| − | In 1995, a year after the success of ''The Lion King'' in theaters, a musical for Broadway was released. The first showing starred and included Jason Raize (Simba), Samuel Wright (Mufasa), and John Vickery (Scar), and it showed the same messages and themes of the animated film. Songs from the movie are in the musical, as well as including songs like "The Morning Report", "Chow Down", "Endless Night", and "He Lives In You". Several scenes that were not in the movie are shown in the play, like Simba saving Timon from falling over a waterfall and Nala leaving Pride Rock to find help for the lionesses. One such scene called "The Madness of King Scar" shows Scar's decline in sanity - believing that he sees Mufasa's ghost everywhere, for example - and even tries to force Nala to become his queen, which was going to be in the film but taken out for the implications. The tour for the play takes place in countries like the United States, making it one of the most popular Broadway musicals in the modern age. | + | In 1995, a year after the success of ''The Lion King'' in theaters, a musical for Broadway was released. The first showing starred and included Jason Raize (Simba), Samuel E. Wright (Mufasa), and John Vickery (Scar), and it showed the same messages and themes of the animated film. Songs from the movie are in the musical, as well as including songs like "The Morning Report", "Chow Down", "Endless Night", and "He Lives In You". Several scenes that were not in the movie are shown in the play, like Simba saving Timon from falling over a waterfall and Nala leaving Pride Rock to find help for the lionesses. One such scene called "The Madness of King Scar" shows Scar's decline in sanity - believing that he sees Mufasa's ghost everywhere, for example - and even tries to force Nala to become his queen, which was going to be in the film but taken out for the implications. The tour for the play takes place in countries like the United States, making it one of the most popular Broadway musicals in the modern age. |