The Lion King

[gr8hln]

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH THAT AT THE END I CRIED THAT I WISH IT WENT ON FOREVER.

[LongLiveTheLionKing]

Lion King was my first Broadway show, as well as my favorite

[josiahmorgan11]

I remember going to this!

[curlywurlygurl]

I cried when I saw this show on Broadway...it's even more breathtaking in person.

[jingrassmama]

never fails everytime I see this, I cry because I remember how incredibly awesome it was to see it on Broadway back in 1999 and of course then, I bawled like a baby. SO beautiful !

[hollyleaflover4]

I got to see this in Vegas and loved every minute!

[daniel92139]

i was so lucky to see this performance! loved every minute of it!!1

[daniel92139]

im so glad i saw the first performance!!!!!

[physicalgrafiti12345]

I am SO amped this movie is coming back to theaters this month!!!

[Joakim1400]

Thumbs up if you will never forget the lion king. And thumbs up if Elton John should make more songs for Disney.

[rebeccalafferty]

why the hell am I crying?!

[xprincesssummerx]

I saw this in London for my birthday i was glad i saw it i wanna see it again

[llGodFatherll]

@xprincesssummerx I saw it a week ago for my birthday!:D

[cieloty]

it is good i wish i was there to im okay

[LuLuLove12]

I saw this show in Vegas. I been wishing to see it since age 5. it was amazing!!

[Loony021]

WHY AM I CRYING?! 

[AgGaLeEz44]

the fact that these guys are people just like you and me is just stunning

[thebubblemonster66]

*chills*

[TheMultiFire]

This song is so amaizing. akes my cry, so beatuiful :')

[TheMultiFire]

how can anybody dislike this, fantastic, song and muscial?

[b1njjj95]

I went to go see the play today and I literally cried as soon as the elephant came on stage. It was sooo beautiful! The play was amazing!!! XD

[mighello1717]

amazing

[Nightcrawlerinsweden]

i cried like a baby from the time the girafee entered the stage until the end wonderfull <3<3

[GothicsChocolate]

THIS MUSICAL WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!! :D

i LOVED IT XD

EVEN THE 2ND TIME I SAW IT :3

[woffle4eva]

OMG I WAN CHEETAH PANTS <3

[tairanisa]

4:08 AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!!!!!!!

[diminade]

THE most epic disney song ever made.

[thriller1901]

Its more than like, its LOVE!!! I absolutely ADORE this musical!! I have only seen it once, at the Mandalay Bay, but im going to make it my business to hopefully someday see it on Broadway, because that has been a dream of mine since August, when i first heard of this musical!

[torysama]

I went to see this in Nashville in 2005. It was just amazing!!!

Deeply touching and incredibly creative. Wonderful masterpiece <333

[quaaaackity]

I loooooveee the baby elephant!

[niatialeo]

It's just beautiful!!!

[thebubblemonster66]

This makes me cry every time i hear this song! :) It's just so beautiful!

[Leto85]

How creative how the animal costumes are made. Especially the couchar and giraf. Very beautifull. Making a musical about animals without using animals... Well, that is what I call a challenge. wow.

[MsXChocolate]

I hate it that I didn't see this!

[OurBoyJake]

this was defenitely the best play ever. the actors made me feel as if we were part of them

[7pmm]

this performance made me cry and even now I'm cry

[7pmm]

This is the best musical I've ever seen!!!

[AcoustikWonderz21]

One of the BEST plays ever

[bulletcookiegirl]

the lion king, i saw it last year at christmas, best theatre experience i have ever had, i watched it wth this face: :O. the whole thing was incredible, something i would definantly see again, and again after that!

[rudimusic]

The 3 hyena's watched this video --'

[mashinebenz]

@rudimusic Fail :P J/k

[TheGumpys]

this preformances at the Tony Award deserved a standing ovation!

[musiclvr2193]

How could anyone dislike that performance. 3 people somewhere in the world are crazy!!

[thom3456]

Visual and musical masterpiece



[pacificanai]

Chills. Chills chills all-over-full-body chills. 

[ElmoBreezy]

The best musical ever! Gave me goosebumps at the beginning part - Circle of Life scene.. Just WOW!

