The Broadway production of “The Lion King” will welcome four new principal players to the Minskoff Theatre. Beginning on Aug. 19, Caleb Beltran and Julius-Raymond Weems IV will alternate in the role of Young Simba, while McKenzie Sherie Lewis and Emma Origenes will alternate in the role of Young Nala. The quartet will succeed exiting Young Simbas Albert Rhodes and Jacob Pham and outgoing Young Nalas Leela Chopra and Juliana Martínez.
Exclusive: A new quartet of performers will join ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway
The Disney musical is the third-longest-running show in Broadway history.
