“The story of a lion finding his identity, rising up and leading his kingdom to fight a common enemy is also a story that people want to hear over and over again. We’ve all been spiritually broken and beaten by the past 20 months or so that it’s time we can begin hoping again. As Simba sings, ‘I know that the night must end… and that the sun will rise.’ What could be more appropriate?”
Moreover, being given the chance to bring the well-loved production’s lead character to life is something that instantly resonates with Joaquin. “I will be covering/understudying Simba, which is such an iconic role, whose story of finding his roar and identity hits extremely close to home,” he admitted.“I have had quite the journey with the musical,” he disclosed. “I first officially auditioned for the London production back in 2018 in the middle of the ‘Miss Saigon’ UK tour.
“After the restrictions were lifted, I got the call to come in to audition again and it was nice to walk into a room seeing familiar smiles and all their eyes lighting up, clearly rooting for me.”But the lure of “The Lion King” was something more personal for Joaquin: “I absolutely loved the film that inspired this musical,” he explained.
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