[MissMallyB]

GOOSEBUMPS AT THE END<3333

[kinlol]

TRUE BEAUTY

[piePanda2010]

i saw this musical when it came to melbourne, it is still the best musical i have ever seen in all my life... and i have seen a fair amount... the costumes are amazing, the singing is amazing, the whole thing is just AMAZING... not to mention STUNNING :D

[EtrajbHD]

Just one question. what makes you ppl cry when you see this? It makes me happy , appreciating life , the biodiversity on earth and human spirituality. What makes you cry here? is it just touching in how good it is and powerful? or do you cry because we kill theese animals and destroy this beautiful planet?.

[EmilyChesterton]

@EtrajbHD I think most people cry at this it's so powerful and amazing- the music and costumes, dancing, sets- everything is overwhelming and just wonderful to behold, absolutely joyous and beautiful, touching and stunning,

[bulletcookiegirl]

@EmilyChesterton it made me cry! mainly because The Lion King was my first ever film, and i grew up with it as my favourite ever film, i'd watch it constantly. i still love it to this day, so when my family took me and my sisters to see it for a christmas present it was so overwhelming i just cried! the whole thing is so amazingly clever its simply spellbinding!

[RaineaTrenton]

@EtrajbHD Well I never thought about how we kill these majestic creatures without so much as a thought about it. But the mastery to this is astounding!

[rmaxtpmx]

has anyone happened to see the current cast as well as the original cast, or least have a good reference point. i'm just curious about how well the talent stacks up, as i will be taking my fiance to see it as a christmas gift.

[BenBenBen46]

@rmaxtpmx They are still perfect. Go see it and be in awe because of the greatness that is The Lion KIng.

[Dalarus]

If you ever have a chance to see this, GO GO GO! It was so AWESOME!

[videosearcherwhenbor]

4:12 that's the most awesome sillhouette ever!

[rdj9606]

@videosearcherwhenbor whats a sillhouette

[physicalgrafiti12345]

im so glad i was able to see this live, with the origional broadway cast

[ElphabaWickedGlinda]

Wicked and the Lion  King are a tie!

[boffinme80]

@ElphabaWickedGlinda Nah, Wicked's better! Miles better! The Lion King has good costumes and music but Wicked definetely has the wow factor with special effects, music, costumes and basically everything! It's outstanding!

[RaineaTrenton]

@boffinme80 No Lion King is better

[TheGogetaSSJ4]

this musical is the best ive ever seen! well, it was the 2nd, but i must say... ITS THE BEST!!!!!!!

[Bremen25]

I had the great privilege of seeing this live in May. This was one of the best musical I've ever seen. I cried from the sheer amazingness of it. If you ever have an oppotunity to see it live, do it. beyond worth it.

[PlatypusProduction1]

Nothing beats lion king in the classics LION KING BEATS ALL!!!!!

[PlatypusProduction1]

nothing can beat the lion king in the disney classics LION KING BEATS ALL!!!!

[HannahLikesMetal]

:D We did a little bit of this musical at my school for a drama camp for small children, and I was Rafiki. :D This song was so much fun.

[ThisIsAnInsideJoke]

The costumes and choreography in this musical are nothing less than art.

[nihaldubhe27]

woooooooooooow , the lion king is the best of cartoon disney and musical.

[joplinman97613]

So beautiful I saw this musical I didn't realize how good of singing it was until now it is AWESOME.

[joplinman97613]

saw this musical SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!! I realize now how awesome this singing is, and it is so heartrending.

[ItsCorrineSoScream]

@joplinman97613 were people clapping while the people were acting?

[ltkdog]

I love african music so much, its just so rich and stands out from every thing else, it is so beutiful

[keybladechosn1]

Let me just say that the opening to the Lion King is probably one of the most beautiful, amazing sequences in all of the history of broadway musicals. I mean when I was watching it for the first time (a while ago) I was like "OMG I don't even need to see the rest. I got my money worth just from watching the opening" Amazing show even after all these years!

[Mufasathegodlion]

Im going to see this in July. Looks amazing !

[ilovewillturner3]

i remember this sooo much!!!

[thejarshow]

im goin to see this on broadway tomorrow with my choir class. we are all really excited, it looks really good!

[mahaliabnch]

Man, I wanna see this show sooo bad.

[meanbudd4]

Me and my DanceGroup are doing an Imitation on this Broadway Musical and its Awesome =]

[dramachik09]

This is a great show. I've seen it twice.

[notyouraveragething]

this was my first Broadway show. saw it in 2006 and i was in the 3rd row center.... the BEST Broadway show I've ever seen. and i have seen a lot. it is amazing (its still on Broadway right?)

[johnnyclarik1]

If it is not still on broadway, it is traveling. I saw it in Edmonton August 2009.

