For our money, the best James Earl Jones-voiced cartoon since Cinderella.

With Mamma Mia! wrapping up its run at Mandalay Bay Jan. 4, the ABBA-shaped hole in your heart will be filled with Disney.

The Lion King is set to open May 2, joining the roster of productions already going on in New York, London, Hamburg, Paris, Tokyo and Fukuoka. In a move sure to please fans worldwide, the Las Vegas production of The Lion King will feature 100 percent less Whoopi Goldberg than the film.

By Jason Scavone

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