By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — This Valentine’s Day, Rodney Ingram will be doing what he loves with the one he loves. All on Broadway. The newlywed plays the title role in Disney’s “Aladdin” alongsid…

The Tony-winning Disney favorite has surpassed 11,100 performances in New York.

Longtime The Lion King cast member Mduduzi Madela will assume the role of Simba on Broadway beginning February 24. Madela has been in the ensemble of the Broadway company covering Simba since 2013, after severa…

The Lion King has announced that longtime cast member Mduduzi Madela will assume the role of Simba beginning Tuesday, February 24. Madela has been in the ensemble of the Broadway company covering Simba since 20…

In commemoration of Black History Month, the cast of Broadway's The Lion King took over Good Morning America on Thursday for a performance of "He Lives in You" from the hit musical, now in its 29th year on Broa…

Classic Stage Company has revealed the cast for the New York premiere of Thornton Wilder’s final play, The Emporium, adapted and completed by Kirk Lynn (Lipstick Traces) and directed by Rob Melrose (Born with…

The “Descendants/ZOMBIES Worlds Collide: Concert Special” is coming to Disney+ and Disney Channel. The special will premiere Feb. 19 on Disney Channel and will be available to stream the next day on Disney+…

Current cast members McKenzie Lewis and Julius-Raymond Weems IV will play their final performance on February 15.

The Tony-winning Disney favorite has surpassed 11,100 performances in New York.

Broadway's The Lion King will welcome Andrea Guzman as Young Nala and Firo Oliva as Young Simba beginning February 17, alternating in the roles with current cast members Emma Origenes and Caleb Beltran. Current…

The Lion King will welcome Andrea Guzman as “Young Nala” and Firo Oliva as “Young Simba” beginning Tuesday, February 17, alternating in the roles with current cast members Emma Origenes and Caleb Beltra…

For American audiences, the musical The Devil Wears Prada, anticipated to premiere on Broadway in 2026, will become the sixth musical theatre creation featuring the music by Sir Elton John, the famous British s…

Broadway is taking over EPCOT for Disney World's Festival of the Arts! Disney on Broadway stars like Sierra Boggess, Adam Jacobs, Jelani Remy, and Isabella McCalla took the stage in Orlando for a special concer…

L. Steven Taylor reflects on what he's learned in the 11 years he's been ruling Pride Rock as Mufasa in Broadway's THE LION KING. Get tickets to THE LION KING: https://www.broadway.com/shows/the-lion-king/ Re…

Alexa, play "Father Figure." L. Steven Taylor, The Lion King on Broadway's long-time Mufasa, has learned a lot about fatherhood and family since taking on the role in 2015. A dad in real life, his son was three…

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The Broadway musical staging of The Lion King has become synonymous with New York City: It's tough to picture Times Square without the glossy windows of the Minskoff adorned in that signature golden yellow. It'…

Get to know THE LION KING's sole original cast member, Lindiwe Dlamini, who has been with the Broadway production since the very beginning. Get tickets to THE LION KING: https://www.broadway.com/shows/the-lion…

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Taymor, the celebrated film and theater director, has denied any knowledge of helping arrange tickets to The Lion King musical for Jeffrey Epstein while he was serving time in a Florida jail. …

Tickets for Kids’ Night on Broadway are now on sale. The program returns to New York City on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with 18 participating Broadway shows. A program of The Broadway League, Kids’ Night o…

Broadway’s blockbuster musical The Lion King has many astounding qualities: sweeping sets, meticulously-designed costumes, larger-than-life puppetry. But none of these things would carry quite the same grand…

Get to know Cherie Rosen, who has spent the last 20 years with Broadway's THE LION KING and now serves as the long-running hit's musical director and conductor. Get tickets to THE LION KING: https://www.broadw…

Broadway is taking over EPCOT for Disney World's Festival of the Arts! Disney on Broadway stars like Sierra Boggess, Adam Jacobs, Jelani Remy, and Isabella McCalla took the stage in Orlando for a special concer…

