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Six Rafikis helped celebrate The Lion King’s 15th anniversary with a rendition of “Circle of Life” sung in the native languages of their home productions.
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With Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor looking on, three Rafikis from around the world felt the spirit of The Lion King’s great score.
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To mark The Lion King’s 15th Broadway anniversary, Rafikis from two different countries joined Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor and Grammy Award-winning composer Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake for a special post-curtain call performance.
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Grammy Award winner Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake, who composed music for the film and stage versions of The Lion King, led the cast in a special chant to celebrate the milestone anniversary.
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Grammy Award-winning composer Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake led a post-curtain-call encore performance.
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Tony Award winner Julie Taymor joined cast members of The Lion King at a special post-curtain call encore.
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Grammy Award winner Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake and the cast took the stage for a special performance as a sign overhead read, “Thank you to the New York pride for the last 15 years.”
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As the company of The Lion King looked on, Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor embraced co-composer Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake.
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Grammy Award-winning composer Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake and Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor welcome members of The Lion King’s creative team to join the cast on stage for a special bow.
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The original creative team of The Lion King hit the stage for a final bow.
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Disney's Tony Award-winning musical The Lion King celebrated its 15th Anniversary performance on Sunday, November 18, with a special multi-lingual rendition of the show's iconic anthem "Circle of Life," sung by six "Rafikis" from around the world.
Most of the musical's original creative team, including Tony Award-winning director/co-costume designer Julie Taymor and vocal arranger/composer Lebohang "Lebo M." Morake, took the stage after curtain-call for a celebratory bow. As confetti canons fired, they lead the packed house in a musical encore (joined by multi-lingual monkeys).
Since its Broadway premiere in October 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theater, the five-time Tony Award-winning musical has been translated into seven languages and performed in 15 different countries on five continents. Inspired by the 1994 Disney animated film, the musical features a score by Elton John and Tim Rice, with additional musical material by Lebo M., Taymor, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin , and Hans Zimmer.
The current cast of The Lion King features Patrick R. Brown (Scar), Alton Fitzgerald White (Mufasa), Tshidi Manye (Rafiki), Jeff Binder (Zazu), Benn Jeffrey (Pumbaa), Fred Berman (Timon), Andile Gumbi (Simba), and Chantel Riley (Nala).
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