Two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Lee (SpongeBob SquarePants) will join the company of The Lion King on Broadway as Scar, beginning Tuesday, July 22.
Lee replaces Stephen Carlile, who departed the production earlier this year to star as Hades in Disney’s new production of Hercules in the West End. Michael Hollick will continue playing the role of Scar in the interim.
The current Lion King principal company also includes Tshidi Manye as Rafiki, L. Steven Taylor as Mufasa, Blakely Slaybaugh as Zazu, Ben Jeffrey as Pumbaa, Fred Berman as Timon, Vincent Jamal Hooper as Simba, Pearl Khwezi as Nala, James Brown-Orleans as Banzai, Bonita J. Hamilton as Shenzi, Robb Sapp as Ed, Leela Chopra and Juliana Martinez as Young Nala (at certain performances), and Jacob Pham and Albert Rhodes as Young Simba (at certain performances).
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