The Lion King,” playing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando for the next few weeks, still has theatrical thrills.

Orlando youngster Julian Villela is traveling the country as Simba in “The Lion King,” which soon will play Orlando’s Dr.

Mufasa: The Lion King is the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic animated remake of The Lion King. Directed by Barry Jenkins, the film is also a prequel to the original 1996 Disney animated movie ...