The Lion King returns to Calgary in Broadway Across Canada production

CTV's Ian White speaks with Mukelisiwe Goba, who plays Rafiki in Disney's The Lion King, which returns to Calgary as part of Broadway Across Canada July 30

It’s perhaps one of the most recognizable and most distinctive ways to begin a Broadway musical – Rafiki’s call in Zulu for all animals far and wide to come see the new lion.

“I’m saying “Here comes the lion,”. So, what should you do? You have to run!” actor Mukelisiwe Goba told CTV News.

“It’s my native language. I was born in it,” the South African said.

She admits she still gets goosebumps performing the scene that opens the play, several years after joining the cast.

The Lion King runs at the Jubilee Auditorium July 30 to August 17.

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