He said during rehearsals he’s found himself getting emotional about the return of live theater. Geoff Myers is the tour’s Resident Dance Supervisor. And we are excited to see them and give them The Lion King.” We’re in this thing together - truly we are. “The audience and that symbiotic relationship between us and the audience. They’ve come in with open hearts and open minds and again full of gratitude just being able to do what we do," she said. “The actors have come into the room ready to work.
Kaplan said the actors and dancers are excited to be doing what they love once again and are taking the health and safety protocols seriously to keep the show on the road. The show has won more than 70 global theatrical awards over the last 20 years.Īmeenah Kaplan serves as the Resident Director for the tour. About 50 are cast members in the musical. The Lion King, the third longest-running Broadway show, travels with nearly 140 people. Everyone's been very kind and welcoming," she said. She said she's enjoyed the city and has felt welcomed by locals. This is real, and what you’re going through is real and it’s going to be a process.' It’s not something that is going to be immediate and we all just… you can really feel the love," she said."Ĭyphers, who began with The Lion King North American Tour just six months prior to the pandemic, is performing in Cleveland for the first time. “We’ve had countless talks of, 'hey take a moment. She described getting back into the swing of rehearsals, after nearly two years off, as challenging but extremely exciting. It’s a mixture of 'do I still got it?’ There’s a mixture of excitement because the energy of the audience is what makes it amazing," said Kayla Cyphers.Ĭyphers, a Southern California native, plays Nala in the musical. "It is so important to us that we are able to keep the performing arts industry going because it employs so many people and it has such a positive economic impact on our region," she said. Szymanski said hosting live theater is not only important to Playhouse Square but the local restaurants and businesses surrounding the theater district.
It's time for us to be together and have these experiences again," said Cindi Szymanski, the Director of Brand Marketing & Communications for Playhouse Square. “We’re calling all the audiences back to Playhouse Square, saying it’s time. On Friday night, Disney's The Lion King will open its North American Tour for the first time in 18 months at the KeyBank State Theater. But the wait is over and Broadway is back. There were no shows and no audience members. CLEVELAND - For 15 months the curtain at Cleveland's Playhouse Square was closed.
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