Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, and Robert Guillaume. The film was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet with elements from the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses and Disney's 1942 film Bambi. The Lion King show opened on Broadway in November 1997 and has had an open-ended run, excluding the shutdown of the pandemic.The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. But for the 10-year-old, Simba is a role of a lifetime. He has also appeared on a couple of television series. He's one of two Simbas and began rehearsals in the Big Apple last month.īazemore performed locally in Ragtime at the Arden in Old City and Rachel at the Quintessence Theater. I saw when it was eight, and it inspired me to act." "The first Broadway show that I saw was The Lion King. "This is the show that I started acting for," he said. He says he's only been working towards this goal for two years.
The Lion King on Broadway, a Disney classic, is one of the longest-running stage productions. He's making his Broadway debut next week as Simba in the Lion King.ĭonovan Bazemore, 10, landed the role of his dreams earlier this year. UPPER CHICHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) - While Broadway is back, the curtain is rising for a 10-year-old from Upper Chichester, Delaware County, who landed what he calls the role of a lifetime. The Broadway curtain is rising for 10-year-old Donovan Bazemore from Delaware County who landed the role as Simba in The Lion King.
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