DENNIS GREEN (Additional Lyrics) met Howard Ashman in 1975, shortly after moving to New York. He quickly convinced Mr.

Billy Barnes Lyricist, Composer, Musical Director.

Won two Emmy nominations for writing specialty material on TV for such stars as Carol Burnett, Danny Kaye, and Sonny & Cher.

Lebo M is known as the _x001c_ voice and spirit of The Lion King._x001d_ Once a teenage singer in Soweto, the GRAMMY® Award winner and TONY® nominee s music brings audiences to tears with hauntingly inspiring African rhythms and melodies.

A TONY® nominee and multi-platinum, three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, he was an obvious choice to produce the music for the stage production of The Lion King,having arranged and produced songs for the blockbuster animated feature film, for which he received both GRAMMY® and American Musi

The GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, together with producing and composing partner Hans Zimmer, created Media Ventures, a multifaceted entertainment group that includes music, new media, film, and television.

Hans Zimmer received the Oscar®, Golden Globe, and two GRAMMY® awards for his original film score for the film version of The Lion King.

Roger Allers made his Broadway debut with co-author Irene Mecchi, with the TONY®-nominated book for The Lion King, adapted from the animated feature, which he co-directed. Mr.

Irene Mecchi began her association with Disney in March 1992, when she wrote Recycle Rex, an animated short, which won the 1994 Environmental Media Award. Irene is a co-writer of Disney s animated features The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Hercules.

Lindsay Anderson is a New York City-based lyricist and book writer. Off-Broadway: co-writer/creator of A Never-Ending Line (Players Theatre).