Billy Eichner Teases Hollywood Bowl Singing Debut at ‘Lion King’ Celebration: ‘I Feel Like I’m on Madonna’s Blond Ambition Tour’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Billy Eichner is finally getting to live out his childhood dream of a being in a major stage musical.
The “Bros” star is making his Hollywood Bowl singing debut this weekend during “The Lion King‘s” 30th anniversary live-to-film concert. “We just had our first official rehearsal all together this morning,” Eichner told me Wednesday afternoon. “The scope and size of it really knocked me out.
If I can get through it, I think it’s going to be really fun.” Eichner, who played Timon in the 2019 “Lion King” remake and reprises the role in the upcoming prequel film “Mufasa: The Lion King,” isn’t allowed to say what he’ll be performing.
But it has already been announced that the two-night run — May 24 and 25 — will also feature “Lion King” veterans Nathan Lane, Jeremy Irons, Ernie Sabella, Heather Headley, Lebo M and Jason Weaver, as well as EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson, and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West.
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