Legend of The Lion King: King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life Reprise
The Proud Family appears on Stage Right as the Stage background appears yellow, red, and orange with fog gradually the Pride Lands recover their lush, rich state with the sun rising from the stage floor.
Sugar Mama: "Scar fell round and round. His teeth and ambitions were bare, But unfortunately, he was completely Unprepared!"
Penny: "Soon the rains came putting out the fire and bringing new life to the Pridelands. The animals gathered around Pride Rock to witness the crowning of their new king, Simba!"
Simba (Craig) walked alone from Stage Left followed by Sarabi (Diana), Sarafina (Akko), and Nala (Wildernessa), Then the Jungle Animals, JP, Kelsey, Omar, Maya, Xavier, Zazu (Squidward), Timon (Spongebob), and Pumbaa (Patrick) appeared from Stage Right, Simba was greeted by his mother Sarabi, and Nala as Zazu bowed down as the Pride Rock Set rolled from Stage Left and the fog disappears.
Squidward: "You're Majesty!"
The others bowed down to Simba well, Rafiki (Charlie) motions for Simba to ascend Pride Rock as King as he places a crown and the king's mantle on him. Simba starts up and pauses to hug Rafiki as his father did.
Charlie: "It is Time!"
Very majestically, Nala, Sarabi, Sarafina, Rafiki, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, and the creek kids watched as Simba ascended as he climbed up Pride Rock as it rolled into its main position and the background lights turned to blue and white.
Chorus: Ndabe zitha [King of kings]
Nkosi yethu [Our king]
Mholi wezwe lethu [Ruler of our land]
Lefatshe la bonata rona [This land of our ancestors]
Lea halalela [Is holy]
Then Simba stands on the pinnacle of Pride Rock and stops upon hearing the word of his Father, Mufasa.
Thomas: "Remember!"
Simba's expression gains confidence and strength and he lets out a big roar.
Penny: "So Simba took his rightful place as king with Nala as his Queen and the balance of the Pridelands was restored in the Great Circle of Life."
The savannah continues to bloom. At some point, Sarabi, Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu are on the stage floor, and Nala climbs to Pride Rock and joins Simba. All the Animals that left during Scar's reign have return returned to the Pride Lands saluting Simba. And the Pridelands were once again covered in grass and green
Topis (Chuck and Leon) appeared on both sides of the stage as they chanted. On Stage Left came the Topis (Anne, Sasha, Marcy, Scott, and Hailey) and Plains (Grant's) Zebras (Danny, Sam, Luz, and Carlotta). At the same time, Coke's Hartebeests (T.J., Spinelli, Kevin, and Nazz) and Ellipsen Waterbucks (Gus, G-Man, Jazz, Connie, and Stacy) came trotting from Stage Right.
On the Left Side, Impalas (Sandy, May, Max, and Joey) and Thomson's Gazelles (Blossom, Baljeet, Django, and Cindy) while Bushbucks (CJ and Candy) and Gerenuks (Trixie, Spud, and Teri) on the Right Side leaped onto the Stage center.
Chorus: Busa le lizwe bo [Rule this land]
Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
From Stage Right came the Leopards (Numbuh 5 and Vince), Black-Backed Jackals (Tino and Lor), Cheetahs (Lynn and Gus), Caracal (Mollie), African Wild Dogs (Cat, Dog, Numbuh 1, and Numbuh 362), and Nile Crocodiles (Benson, Tracey, Misty, and Lana), and Vervet Monkeys (Eddy, Ferb, Becker, and Libby Stein-Torres) while from Stage Left Side-striped Jackals (Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4), Serval (Girl Jordan), Spotted Hyenas (Luan, Benny, Gus Griswald, Ben, and Gwen), and the Lionesses (, Lotte, Sucy, Hannah, Barbara, Amanda, Constanze, Jasminka, Avery, Dorotea, Eleanor, Irene, Molly Mclntyre, Wangari, Abigail, Rita, Rachel, Carmen, Katya, Maria, Amelia, Elsa, Aira, Gaëlle, Isabelle, Aisha, Esther, Henrietta, Aileen, Bianca, Hilda, Michelle, Rina, Teodora, Chloé, Elfriede, Sarah Bernhardt, Catharina, Katie, Shao-Yi, Daisy, Rosie, Heather, Ranjani, Rashmi, Sóla, Bice, Bridget, Erika, Alice, Ezra, Priscilla, Alma, Julietta, Teresa, Nina, Francine, Verochka, Blair, Mary, Joanna, and Kimberly), Patas Monkeys ( Finn, Jake, Katie, and Jenny), and Olive Baboons (Timmy, Milly, Kennedy, Thad, and Ginger) arrived to greet their new King.
