Original Cast Members. Back row, left to right: Lindiwe Dlamini, Camille M. Brown, Tom Alan Robbins (Pumbaa), Ron Kunene, Danny Rutigliano (Timon), with Thomas Schumacher (Producer and President, Disney Theatrical Productions) and Michele Steckler (Senior Photo

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Disney's landmark musical event THE LION KING celebrated 5000 Broadway performances on Thursday, November 5 at the Minskoff Theatre. Only eight other musicals have reached this milestone, including Disney's Beauty and the Beast. THE LION KING is the ninth longest-running musical in Broadway history and the first American musical to welcome 50 million guests worldwide.