Lion King,” in Johannesburg in the 1990s, she went with a friend and neither of them was cast. In response, they fasted for seven ...

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- Few shows are as beloved as "The Lion King," which has been captivating Broadway audiences with the story of Simba, Scar and the Pride Lands for nearly three decades. For ...

Performances in N.Y.C. After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her mandrill costume. Credit... Supported by By Laura Collins-Hughes ...

Manye first performed with the show's Toronto company in 2000, and most of her 9,000 performances have been with the Broadway company. Among the 30 productions mounted in The Lion King's 28 years, ...