Chorus: Lethu busa ngoxolo [Rule with peace]
Is'khathi sifikile [The time has come]
Is'khathi busa iyo [It's time, rule]
Is'khathi sifikile [The time has come]
Busa lomhlaba [Rule this land]
Coming Stage Left, Masai Giraffes (Frankie, Wilt, Mac, Gretchen Grundler, Ash, Serena, Lisa, and Darcy), White Rhinoceros (Skips, Numbuh 2, Kristine, Vee, and Amethyst), Black Rhinoceros (Sophocles, Mr. Krabs, Hunter, and Willow), Western White-Bearded or Blue Wildebeests (Kiawe, Heffer, Jake Long, Hayley, Rose, and Whitney), East African Oryxes (Pops, Cilan, Mallow, and Libby), and Greater Kudus (Brock, Iris, Dipper, and Mabel), and from Stage Right, Ostriches (Coco, Amity, Anthony, and Stanbots), African Bush Elephants (Luna, Sam, Chunk, Sully, Mazzy, Simon, Clemont, and Bonnie), Cape Buffaloes (Stan, Ford, Eduardo, Mandee, Fiona, and Buford), Common Hippopotamus (Soos, Melody, Grenda, Muscleman, and Garnet), Sable Antelopes (Goh, Chloe, and Becky), and Common Elands (Filburt, Max Tennyson, Kat, and Fred).
Chorus: Is'khathi sifikile [The time has come]
Is'khathi sifikile
Busa Simba [Rule, Simba]
Busa Simba
Hem na iyo
Hem na iyo
From Stage Right, Central African Rock Python (Hooty), Banded Mongoose ( Lana Loud, Lola Loud, Rocko, and Django), Rock Hyraxes (King, Beta, and Melissa), African Civet (Rigby), East African Springhare (Pikachu), Bat-eared Foxes (Eevee and Sandy), Common Agama (Ed), Senegal Bushbaby (Dexter), East African Green Mamba, (Buttercup), Striped Ground Squirrels (Rufus), Aardvark (Jimmy Neutron), Aardwolf (Goddard), Ground Pangolin (Carl Wheezer), Klipspringers (Adelaide and Carl), Striped Hyenas (Fu-Dog and Sid), White-Tailed Mongoose (Johnny and Plank), Common Genet ( Billy and Meli Ramos), Crested Porcupine (Gary), African Savanna Hares (Sarah and Rusty), Rufous Elephant Shrew (Hamster), Four-striped Mouse (Dedenne) and from Stage Left, Grey-crowned Cranes (Lori and Bobby Santiago), Intermediate Egrets (Cosmo, Wandy, and Poof), Cattle Egrets (Bubbles and Jimmy), Saddle-Billed Storks (Tish and Carver), Goliath Herons (Wendy and Rolf), African Spoonbills (Tommy and Lola Mbola), Lesser Flamingos (Leni, Jackee, Miguel, Dee Dee, Kevin Grant-Gomez, and Hiromi), Sacred Ibis (Phineas and Isabella), Marabou Storks (Grim and Lilith), Shoebills (Kim and Ron), Yellow-Billed Ducks (Double D and Bailey), Pied Kingfishers (High Five Ghost and Sheela), Giant Kingfishers (Mordecai and Vanessa), Bateleur Eagle (Croix), Martial Eagles (Star and Marco), African Fish Eagle (Chariot), Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Eda), White-Backed Vultures (Lucy, Boris, Persephone, and Prinda), Hooded Vultures (Mandy, Haiku, Dante, and Morpheus), and Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Eda), Southern Ground Hornbills (Candace and Jeremy), Kori Bustard (Tucker and Pearl),Helmeted Guineafowls (Gretel, Tad, and Carol),Vulturine Guineafowls (Dawn, Piplup, Dana, Sprig, Polly, and Hop Pop), Red-Winged Francolins (BMO, Holly, and Adyson), Beautiful Sunbirds (Lincoln and Ronnie Anne), Lilac-breasted Rollers (Margo and Django), Fischer's Lovebirds (Clyde and Chloe), African Blue Flycatchers (Numbuh 83 and Numbuh 84), White-Headed Buffalo Weavers (Liam and Nikki), African Hoopoe (Stella and Sameer), Superb Starlings (Andrea and Casey), Amethyst starling (Gretchen and Daryll), Red-Billed Oxpeckers (Bloo and Molly Mcgee), Blue Waxbills (Pacifica and Scratch), Fiscal Flycatchers (Numbuh 23 and Numbuh 35), Straw-Colored Fruit Bats (Fangs, and Lucy's Bats), and Large Orange-tip Butterflies (Lily and Carlitos).