“I remember being in my high school career day class, saying, ‘I'm going to be on Broadway. I'm going to do a tour,” recalls Jeremy Noel. “My teacher was like, ‘Well, could you be more specific about …

Get to know Jeremy Noel, currently making his Broadway debut in THE LION KING as a member of the ensemble and an understudy for Simba. Get tickets to THE LION KING: https://www.broadway.com/shows/the-lion-king…

Get to know THE LION KING's Backstage MVP Andrea Gianino, who's spent 20 years as the production stage manager for Broadway’s THE LION KING. Get tickets to THE LION KING: https://www.broadway.com/shows/the-l…

Antonia Gianino has spent 20 years as the production stage manager for Broadway’s crowd-pleasing mainstay The Lion King. In her estimate, she’s called around 2,000 performances. For Gianino, a life in theat…

Broadway's Wicked will welcome new principal cast members to the Gershwin Theatre beginning March 3. Ellen Harvey joins as Madame Morrible, and Blake Hammond assumes the role of The Wizard, coming to Broadway …

The Broadway Show's new Five Inside series highlights the individuals who help bring Broadway's long-running shows to life, both onstage and off. Each installment features exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and…

The Broadway Show's new Five Inside series highlights the individuals who help bring Broadway's long-running shows to life, both onstage and off. Each installment will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes photos…

It’s The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the …

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal is back and better than ever in 2026. This week's episode is starting the year off strong with the introduction of a brand-new series: Five Inside. The Broadway Show's new F…

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/25/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative …

Tony Award-nominated performer Victor Garber is among the newly confirmed cast for Eloise, the forthcoming live-action film adaptation of the beloved book series by Kay Thompson. According to Deadline, Sally…

Mr. Allers had a supreme influence on the animated films that made up the Disney Renaissance, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.

As snow blanketed the city on Sunday, January 25th, several Broadway productions—including Aladdin, The Lion King, Ragtime, MJ the Musical, and The Book of Mormon—announced they would cancel performances ou…

As of this snowy New York morning, most Broadway productions are expecting to tough out the state-of-emergency weather, with – so far – only a couple productions (Disney’s The Lion King and Aladdin) offic…

Kids' Night on Broadway will return to New York City on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with 18 participating Broadway shows. A program of The Broadway League, Kids’ Night on Broadway allows anyone 18 and under t…

Once Upon a Stage: The Magic of Disney on Broadway exhibit is currently on display at Walt Disney World's EPCOT.

It’s The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the …

The DISNEY ON BROADWAY concert series is back at the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, featuring a variety of Broadway favorites. See Jelani Remy, who has played Simba in "The Lion King" on Broadwa…

The DISNEY ON BROADWAY concert series is back at the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, featuring a variety of Broadway favorites. See Jelani Remy, who has played Simba in "The Lion King" on Broadwa…

Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King, passed away at 76 years old. Longtime collaborator and visual effects supervisor Dave Bossert confirmed the death of his colleague and friend in a Facebook post, s…

Disney’s The Lion King has teamed up with Stylist to present an early morning wellness session on 4 February 2026 at Madison Rooftop Bar and Restaurant The post Disney’s The Lion King Partners with Stylist …

The event, featuring several Broadway organizations, will begin with remarks from The Lion King's L. Steven Taylor.

Zama Magudulela is joining the North American tour of Disney’s The Lion King as Rafiki. Magudulela will begin performances on January 13 in Sacramento at the Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Center, where th…

The Tony-winning Disney musical arrives in Sacramento January 7.

The North American tour of Disney’s The Lion King will welcome Zama Magudulela as Rafiki. Magudulela will begin performances on Tuesday, January 13 in Sacramento at the Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Cente…

The Main Stem saw another banner winter holiday week at the box office.

