Overview

• The farewell performance is set for Sunday at the Minskoff Theatre, where the Broadway production plays.
• A production spokesperson said a successor will be announced next week.
• Manye first took on Rafiki in the Toronto production in 2000 and has performed the role over 9,000 times.
• Reports differ on when she joined the Broadway company, with sources citing 2004, 2007, or 2013.
• She told The New York Times she would return if asked, and Broadway News reports a December 2024–June 24, 2025 hiatus covered by Ntsepa Pitjeng-Molebatsi.