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Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West, 10, lands role in Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Jennifer Hudson
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NORTH West has joined the cast of Disney's The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl for a live concert event.
The performance will be filmed across two performances to be released as a special program on Disney+.
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North, 10, will star alongside an A-list cast that includes Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Billy Eichner, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Jennifer Hudson, and Bradley Gibson.
Broadway talent Heather Headley and Lebo M. are also set to hit the stage.
The shows will take place on May 24 and 25 in celebration of The Lion King’s 30th anniversary.
The recording will be streamed on Disney+, though a release date has not been announced.
The live rendition will mark three decades of the 1994 animated film, which has seen several adaptations including the 1998 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a 2019 live-action movie.
The Hollywood Bowl extravaganza will include a full orchestra performing Han Zimmer's score, with immersive moments from the film's iconic soundtrack.
The songs Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Circle of Life, and Hakuna Matata will take center focus.
There will also be elements borrowed from the beloved Broadway musical, including some of the original musical numbers, set designs, costumes, and puppetry.
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A STAR IS BORN
North has followed in the footsteps of her famous parents Kim Kardashian, 43, and Kanye West, 46, and kickstarted her career in entertainment.
The child star first hit the stage four years ago when she hit the stage at her dad's Paris Fashion Week runway show.
The then 6-year-old rapped a cute song with catchy lyrics as Yeezy models strutted down the catwalk.
In January 2024, Kanye announced his Vultures album and proceeded to host several launch parties where he rapped tracks from the record.
NATURAL PERFORMER
Not only did North deliver a verse in her father's collab single Talking/Once Again with Ty Dolla $ign, but she also joined the pair for many of their toured performances.
The burgeoning singer belted the lyrics, "It's your bestie, Miss, Miss Westy!"
"Don't tryna test me. It's gonna get messy. Just, just bless me/ Bless me!"
The pre-teen even hit the stage with the fashion designer in March during his appearance at Rolling Loud Festival.
Kim's daughter was joined by friends and her cousin Penelope Disick, 11, in front of a massive crowd at Hollywood Park Grounds.
For this particular show, North's siblings Psalm, 4, and Chicago, 5, also joined her on stage where they happily danced together.
Kanye shares the three tots, along with his son Saint, 7, with the Skims founder.
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BIG PLANS
Also in March, the Donda rapper's close friend, Justin LaBoy, that the Ms Westie singer is going to be picky about her career.
She is supposedly constructing her own sound apart from her famous dad, though she plans to collaborate with the controversial star.
The youngster is planning her debut album, Elementary School Dropout, and has been hard at work on the project.
Justin told TMZ that North has been "doing beat selection" and even selected a sound engineer for her tunes.
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According to the source, the 10-year-old took inspiration from her buddies, and the album will feature a group of kids who helped her record the tracks.
The young celebrity has not revealed the release date of her album thus far.
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