
If you love this show, please leave us a review. *I do not own any of the content used in this podcast. Film: THE GIRAFFE and FIND ME GUILTY (directed by Sidney Lumet). TV: THE SOPRANOS, LAW & ORDER, 100 CENTRE ST., HOMICIDE. I've also included a snippet from a conversation I had with the tour's head carpenter at the time, Billy Kimbley, as the show was loading into DPAC a few days before the run began.īen Lipitz's previous stage credits included RED, HOT, AND BLUE (Goodspeed Opera, Papermill Playhouse) JUST SO (Goodspeed Opera) ART DIRTY BLONDE LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Cleveland Playhouse, Kennedy Center, Walnut St. So what I decided to do is share with all of you the aforementioned interview. Ben recently passed away on April 18th at the age of 58. At the time, he was in the show as Pumbaa, a part he played for more than 6,000 performances through both the tour and Broadway productions.

Prior to that, I was able to interview actor Ben Lipitz for BroadwayWorld by phone. You can download these at-home teaching materials by visiting this website! ( please note: the free downloads are only available from the popup window that you see when you first open the website.Back in 2016, the national tour of THE LION KING played a month-long engagement at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina. These resources are typically presented in a classroom setting, but it is guaranteed that the instructions give you all that you need to learn about theater at home, according to the website.


While parents and children are home during the COVID-19 pandemic, they can access this resource for free online! You can choose between the Kid’s Experience for ages 8-11 or the JR.

“The Lion King Experience is an immersive arts education program that introduces students to many aspects of theater-making through the lens of The Lion King,” according to The Lion King Experience website. Is your kiddo interested in all things theater? The acting, the stage design, the makeup? If so, Disney has given another amazing learning resource for little theater buffs called The Lion King Experience.