Chorus: Hem na nkosi bo [Rule, our king]
Busa Simba iyo [Rule, Simba]
Hem na iyo Oh busa Simba iyo
[Oh, rule Simba]
Hem na iyo Oh busa nkosi bo
[Ah, king of kings]
Hem na nkosi bo Oh busa Simba iyo
[Rule, our king] [Oh, rule Simba]
Busa Simba iyo Busa Simba iyo
[Rule, Simba] [Rule, Simba]
Ubuse ngo thando [Rule with love]
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo [Rule with peace]
Busa Simba, Busa Simba [Rule, Simba, rule, Simba]
Ubuse ngo xolo [Rule with peace]
Ubuse ngo thando [Rule with love]
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
On the Left Side, African Bush Elephants (Luna, Sam, Chunk, Sully, Mazzy, Simon, Clemont, and Bonnie), Common Elands (Filburt, Max Tennyson, Kat, and Fred), Plains (Grant's) Zebras (Danny, Sam, Luz, and Carlotta), Ostriches (Coco, Amity, Anthony, and Stanbots), Nile Crocodiles (Benson, Tracey, Misty, and Lana), Leopards (Numbuh 5 and Vince), Coke's Hartebeests (T.J., Spinelli, Kevin, and Nazz), Side-striped Jackals (Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4), Serval (Girl Jordan), Spotted Hyenas (Luan, Benny, Gus Griswald, Ben, and Gwen), Grey-crowned Cranes (Lori and Bobby Santiago), Saddle-Billed Storks (Tish and Carver), Goliath Herons (Wendy and Rolf), Southern Ground Hornbills (Candace and Jeremy), Lesser Flamingos (Leni, Jackee, Miguel, Dee Dee, Kevin Grant-Gomez, and Hiromi), Marabou Storks (Grim and Lilith), Shoebills (Kim and Ron), Kori Bustard (Tucker and Pearl), Central African Rock Python (Hooty), Bateleur Eagle (Croix), Martial Eagles (Star and Marco), African Fish Eagle (Chariot), White-Backed Vultures (Lucy, Boris, Persephone, and Prinda), Hooded Vultures (Mandy, Haiku, Dante, and Morpheus), Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Eda), Yellow-Billed Ducks (Double D and Bailey), Pied Kingfishers (High Five Ghost and Sheela), Giant Kingfishers (Mordecai and Vanessa), Beautiful Sunbirds (Lincoln and Ronnie Anne), Large Orange-tip Butterflies (Lily and Carlitos), Lilac-breasted Rollers (Margo and Django), Fischer's Lovebirds (Clyde and Chloe), African Blue Flycatchers (Numbuh 83 and Numbuh 84), White-Headed Buffalo Weavers (Liam and Nikki), Straw-Colored Fruit Bats (Fangs, and Lucy's Bats), African Hoopoe (Stella and Sameer), Superb Starlings (Andrea and Casey), Amethyst starling (Gretchen and Daryll), Red-Billed Oxpeckers (Bloo and Molly Mcgee), Blue Waxbills (Pacifica and Scratch), Fiscal Flycatchers (Numbuh 23 and Numbuh 35), Sacred Ibis (Phineas and Isabella), Intermediate Egrets (Cosmo, Wandy, and Poof), Cattle Egrets (Bubbles and Jimmy), African Spoonbills (Tommy and Lola Mbola),
