THE LION KING's Tshidi Manye Takes Her Historic Final Bow as Rafiki on Broadway скачать в хорошем качестве

THE LION KING's Tshidi Manye Takes Her Historic Final Bow as Rafiki on Broadway

On Sunday Aug. 31, 2025, Tshidi Manye, who portrayed the role of Rafiki in Disney's THE LION KING on Broadway, played her final performance after being a part of the production for 25 years and having performed over 9,000 shows. During the show's curtain call, Bonita J. Hamilton (Shenzi) and Pearl Khwezi (Nala) honored Tshidi's legacy with an emotional speech. A native of Soweto, a township in South Africa, Tshidi started with THE LION KING as a Bird Lady in the Toronto production in 2000, becoming Rafiki there shortly thereafter. She joined the Broadway company in 2004, and has been our Rafiki and treasured company leader ever since. Julie Taymor, our director and visionary creator, pays tribute: "Tshidi Manye is the heart and soul of The Lion King. Not just because her character is our omniscient guide through the story. It’s because Tshidi brings to vivid life in Rafiki the spirit of the Songoma, the South African shaman/healer, melded with her own unique personality and brilliant talent. Tshidi is the glue that binds the show - beloved by our audiences, and every one of the 100+ people who have worked alongside her eight times a week for a quarter century. Representing the show fiercely and gloriously for thousands of performances and countless TV and personal appearances, she makes me proud to be a director and theatre-maker. Tshidi, you are the essence of The Lion King. Our Lion Queen." SUBSCRIBE: @disneymusicals Connect with DISNEY ON BROADWAY Online: Visit the Disney On Broadway WEBSITE: https://disneyonbroadway.com/ Like Disney On Broadway on FACEBOOK:   / disneyonbroadway   Follow DISNEY ON BROADWAY on INSTAGRAM:   / disneyonbroadway   Follow DISNEY ON BROADWAY on TIKTOK:   / disneyonbroadway