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

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

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

 


Oh look, a bibu!

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#2Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025
Posted: 8/27/25 at 3:51pm

Over 9000 performances? That's incredible. 

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

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

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

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#7Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025
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😂
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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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#8Tshidi Manye To Depart THE LION KING On August 31, 2025
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! 


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