Hoon Lee to join 'The King and I' on Broadway.

[ranger_scout]

Hoon Lee, the voice of Splinter, is going to join the Broadway production of The King and I. He begins his run as the King of Siam on September 29.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/a-pair-of-kings-will-succeed-ken-watanabe-in-the-king-and-i/?_r=0

This is great news. I actually did not know he could sing. He's also stepping into to some big shoes. Ken Watanabe has gotten a Tony nomination for playing the part in this production and the role was made famous by the late and legendary Yul Brynner.

[Powder]

He's a very talented guy, glad to see him doing some real big things.

[Jester]

Am I a little selfish for thinking, "How will this affect his work on Turtles!?"|


Congrats, Mr. Lee, you'll be great.

[Powder]

I wondered the same thing. :tlol: I'd hate to lose him, his performance is the best one, IMO.

[ranger_scout]

Am I a little selfish for thinking, "How will this affect his work on Turtles!?"|


Congrats, Mr. Lee, you'll be great.

I guess this means that there's possibility we will be less Splinter during season 4. Still, this is great news for him. I'm also sure the families who go to the stage door after the performances will be excited to meet him in person.

[Jester]

I wondered the same thing. :tlol: I'd hate to lose him, his performance is the best one, IMO.
I think his Splinter is my favorite.

[Autbot_Benz]

I think his Splinter is my favorite.

ya Hoon Lee's Splinter is my favorite too

[Bry]

Voice acting's a bit more flexible, isn't it? Many actors on the show have busy schedules outside of it, so I'm sure they could find a way to work around his Broadway run.

I mean... Seth Green runs Robot Chicken, is a regular cast member on Family Guy, and puts in a bunch of regular guest appearances all over the place, all on top of TMNT. All while being in LA, mind you, but I'm sure they could handle Hoon Lee's scenes before/after his Broadway stint without causing major hiccups.

[neatoman]

Is it the Peter Griffin revision?:P

[marcelangelo]

congrats to hoon!he is so great on the show and you can just feel he has a LOT going for him.
he is one of my favourite versions of splinter too!next to kevin clash..and the 87 splinter.

[darthwahl56]

Is it the Peter Griffin revision?:P

with robots in the future:lol::lol::lol:

[neatoman]

with robots in the future:lol::lol::lol:

Actually, the Peter Griffin revision takes place in 2015.

[BubblyShell22]

Congrats to Hoon Lee. I'm sure they'll be able to fit him in as Splinter, and since he doesn't start the show until September, they could always record his lines in advance so that not much will be missed.

[ranger_scout]

After just watching the season finale on television, it all makes sense why Hoon Lee is doing The King and I on Broadway. Once he learned that would Splinter die he figured he would have time to do this role in New York while the fourth season is going on without his character.

[CyberCubed]

He'll be in Season 4 though.

[ranger_scout]

First look at Hoon as the King of Siam.

http://images.bwwstatic.com/upload11/1123955/xtn-500_k9-47_king_hoon_caption.jpg.pagespeed.ic.GTqY0wzvsg.w ebp

http://images.bwwstatic.com/upload11/1123955/xtn-500_k9-13_king_hoon_caption.jpg.pagespeed.ic.qeLZXXunqb.w ebp

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Getting-to-Know-You-First-Look-at-Hoon-Lee-in-THE-KING-AND-I-on-Broadway-20150928

[ranger_scout]

Here is footage of him in the show.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Hoon-Lee-Takes-the-Throne-in-Broadways-THE-KING-AND-I-Watch-Highlights-20151027