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Ramsey was born and raised in American Samoa and he said in an interview that he brings his cultural upbringing to Mufasa. He managed to call upon Jones’s performance as he uses a similar deep vocal tone and line delivery as Jones in the film, but he still made the character and Mufasa’s story his own. The role is renowned due to James Earl Jones’s vocal performance in the movie.

Gerald Ramsey gave a stellar performance as Mufasa.

The show utilizes a combination of silhouetted lighting and a large number of actors to make it seem as if the hyenas and wildebeests overwhelm the stage. Scar’s, the show’s antagonist, musical number “Be Prepared” and the wildebeest stampede that leads to Mufasa’s death elicited vocal responses from audience members. Moments felt just as dramatic and intense from the audience as they do in the movie. This is also in spite of the fact that the Altria is larger than the show’s home at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Despite this, the musical manages to feel intimate at the Altria Theater without sacrificing any elements of the show. The show itself is massive with huge set pieces resembling the story’s setting, “Pride Rock” and the elephant graveyard. The actors gave brilliant performances that allowed audiences to connect with Simba’s story. The set and lighting design transformed the Altria stage into the African savanna and the performers wear traditional clothing from varying African cultures. “The Lion King” mesmerizes and immerses its viewers. Excited audience members spoke and sang along with the actors. The Tony Award-winning musical is a theatrical retelling of the 1994 Disney film of the same title.Ĭhildren sang along to the theatrics of the film’s most well-known moments as songs and lines they already knew and loved thrilled them. The Broadway tour of Disney’s “The Lion King” takes the stage at the Altria Theater from March 3 to March 20. The show’s spiritual guide, Rafiki, opened “The Lion King” with her iconic cry at the start of “The Circle of Life,” as the landscape of the African savanna mesmerized the audience as elephants, giraffes and antelopes filled the theater. The Broadway tour of Disney’s “The Lion King” comes to the Altria Theater from March 3 to March 20.

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