Overview

• The farewell performance will take place at the Minskoff Theatre.
• With more than 9,000 appearances in the role, she is the world’s longest-running Rafiki.
• She first played Rafiki in the Toronto production in 2000 and has performed the role for most of the past two decades, including a long Broadway tenure.
• A production spokesperson said her successor will be announced next week.
• The Lion King currently runs in nine cities worldwide and holds the highest box-office gross of any entertainment title.