In the Center stage, Timon, Meerka, Pumbaa, Warthog, Zazu, Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill, Omar, Secretary Bird, JP, Plains (Grant's) Zebra, Kelsey, Honey Badger, Mortimer, Greater Honeyguide, the Jungle Animals, Xavier, Mountain Gorilla, Maya, Black Leopardess, African WildCat, Jessica Willaims, Forest Scouts: Spotted Hyena, Jason, Bat-eared Fox, Tony, and Masai Giraffe, Boris, Horse or Zebra Girls: Plains (Grant's) Zebras, Mackenzie, Melissa, Mangerine "Maney", and Marie, 10 Speeds: Topi Antelope, Handlebarb, Cheetah, Cannonball, Gerenuk, Warpspeed, and Aardwolf, Todd, Tea Timers: Lesser Flamingo, Eliza, Shoebills, George and Jane, Witches of the Creek: Ruppell's Vulture, Tabitha, and Lappet-faced Vulture, Courtney, Ninja Kids: Senegal Galago, Yustice, Bushbuck, Zatch, and African Civet, Prinda, Sewer Kids: Nile Crocodile, Eileen "Sewer Queen," Yellow-billed Duck, Aquatina, Hippopotamus, Frisboy, and White-breasted Cormorant, Scuba, Alliance of Science: African Grey Parrot, Wren, Common Genet, Faraday, and Crested Porcupine, Carl, Kirk's Dik-Dik, Zoe "Zo-Zo" and Carter Brown, Vulturine Guineafowl, Kitherine "Kit," Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew, Bobby, Ground Pangolin, Isabella "Stacks" Alvarado, Marabou Stork, Junk Lord, Greater Kudu, Paintball Mike and Paintball Benny, Aardvark, Aaron, Pink-backed Pelican, Sailor Boy, Saddle-billed Stork, Priest Kid, Springhare, The Scratchless One, Verraux's Eagle Owl, Beth the Timekeeper, African Wild Dog, Jerry, East African Green Mamba, Roger, Side-striped Jackal, Buttons, Ostrich, Sparkle Cadet, Serval, Secret Kid, Caracal, Deltron, Sable Antelope, Shawn, Common Eland, Raj, Patas Monkey: Keun Sup/The Blu, Ellipsen Waterbuck, Jackie/The Arm, African Elephant, Aggie/The Squashinator, Crowned Eagle, Diane, Rollerbladers: Mariah, African Golden Cat, Dillard, Okapi, Scoot, Giant Forest Hog, and Razor, Yellow-backed Duiker, and The Kitchen, Rick, Chimpanzee, Tien Lam, Great Blue Turaco, Eastern Bongo, Susan, Ramil, Spotted Thick-knee, and Elder Chef, African Spurred Tortoise, and Sarabi.
