The Lion King Cheetah Company cast?

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 6/13/05 at 1:27pm

The Lion King cheetah company is apparently in Chicago, but I can't find a cast list. So who is in the cast, and how are they? I'm thinking of seeing it with my dad.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 2:24am

*Bump*

[jim coleman]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 2:31am

I recently saw the Cheetah Company in Sacramento and it SUCKED! The show is very overated. Schlock!! Costumes are great, though. Lousy music, choreography, and the story is paper-thin. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a much better show. We need to rescue Broadway from Disney! They should stick to the movies!

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 2:52am

oh, I've seen the lion king twice already. I just wanted to know if there was a cast list online somewhere.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:25am

From their official website:
(http://disney.go.com/disneytheatrical/thelionking/bios_tourcast2.html)

# LARRY YANDO - Scar
# RUFUS BONDS, JR. - Mufasa
# GUGWANA DLAMINI - Rafiki
# DAMIAN BALDET - Timon
# DEREK HASENSTAB - Zazu
# PHIL FIORINI - Pumbaa
# WALLACE SMITH - Simba
# TA'REA CAMPBELL - Nala
# MELVIN ABSTON - Banzai
# SHAULLANDA LACOMBE - Shenzi
# ROBBIE SWIFT - Ed
# KHALEEL MANDEL CARTER - Young Simba at certain performances
# MICHAEL NINO LOCKE, JR. - Young Simba at certain performances
# JANAE NICOLE JACKSON - Young Nala at certain performances
# MILAN BARNES-SHUFORD - Young Nala at certain performances
# SANT'GRIA BELLO - Ensemble
# JOSEPH COX - Ensemble
# KELLI DAVID-LOW - Ensemble
# NTOMB'KHONA DLAMINI - Ensemble/understudy Rafiki
# ROBERTO DOS SANTOS - Ensemble
# FELICIANO GONZALES - Swing
# CHARLES GRAY - Ensemble / understudy Scar & Mufasa
# KEHINDE B. HART - Ensemble/understudy Simba
# CHARLES GRAY - Ensemble/understudy Scar & Mufasa
# SHAMEIKA HINES - Swing
# KENNY INGRAM - Swing/understudy Banzai & Ed
# TAMARA MERRITT IRVING - Swing/understudy Sarabi
# HANIFA L. JACKSON - Ensemble
# ANDREA JONES - Ensemble/understudy Shenzi
# MARK DAVID KAPLAN - Standby for Timon, Pumbaa & Zazu
# TODD M. KRYGER - Ensemble/understudy Mufasa
# NQOBILE MBANJWA - Ensemble
# WILLIA-NOEL MONTAGUE - Ensemble
# KENDRA MOORE - Ensemble
# THABILE MTSHALI - Ensemble/understudy Rafiki
# JINDRA PAYNE - Ensemble
# JACQUELINE RENÉ - Ensemble / understudy Nala
# JOHN RENSENHOUSE - Standby Scar and Pumbaa
# SHANE SCOTT - Ensemble
# TUEREE SHARD - Ensemble
# LUBABALO SIBINDLANA - Ensemble
# JOSÉ SILVA - Swing
# LATAMRA SMITH - Swing/understudy Nala, Shenzi, Sarabi
# VUSI SONDIYAZI - Ensemble/understudy Simba
# MARIAMA WHYTE - Ensemble/understudy Shenzi
# MARVETTE WILLIAMS - Sarabi/Ensemble/understudy Nala
# NICHELLE WRIGHT - Ensemble
# DEANAR ALI YOUNG - Swing

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 11:33am

Thanks!

[MTRBOI24]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:47pm

Wallace stinks. Hes so fake. Too "disney-ish" for me.

Go and see the the Gazelle tour in Baltimore. Now they are FANTASTIC, except Simba on their tour as well. Bump up the GOOD understudies!!

[The Ninth Show]

Posted: 6/21/05 at 11:35pm

Wallace is a big improvement over Brandon Louis. Actually all the new principals are an improvement over what was dumped after Costa Mesa.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 6/21/05 at 11:35pm

Well we know there's that little girl playing Nala who wants to be the first African American Annie!

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 6/22/05 at 1:06am

Actually, the cast list was right here on BWW:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/showinfo.cfm?showid=386

[LKDAY03]

Posted: 8/29/08 at 6:40pm

Most people that don't like the Lion King have never been in the show or never made the cut. Lots of bias wanna be's, OMG! only Scar, Zazu, Pummba and Timon for us? fur ****! However, all the stage and production management, directors, wardrobe, hair and make and all the crew rarely have a black person in it's employ. Is that fair? I have the privilege to be in my 6th season, played in 27 cities including a 10,000 seater in Mexico City and 4.5 million people. Honolulu? Record breaking 99 sold out shows, the 1.5 million it cost to bring the show over was made the in the 1st weekend. Just returned from Taipei where I joined with the South African cast at the 6,000 seat Taipei Arena, we where Fraggin' rock stars yo. So, be positive and a support theater, looks like you've done a few LORT houses, good for you. Hakuna Matata:O)

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 8/30/08 at 9:49am

Well we know there's that little girl playing Nala who wants to be the first African American Annie!

Which is cute, because Adrienne Warren already achieved that in 1997, and won an award for it.

[SuEstrellita]

Posted: 8/31/08 at 12:39pm

Does anyone know if Daryl C Brown is still with the tour? Thanks!

[misto625]

Posted: 8/31/08 at 5:23pm

Daryl Brown is indeed still with the Gazelle Tour, I saw him perform in Washington DC and Ft. Lauderdale with the show.