Salute to the Stage: A Digital Library

Disney Presents
The Lion King
Book by
Roger Allers
Irene Mecchi

Seen in September 2001
At the New Amsterdam Theatre
214 West 42nd Street, New York, NY

Synopsis:
From StageAgent: Your Performing Arts Connection
The show starts with the kind and wise Lion King of the Pridelands, Mufasa, and his queen, Sarabi, introducing their newborn son, Simba, to the animals of the savanna. All seems well except Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, secretly desires to be king. Along with his evil henchmen, the hyenas, Scar orchestrates a stampede that kills Mufasa. Simba, believing he caused the death of his father, secretly leaves the Pridelands. With Simba presumed dead, Scar becomes king. Under his rule, the Pridelands become a wasteland. In a stroke of luck, Simba runs into his old friend Pumbaa in the jungle. She tells him of the horrors of Scar's rule and begs Simba to return to the Pridelands. When Simba returns, he ends up killing Scar and reclaims his thrown to the joy of all the animals.