Broadway San Diego has announced that San Diego native, Nick Cordileone, will star in the role of “Timon” in the San Diego limited return engagement of The Lion King at The Civic Theatre, Sept. 7 – Oct. 2.
This production also features Mark Campbell as “Scar,” Gerald Ramsey as “Mufasa,” Buyi Zama as “Rafiki,” Drew Hirshfield as “Zazu,” Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa,” Aaron Nelson as “Simba,” Nia Holloway as “Nala,” Keith Bennett as “Banzai,” Tiffany Denise Hobbs as “Shenzi” and Robbie Swift as “Ed.”
The North American touring productions of The Lion King have been seen by more than 17 million theatergoers and grossed over $1.2 billion to date. Having already played more than 70 cities across North America, The Lion King now makes its San Diego return.
In its 19th year, The Lion King continues ascendant as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its Broadway premiere on November 13, 1997, 23 global productions have been seen by more than 85 million people. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (under the direction of Thomas Schumacher), The Lion King is only the second show in history to generate five productions worldwide running 10 or more years. Translated into eight different languages (Japanese, German, Korean, French, Dutch, Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese), productions of The Lion King can currently be seen on Broadway; London’s West End; Hamburg; Tokyo; Madrid; Mexico City; Shanghai and on tour across North America and Japan, for a total of nine productions running concurrently across the globe. Having played over 100 cities in 20 countries on every continent except Antarctica, The Lion King‘s worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.
Tickets are available at the Civic Theatre Box Office, Ticketmaster, and online at www.broadwaysd.com/the-lion-king. To charge tickets, call The San Diego Civic Theatre Box Office (Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm). Orders for groups of ten (10) or more may be placed by calling (619) 564-3001.