Broadway welcomed the New Year with reason for high spirits as the 33 productions grossed an impressive total of $52,037,125. Some 24 of the shows were sell-outs (or within a fraction) and only one filled fewer…

'Waiting For Godot' and 'Beetlejuice' played their final performances.

It’s The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the …

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/28/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative…

Imani Smith, a former child actor who starred in “The Lion King” on Broadway, was found dead on Dec. 21, according to a press release from Middlesex County, N.J., Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas…

Imani Smith, who played Young Nala in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway from 2011-2012, died after being stabbed on December 21, according to the Middlesex, NJ County Prosecutor’s Office. She was 26. Polic…

Imani Dia Smith, who previously starred as Young Nala on Broadway in Disney’s Lion King, has died at the age of 25. Smith was killed by her boyfriend, Jordan Jackson-Small, who has been charged with murder, w…

Ms. Smith played Young Nala in the long-running production.

It’s The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the …

After the bid to open a casino in Times Square was denied following a vote in September, 1515 Broadway may still be seeing a new venture. The office space, located above the Minskoff Theatre, will now be conver…

Welcome to the Pridelands. 🌄 Watch the full Master Class episode: “Stage Management with Antonia Gianino and Lisa Dawn Cave” NOW on our YouTube Channel.

The Lion King recently celebrated its 28th anniversary on Broadway. Throughout those 11,000 performances, productions of the show were simultaneously playing across the globe in nine different languages. South …

THE LION KING recently celebrated its 28th anniversary on Broadway. And throughout all of those 11,000 performances, productions of the show were playing all over the world in 9 languages. South African member…

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It’s The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the …

Who better to warm up the audience at & Juliet than famed voice teacher Cheryl Porter? Before their recent sing-along performance, Porter – who currently plays Angélique in the hit musical – led the au…

The Lion King is now celebrating its 28th year on Broadway. Following its history-making performance last night, actor L. Steven Taylor made a speech to celebrate. To put it into context, he explained that show…

The Tony-winning Disney favorite has also surpassed 11,000 performances in New York.

The theatre of Christmas took over Covent Garden at yesterday’s Christmas light switch-on 🎄 🎟️ Get tickets for Cabaret, Disney's Hercules & Disney's The Lion King: https://officiallondontheatre.com/t…

Creating Disney Magic is no small task! ✨ Explore the hidden world behind the curtain of Disney's The Lion King as we enter the final week of performances here in Denver! 🌅 The Lion King The Buell Theatre…

Vincent Jamal Hooper, who is currently starring as Simba in The Lion King on Broadway, has launched a GoFundMe campaign following a fire which took place in his Washington Heights apartment building. So far, $1…

The Broadway show's newest cast member compares notes with a colleague who's been there since 1997.

The production's current Simba is raising funds for himself and his neighbors to recover from a near total loss.

,There are puppets in long-running New York shows like “The Lion King” and “The Little Shop of Horrors,” muppets are making their Broadway debut (albeit briefly) in “Rob Lake Magic with special guests…

Join us behind the scenes of Disney's The Lion King North American tour, as our incredible Stage Management team keeps the Pridelands running like clockwork for the “Circle of Life!” Nobody can be late for …

Disney on Broadway has announced their concert lineup for the EPCOT's 2026 Festival of the Arts. Also returning this year is the Once Upon A Stage: The Magic of Disney on Broadway exhibit, which can be found at…

TDF has announced five additional Broadway shows joining its 14th season of Autism Friendly Performances. The season will feature the first-ever AFP of Hell’s Kitchen on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 1 p.m. at…

The hit Disney production is currently playing Denver's Buell Theatre.

Disney’s The Lion King North American tour released production photos of new principal cast members David D’Lancy Wilson (Mufasa) and Gilbert Domally (Simba), and ongoing cast members Peter Hargrave (Scar) …

For a show that's nearly 30 years old, "The Lion King" at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is still awe-inspiring. Here's why.