After the presentation, at his Baobab Tree, he is shown excitingly drawing a painting of Simba, pleasing him. Rafiki is shown as a wise shaman figure of the Pride Lands, having a close relationship with his dear friend King Mufasa, where he is shown presenting his and Queen Sarabi's son, Simba during the future king's presentation. His face is shown as pale blue with a bright red nose showing. He is shown to have a bent tail, is half bald with a white beard, black pupils. He is shown to be greying, and broken (shown as he walks with his staff, using it as a cane). Rafiki is shown as an elderly, slender mandrill. He is also deeply connected to the spiritual world, as he is seen communicating (both professionally and casually) with Mufasa's spirit in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Whenever the Circle of Life is broken, Rafiki would become very depressed about it, such as when Scar allowed the hyenas into the Pridelands, or when Simba banished Kovu, the only hope of redemption for the Outsiders, out of arrogance and paranoia. He takes his role as a sage of the Pride Lands somberly and will act diligently to ensure the balance of the "Circle of Life" remains intact. He also tends to speak in third-person when speaking of himself.ĭespite this, much as his reputation would conceive, Rafiki does have a tamer side. He is excitable, energetic in spite of his age, and tends to fall into fits of hysterical laughter when something amuses him. It should be noted that part of the reason Rafiki's teachings are quite eccentric is the fact that Rafiki, himself, is fairly eccentric. He takes great joy in this, and though unconventional, the methods of his teaching have proven to be effective time and time again.
However, his way of exploiting his intelligence is highly irregular he prefers to teach his pupils (such as Simba) by bombarding them with cryptic metaphors, and typically in a way that purposely annoys them.
He continues his role as Royal Mjuzi of the Pride Lands and remains a close friend to Mufasa and his family. Rafiki's heroic performance throughout the event leads to Ahadi requesting that the mandrill serves as the adviser to all future kings, which Rafiki accepts.īy the time of The Lion King, Rafiki lives in an ancient baobab tree, where he regularly performs shamanistic activities. The end results in Taka falling injured, with Rafiki using his abilities to tend to his wounds and heal him, though one mark remains on the lion's body - his scar, thus becoming the dangerously-envious Prince Scar. The mandrill was saved by Ahadi, the then-ruler of the Pride Lands and father of Mufasa and Scar (then known as Taka).Įventually taking residence in the vast lands, Rafiki would soon become close companions with Mufasa and one day overheard Taka's plot to sabotage his brother's reputation, only to be foiled by the mandrill. Years before Mufasa's reign, Rafiki was a traveler studying the African lands who eventually stumbled upon the Pride Lands, where he was attacked by a young Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. The production features scenic design by Richard Hudson, costume design by Julie Taymor, lighting design by Donald Holder and sound design by Tony Meola.It is revealed in the storybook A Tale of Two Brothers that Rafiki was not always a resident of the Pride Lands. Casting is by Mark Brandon of ARC.įeaturing a book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, The Lion King is directed by Julie Taylor, with choreography by Garth Fagan and musical direction by Joseph Church. Hamilton as Shenzi and Rob Sapp as Ed, with Ava Hailey Harris and Jillian Paige Platero alternating as Young Nala. McCall as Simba, Pearl Khwezi as Nala, James Brown-Orleans as Bonzai, Bonita J. Steven Taylor as Mufasa, Michael Hollick as Scar, Tshidi Manye as Rafiki, Cameron Pow as Zazu, Ben Jeffrey as Pumbaa, Fred Berman as Timon, Brandon A. Matthews and Bazemore will join a current The Lion King cast that includes L. Bazemore, an alum of the Broadway and touring productions of The Lion Kinghas also been seen onstage in regional mountings of Ragtime, Rachel and The Snow Day. The Lion King will mark Matthews’ Broadway debut he started performing at the age of six with White Plains Performing Arts Center and has also performed at Sandbox Theater and Random Farms Kids Theater. and Dylin Rodrigo, who will exit the production at the Minskoff Theatre on June 4. The Broadway production of The Lion Kinghas announced that Davis Matthews and Donovan Louis Bazemore will alternate in the role of Young Simba beginning on June 6.
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