[jimraw1]

@notyouraveragething It's a good bet The Lion King will be playing on Broadway for years. It still averages over 99 percent capacity and grosses over $1.4 million a week (second only to Wicked). Since the stage musical began, Disney has grossed well over 3 billion dollars from The Lion King. How ironic that Julie Taymor (who is the genius behind Lion King on Broadway) may ultimately be remembered for the flop that is Spiderman

[jimraw1]

Can't believe it's been 12 years since this performance, seems like I can remember it like it was last year. Took me seven years to finally see the show (caught it in 2004 in San Francisco) and I was blown away. I can honestly say the opening scene is the greatest opening of any Broadway show.

(I had the chance to see it the previous year in New York but chose Phantom - that was a tough choice.)

[notenest]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MUSICAL SAW IT 2x

[pilotdave1000]

now at the beginning like the first minute is that random words they saying or just another launguage ive been listening to this music for my whole life and i still dont get if this is another language

[HelplesslyInsanePoet]

@pilotdave1000 it's swahili.

[HelplesslyInsanePoet]

@pilotdave1000 it''s swahili. =]

[Setrogirl1983]

I'm going to see this with my friend and I can't wait it looks incredible

[001danceman]

i saw this when i was nine and im still nine but i will luv this musical forever

[simba283283]

I actually saw this on Valentines 2010...the best $82 I ever spent! I saw it in Bushnell, Hartford, CT though...a few differences...costumes were exactly the same, but at the Bushnell they had a real Pride Rock, and the dance setup was different.

[buddieboythomas]

best thing i have seen on stage xx

[grumpypunkin]

I cried when I saw this live. Its just magical.

[inasexymood]

My goodness, Tsidii is exceptional. The ending always manages to get a few tears out of me.

[truvy]

very good I really like Broadway musical theater.

[Tombique55]

I remember first seeing this show when I was eight. Now 10 years later I still watch the entire show wide eyed and excited. This just shows how timeless not only the story is, but also how well Julie Taymour's directing brought this into a form that all age groups could love

[mickeymouse8494]

is this the actual 1st performance of lion king? 1997?

[actaboii]

yeah

[MetalYoshiEgg]

@mickeymouse8494

No. This is the first cast, but the show would have been performed a good few times before the Tony Awards. The show would have opened within a year of this performance though.

[poppingwaffles]

@mickeymouse8494 this is the first cast of the lion king performing at the tony awards, pretty recently.

[UpdownCourt09]

they need to bring this back to australia.... all we have right now is wicked =.=

[gaaraloverkishulover]

omg i want to see this so bad ¬_¬

[dinonimous]

I get goosebumbs every single time i see it omg....:')

[Domon101]

omg i saw this here in Alaska

it was a very brilliant musical!

i hella started freaking out when i saw the elephant lol

haha gosh i wanna see it agian

this musical was worth every penny!

[ActingROX01]

ME TOO WHEN DID U SEE IT

[airvirgo1979]

seen this in Vegas in July, the lady who plays Rafiki was amazing

[blyan85]

i saw it in july too. i didn't see it in las vegas though. i loved it

[MDTHsings]

OMG I would love to see this on stage.

[AliceIsQueen]

It's awesome!

[raiu0009]

One of the most memorable experiences of my life. I shall never forget it.

[7XxAnnexX7]

I saw that 3 days ago, was amzing!

[sasuke3061]

man... ppl say this rafiki is better than thsidi manye but i disagree... i may be biased but what ever... current lion king will demolish orig. except the kids

[josh4h5]

got to see that on brodway in new york

[kamwrites]

This is still the most energetic performance of this number. I remember watching this live...stunned.

[lovegodlovepeople90]

I also saw it that year. It was amazing. I was only 7 but it was beyond amazing and it is still my favorite Broadway play to this day.

[th34terISmYlif3]

musical. not play.

[iLive4youOnly]

I saw it this year. It was AMAZING. you should def. see it =]

[Makiotio]

I wonder how great it was for Loka to come back and sing this song on the stage at the Tony's 10 years later.

[jorday10]

that wasn't her.

[juan261094]

on the 1997 awards (this video), was Tsidi LeLoka. at the 2008 one was Tshidi Manye.

[Countrygirltori24]

I need to see this again. I saw it in 2001 and haven't seen it since. After seeing the tony performance last year i told myself I would see it again, but forgot until finding this video...I NEED to see it again this summer.

[evilmidget]

Loka is absolutely amazing. Those first few notes just send chills down your spine, especially when you don't see it coming.

