Who played Rafiki on Broadway?
Who played Rafiki on Broadway?
Tsidii Le Loka
Original casts
| Character | Broadway | West End |
|---|---|---|
| Rafiki | Tsidii Le Loka | Josette Bushell-Mingo |
| Mufasa | Samuel E. Wright | Cornell John |
| Young Simba | Scott Irby-Ranniar | Luke Youngblood |
| Young Nala | Kajuana Shuford | Dominique Moore |
What does Rafiki say when he hits Simba?
It doesn’t matter
Rafiki, a baboon, hits Simba over the head with a stick. When Simba asks “What was that for?!”, Rafiki tells him “It doesn’t matter; it’s in the past”. He continues to say: The past can hurt.
Was Rafiki a girl?
In the musical based on the film, the character of Rafiki went through a minor change. Because director Julie Taymor felt that the story lacked the presence of a strong female, Rafiki was changed into a female mandrill.
What songs does Nala sing in the Lion King musical?
Nala songs
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight.
- Hakuna Matata.
- I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (2019 soundtrack)
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight (stage musical)
What kind of primate is Rafiki?
The male mandrill is the largest living monkey. Mandrills are also known as forest baboons. The character Rafiki in Disney’s “The Lion King” is referred to as a baboon. But take a closer look, and you’ll see he has the colorful face of a mandrill.
What is put on Simba’s head?
In the animated movie, Rafiki’s staff holds pieces of fruit. He cracks one of them open and smears some of the juice inside on Simba’s forehead. Instead, Rafiki carries some red-looking roots or plants with him to Pride Rock. He breaks them in half and then smears some red dust on the cub’s head.
What is Rafiki saying in The Lion King 2019?
Asante sana, squash banana
The song Rafiki sings to himself, “Asante sana, squash banana, we we nugu, mi mi apana,” is Swahili for “Thank you very much, squash banana, you are a baboon and I am not.”
Who sings Shadowland in The Lion King?
Tsidii Le Loka
Ensemble – The Lion KingHeather Headley
Shadowland/Artists
