Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025

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Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#1

Posted: 8/27/25 at 3:08pm

Manye has played over 9,000 performances in the hit musical since she started in the Toronto production in 2000 - the longest-running Rafiki - and has been with the Broadway company since 2013. Her successor will be announced next week. 

Congrats on a marvelous run!

 

"When we die, we go bye bye." - Abe Lincolns

[Sutton Ross]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#2

Posted: 8/27/25 at 3:51pm

Over 9000 performances? That's incredible. 

[ACL2006]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#3

Posted: 8/27/25 at 3:53pm

I wish she gave us a little more notice. But congratulations on an amazing run.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[Idiot]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#4

Posted: 8/27/25 at 5:03pm

The amount of love a person has to carry for their craft to play this role nine thousand times leaves me speechless in appreciation and joy.  Truly, truly remarkable. 

[TotallyEffed]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#5

Posted: 8/27/25 at 5:06pm

ACL2006 said: "I wish she gave us a little more notice. But congratulations on an amazing run."

 

 

She's given you 9,000 chances 😂

[suzycat]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#6

Posted: 8/27/25 at 5:18pm

A legend!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/theater/tshidi-manye-lion-king-rafiki.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU8.IV1P.jIeqoemBH6DI&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Updated On: 8/27/25 at 05:18 PM

[ACL2006]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#7

Posted: 8/27/25 at 5:43pm

TotallyEffed said: "ACL2006 said: "I wish she gave us a little more notice. But congratulations on an amazing run."





She's given you 9,000 chances😂"

i saw her both times I saw the show, but thanks for asking.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

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Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#8

Posted: 8/27/25 at 6:00pm

ACL2006 said: "I wish she gave us a little more notice. But congratulations on an amazing run."

Ditto. Will be traveling out of town (actually to see the Toronto production’s closing and visit family), bummed I won’t get to see her final performance. Bravo Tshidi! 

I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.

[ACL2006]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#9

Posted: 8/31/25 at 7:36pm

Was anyone at her final performance tonight?

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[mmh1019]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#10

Posted: 8/31/25 at 10:55pm

I wasn't at her final show, but absolutely want to give her her flowers. what an astonishing achievement. the video their social team put out when the company came back to rehearse together in Sept 2021, the moment she opened her mouth, I was a total puddle. What a force she is. Well done, legend.

[TheatreFan4]

Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025#11

Posted: 8/31/25 at 11:59pm

The first time I ever heard her name was when I was a little broadway obsessed 14 year old when she appeared on a little Disney Channel featurette about the show back in 2007ish when she'd just joined on Broadway.