Mduduzi Madela Is the 2nd South African Actor to Play Simba on Broadway
The ensemble member is now a lead player in the Tony-winning Disney musical at the Minskoff.
Today is Friday, October 9, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Nandi Ndlovu Sheila Kelley Marin Mazzie John O'Hurley Scott Bakula Tony Shalhoub Gregory Mitchell Jackson Browne Nat Grant John Entwistle Stephen Mendillo Karen Ludwig Stephen Mellor John Lennon Martin Gottfried Zack Matalon Fyvush Finkel James Parnell Philip Sterling Vera Mathews Edward Andrews Robert Sidney Howard St. John Trudi Schoop Alastair Sim Patrick Kearney Irving Cummings Robert Elliott Robert Warwick Wadsworth Harris William Ingersoll Camille Saint Saëns Colin Donnell Chris O'Dowd Neshama Carlebach Sean J. Walsh Judy Tyler David Rounds Donald Sinden Steve Mills Jason Workman Fritz Holt