John reprised his rôle as Scar in the L.A. 2000-2001 production of The Lion King - more details on the Lion King in L.A. page.

'Pride Rock on Broadway' The Lion King musical opened to rave reviews on November 13th 1997, at the New Amsterdam theatre on Broadway (renovated by Disney at a cost of $34 million). John appeared as Scar, Simba's evil uncle, until October 1998. The musical had an eight week run in Minneapolis that began on July 31 1997, subsequently transferring to New York.	Lion King stagebill - click to see larger image
The Lion King scooped the best musical award at the 1998 TONYs. It also won the best Director-Musical for Julie Taymor, and the scenic, costume, lighting and choreography awards.There is an archive of CNN's coverage of the event, information can also be found at the Lionking.Net website. Picture at left is John as Scar, with Simba, click to see larger image Picture from Time magazine article

Various publicity, production and informal photographs from the Lion King. Click on the thumbnail images to see the full size photos.

John Vickery as Scar photo by Kenneth Van Sickle from the book The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway by Julie Taymor

Scar and Mufasa fighting Time Magazine, Nov 24, '97 Samuel E. Wright plays Mufasa Photographer: Joan Marcus.

John Vickery outside the theatre on opening night in Minneapolis

John's profile from the Lion King stagebill. Alexandra Grace is his daughter (to whom he dedicates his performance).

A collection of various reviews and articles about the Lion King. Some are plain text files, this is noted where applicable.

• Toymaker's review and trip report from 3rd Dec. 1997
• Review by Julia LeGath and Laura Ceccorulli - October 1997

• The excellent Lionking.Net site has a number of movies for download, including one about the costumes on the Broadway Information page, which features John as Scar. This site is a mine of information and is highly recommended.
• Disney on Broadway - The Lion King -- official site, with lots of information and downloads, including PC wallpapers
• The Lion King WWW Archive
• Musicals.Net
• Disney UK - Lion King -- the musical is now running in London, England
• John reprised his rôle as Scar in the L.A. 2000-2001 production of the Lion King - more details on the Lion King in L.A. page.

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