Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 11:35am

Is anyone going to the show on Thursday? Whoopi is going to be playing different parts through the performance - I'd really like to know what she ends up playing!
Updated On: 1/13/10 at 11:35 AM

[uncageg]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 1:32pm

The View is going to do a behind the scenes thing on it. I thought they were doing it this morning. Unless I missed it, I think they are doing it tomorrow moring. They are following her rehearsals.

[Colle]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 1:48pm

It would be interesting to see her play Shenzi again, though that probably is not going to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if they let her be a hyena for one of her roles though.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 2:04pm

Well, that's not going to be distracting.

[Justin D]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 2:12pm

She probably will do one of Shenzi's scenes, although I'd imagine at her age having to be hunched over cant be good for her.

I guess that Rafiki is a given, but probably in a short scene where she doesn't have to sing or speak one of the other languages. Like right after "Endless Night"

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 2:31pm

So ridiculous i LOVE it

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:18pm

When was this announced? If they said it on The View, I wouldn't know since I'm in school.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:37pm

I can't imagine she will be in the show too much. I'm guess she'll have maybe four appearances at the most. Probably a background animal in the opening scene; one of the short Rafiki speaking scenes; perhaps a member of the African tribe during "They Live in You"; and something in the end.

An above poster is very correct -- it will be VERY distracting. I didn't know Disney got to the point where THE LION KING needs a marketing scheme to start selling tickets.

And the Playbill article is incorrect - this is not her return to the "legit stage" and she did a stint in XANADU last year...

[darquegk]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:51pm

Is this a one-off, or is she doing a short stint like Xanadu?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:54pm

I'll admit it, I kind of want to see the show tomorrow night.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:54pm

I remember The View did the exact same thing with Meredith Vieira in "Throughly Modern Mille".

Here is the link to the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBwlCjpSGzI

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 5:46pm

Capn, I think the Playbill article said she would appear five times.

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 6:36pm

Not that I don't love Whoopi Goldberg or anything, but WHY?

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 8:05pm

I thought The View was going to do a behind the scenes look at Whoopi today but they never did. Maybe it will be on tomorrow.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 8:19pm

Ya have to admit...it's pretty brill.

[DAME]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 8:57pm

"An above poster is very correct -- it will be VERY distracting. I didn't know Disney got to the point where THE LION KING needs a marketing scheme to start selling tickets. "

Oh lighten up for gods sake. It is a cool thing. Some of you don't realize sometimes how silly your "indignant stands" come off. Geeze Louise. CHILL.

Updated On: 1/13/10 at 08:57 PM

[CapnHook]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 9:24pm

I'm chill like an ice cube.