On the Right side, Western White-Bearded or Blue Wildebeests (Kiawe, Heffer, Jake Long, Hayley, and Rose, and Whitney), East African Oryxes (Pops, Cilan, Mallow, and Libby), Sable Antelopes (Goh, Chloe, and Becky), Cape Buffaloes (Stan, Ford, Eduardo, Mandee, Fiona, and Buford), Black Rhinoceros (Sophocles, Mr. Krabs, Hunter, and Willow), White Rhinoceros (Skips, Numbuh 2, Kristine, Vee, and Amethyst), Black Rhinoceros (Sophocles, Mr. Krabs, Hunter, and Willow), Masai Giraffes (Frankie, Wilt, Mac, Gretchen Grundler, Ash, Serena, Lisa, and Darcy), Common Hippopotamus (Soos, Melody, Grenda, Muscleman, and Garnet), Cheetahs (Lynn and Gus), Ellipsen Waterbucks (Gus, G-Man, Jazz, Connie, and Stacy), Topi (Anne, Sasha, Marcy, Scott, and Hailey), Greater Kudus (Brock, Iris, Dipper, and Mabel), African Wild Dogs (Cat, Dog, Numbuh 1, and Numbuh 362), Black-Backed Jackals (Tino and Lor), Caracal (Mollie), Aardwolf (Goddard), Ground Pangolin (Carl Wheezer), Klipspringers (Adelaide and Carl), Striped Hyenas (Fu-Dog and Sid), White-Tailed Mongoose (Johnny and Plank), Common Genet ( Billy and Meli Ramos), Crested Porcupine (Gary), African Savanna Hares (Sarah and Rusty), Rufous Elephant Shrew (Hamster), Four-striped Mouse (Dedenne), African Civet (Rigby), East African Springhare (Pikachu), Bat-eared Foxes (Eevee and Sandy), Common Agama (Ed), Senegal Bushbaby (Dexter), East African Green Mamba, (Buttercup), Striped Ground Squirrels (Rufus), and Aardvark (Jimmy Neutron).
In the Back Side, Banded Mongoose ( Lana Loud, Lola Loud, Rocko, and Django), Rock Hyraxes (King, Beta, and Melissa), Vervet Monkeys (Eddy, Ferb, Becker, and Libby Stein-Torres), Patas Monkeys (Finn, Jake, Katie, and Jenny), Olive Baboons (Timmy, Milly, Kennedy, Thad, and Ginger), Red-Winged Francolins (BMO, Holly, and Adyson), Vulturine Guineafowls (Dawn, Piplup, Dana, Sprig, Polly, and Hop Pop), Helmeted Guineafowls (Gretel, Tad, and Carol), Impala (Sandy, May, Max, and Joey), Thomson's Gazelles (Blossom, Baljeet, Django, and Cindy), Bushbucks (CJ and Candy), Gerenuks (Trixie, Spud, and Teri), The Lionesses, (Akko: Sarafina, Lotte, Sucy, Hannah, Barbara, Amanda, Constanze, Jasminka, Avery, Dorotea, Eleanor, Irene, Molly Mclntyre, Wangari, Abigail, Rita, Rachel, Carmen, Katya, Maria, Amelia, Elsa, Aira, Gaëlle, Isabelle, Aisha, Esther, Henrietta, Aileen, Bianca, Hilda, Michelle, Rina, Teodora, Chloé, Elfriede, Sarah Bernhardt, Catharina, Katie, Shao-Yi, Daisy, Rosie, Heather, Ranjani, Rashmi, Sóla, Bice, Bridget, Erika, Alice, Ezra, Priscilla, Alma, Julietta, Teresa, Nina, Francine, Verochka, Blair, Mary, Joanna, and Kimberly),
Then the villagers including Penny, Oscar, Trudy, Sugar Mama, Bebe, Cece, Puff, and their friends LaCienega, Zoey, Dijonay, Puff, Barry, and Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins, Michael Collins, Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brown, Francis "KG" Leibowitz-Jenkins, and Bobby Proud appeared joining the animals in the Center Stage.
Oscar: "And so this brings an end to our tale, We hope you learn from the lessons of the past and will help go on in the future for now, Kwaheri my friends until we meet again!"
All: "Kwaheri!"
Simba stands on the pinnacle of Pride Rock joined by Nala wearing her mantle and crown and the entire company sings the Finale.
All: (singing) It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
They all bowed down before rising up again.
All: (singing) Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
Towards the end Rafiki appears, holding a cub, Simba's and Nala's offspring. He lifts him to present him to the crowd. The Circle is completed.
All: (singing) Circle of.. liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!
Drum beat boom as the stage turns dark with the curtains closing in with the Audience cheering. It ends with a curtain call with the entire cast taking a bow.
I hope you all enjoyed reading this, this was meant to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Broadway musical Show, the upcoming anniversaries next year, the 30th anniversary of the 1994 animated version, the 5th anniversary of the 2019 live-action version, and the upcoming prequel Mufasa: The Lion King.
Stay tuned for more stories from me, this is Wildexpert24 signing out!