[Radmelon]

Holy eff

I'm so excited to see this next year. I bet you anything i'm gonna cry. xD

[wrestlemadsam]

this show perfoormed at my old primary skl in essex nd it woz amazing so later tht week i went 2 c it in the london west end

[soniiaax]

i went to see that it was amazing i wish i could see it again (: best holiday with school

[XxXUndeadLenoreXxX]

Wow that looks so cool I've always wanted to see the lion king on brodway, wish I could!

[GenesisX001]

I just love that effect they Have in the end where all the lights shut off leaving the orange Backdrop.

[meganjerai]

omg ive been looking for this clip for years! i video taped it years back but lost it! thanks!

[dxarmy94]

I saw this on Broadway during March on a school trip to the East Coast and everyone there agreed that it was an amazing production and if you ever see it,it is one of those things you'll never forget.

[Antmlover96]

i cant wait to see it next year,

[miguelmontas]

amazing performance

[Tiger1s2Lil3Kitten]

I cry every frick'n time i see this musical. it's so amazing i can't even describe it ! ! : )

[jente85]

I've seen the lion king musical in london last summer, and it was FANTASTIC!! loved the whole show!!:D

[05kian]

great production!

[tnicole007]

OH I SOOOOO Love this!!!!.... i almost cried jelly and matttrick.... its so breathtaking and beautiful!!

I have GOT to go see this again!!

[bajanbabi]

This is soooo touching...

this is the best i have ever heard it!!!

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!

[supersoccer96]

this is the most amazing thing i think ive ever seen!!!!

[Taken31300]

id 2nd that, how they doe some of the stuff from the film is amazing and the singing is exceptional.

[ebonyroxspivey]

god i luv the lion king!!! even teh disney version!!! i got this song and the others on my mp3

[juan261094]

It's my favourite cast ever

[kittencute457]

the queen lioness is beutiful

[bratzprincessjade]

just seeing this now just makes me go see

[youngnala1234]

hey im young nala on the nyc cast im alana i just made i this year

[claireabella189]

AMAZING!! :D ..it take smy breath away! :D

[wrestlemadsam]

my drama/musical group (disney recreation drama group in southend essex) we did this i was a gazelle and simba

[IrishDancersRock4]

I love Tsidii Le Loka's voice she portrays raffiki so well! when i saw it I was so happy when I saw her on stage instead of somone else!

[59771006]

I have this on my computer

[59771006]

I think the antelope at 0:22 is Lebo M

[juan261094]

Hmmm.... Her voice equals to her in the OBR.

[yowza89]

Wow...If i saw this live i think i would cry!!

[mileyvidsandmore]

i got videos of the live broadway up.

[jellybean1222]

i DID cry, many times :)

[matttrick]

i definitely cried too when i saw this!

[iGurlzOnline]

I saw this on broadway!!

It was awsome!

[monkeyzrule1313]

These costumes are great!!!

[mcandhsmfan1]

it's so great

[BrdwayRokr16]

Every time I see this show, it's amazing!

[halloween1985]

This is such a better performance than the 2008 cast, IMO. I can't wait to see it again in October :)

[BradleyKeithThomas]

can someone post the lion king on the 2008 tony awards plz thx

[briahna93]

is there someplace where i can download or watch te entire thing in english?

[its0nevver0to0late]

:O i dont like the rafiki:| sorry(A)

[jorday10]

no offense, i love the original broadway cast of the lion king better than the others. they wonderful and talented too, but the 1997 broadway cast will always be the best.

[MobyDickPolice]

Yeah! Jason Raize all the way!

[Albolu]

Yeah! RIP, Jason...

He was the best Simba. He WAS Simba.

What a voice he had, and what an incredible talent.

[59771006]

No Matthew Brodwick WAS Simba and by that I mean he did the voice of adult Simba in the movie and the movie came first Jason Raize just played adult Simba in the musical

[gleasygirll]

omg absolutely love this musical. its such a magical experience. i totally recommend it to all!

[sk8trgrl85]

i saw this on broadway it was so cool

[CurlyHayami]

Lovely.

Y'know i"m JUST learning this came before the Disney film..

[Bombalurinasara]

Actually, this came after the disney film. ;P They thought that it would be impossible to do because it's about animals, but they obviously surprised themselves. :D

[LiLSwiMMy1591]

I love this video. this song is one of my favorite in the movie. when I saw the Lion King in Chicago on Broadway I heard this song. I love this version better.

[magdalom]

so beautiful !!!