Broadway performers Thom Sesma, Alton Fitzgerald White and Kissy Simmons are joining The Lion King cast for the upcoming production in Las Vegas. The production will begin previews on May 5 at Mandalay Bay Theatre, with May 15 scheduled as the official opening. The production in Las Vegas will be joining seven other productions of The Lion King that are currently playing worldwide, including in Fukuoka, Tokyo, Paris, Hamburg, London and New York as well as the national tour of North America.