<P> After the success of the Broadway show , the show opened in the United Kingdom in on October 19 , 1999 . The cast included Cornell John as Mufasa , Luke Youngblood as Young Simba , Dominique Moore as Young Nala , Martyn Ellis as Pumbaa , Simon Gregor as Timon , Rob Edwards as Scar , Paul J. Medford as Banzai and Josette Bushell - Mingo as Rafiki . As of October 2015 , it has been playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London for 16 years . Taymor directed the British production of the show , with Melissa De Melo as the producer . The show also toured the UK from 2012 until March 2015 . </P>
<P> After the success of the Broadway show , the show opened in the United Kingdom in on October 19 , 1999 . The cast included Cornell John as Mufasa , Luke Youngblood as Young Simba , Dominique Moore as Young Nala , Martyn Ellis as Pumbaa , Simon Gregor as Timon , Rob Edwards as Scar , Paul J. Medford as Banzai and Josette Bushell - Mingo as Rafiki . As of October 2015 , it has been playing at the Lyceum Theatre in London for 16 years . Taymor directed the British production of the show , with Melissa De Melo as the producer . The show also toured the UK from 2012 until March 2015 . </P>
when did the lion king open in london
when did the lion king open in london
October 19 , 1999
October 19 , 1999