YOU
FRANKENSTEIN, AND HKUNA MATADA.
♪
>> Jason: DISNEY'S THE LOIN KING
THROUGH SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 AND
FOLLOWS THE STORY OF THE YOUNG
LION CUB SIMBA, AS HE GOES
THROUGH TO BECOME THE LION KING.
IT ALSO HAS SONGS FROM ELTON
JOHN AND TIM RICE.
>> Chuck: IT IS AWESOME!
IT BLOWS YOUR MIND.
JOINING US LIVE IN STUDIO,
DeSEAN YOUNG WHO PLAYS SIMBA AND
JOHN SLOAN, III, ALSO A NATIVE
OF DETROIT AND FARMINGTON HIGH?
>> OAK PARK AND FARMINGTON HIGH.
>> Chuck: STILL FAMILY HERE?
>> OH, GOD, EVERYWHERE IN
DETROIT.
ALL OVER MY FACEBOOK AND PHONE.
I LOVE THEM, THEY'RE GREAT!
>> MY MOM AND AUNT ARE TEACHERS
IN DETROIT.
MY MOM STILL TEACHES AT WARNER.
>> Chuck: DETROIT IS BEING KIND
TO YOU?
>> AUDIENCES ARE AMAZING.
THE FIRST NIGHT, WE HAD PEOPLE
SCREAMING, IT WAS AWESOM
♪♪
>> GO BLUE, BABY!
>> Jason: YOU SHOULD GET WORK IN
VOICE-OVERS AND MOVIES.
>> GET ME AN AGENT, I'LL BE
RIGHT ON IT!
>> Chuck: 20th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE SHOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Chuck: MIND-BLOWING.
AND YOU'VE BEEN WITH THE SHOW
INDIVIDUALLY HOW LONG?
>> OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 10
YEARS.
>> OFF AND ON ABOUT 6 YEARS.
>> Jason: I THINK I'M STUCK
ON -- YOU COULD DO A RADIO
VOICE-OVER.
>> ARE YOU OFFERING ME A JOB?
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
[LAUGHTER]
>> Jason: HE COULD BE LIKE THE
NEW ALAN ALTMAN FROM PILLOW
TALK.
>> IT'S AWESOME TO PLAY THE
CHARACTER, AND WHEN YOU SAY LION
KING, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN
VERSIONS.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE BUT A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO A ROLE
LIKE THAT AND BE PRESENT IN
SOMETHING PEOPLE CARE SO MUCH
ABOUT.
>> Chuck: AS YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH THIS PART, YOU'RE
POURING SWEAT BY THE END BECAUSE
YOU'RE INTO IT.
>> I DO SWEAT A LOT, YES.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Chuck: DID WE BREAK THE MYTH
SOMEHOW?
>> ALL OF US ON THE STAGE GIVE
EVERYTHING WE HAVE EVERY NIGHT.
ONCE SIMBA IS ON STAGE, HE
DOESN'T LEAVE THE STAGE.
SO YOU POUR YOUR HEART INTO IT
AND HOPEFULLY IT REACHES YOU
GUYS OUT THERE.
>> Jason: AND BEING PART OF A
ENSEMBLE, YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR
OWN AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
>> YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE
YOUR HEAD IS ON THE SWIVEL AND
STAYING AWAY OF EVERYBODY
AROUND.
>> AND HE'S SCARY.
>> I DO WHAT I CAN.
>> THAT'S THE FUN PART ABOUT IT.
>> Chuck: AND GIVE US
BEHIND-THE-SCENES PEEK.
>> I'VE GOT 10 COSTUME CHANGES,
AND I'LL BE WILDEBEEST AND A
HYENA IN ANOTHER, GRASS IN
ANOTHER.
BUT WHEN DeSEANA IS SINGING,
EVERYTHING IS DONE LIVE IN THE
SHOW.
IT'S A LOT OF RUNNING AROUND AND
BACK-AND-FORTH BUT IT'S WHAT
MAKES THE SHOW.
>> Jason: AS OPPOSED TO
PERFORMING IN A RECORDING STUDIO
OR IN FRONT OF A MOVIE CAMERA,
BEING LIVE ON THE STAGE, YOU'RE
TAKING CUES FROM THE AUDIENCE'S
REACTION.
>> YES.
BUT EVERYONE REACTS DIFFERENTLY
AND SOMETIMES YOU GET QUIET
AUDIENCES.
THEY'RE ENJOYING IT, JUST MORE
FOCUSED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND SOMETIMES YOU GET LOUT AND
OUT-THER AUDIENCES.
WHICH I LOVE.
>> Chuck: YOU WANT TO GET YOUR
SHOUT-OUTS IN.
>> Jason: YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS.
>> GO BLUE!
HEY MOM AND DAD!
I LOVE ALL MY PEOPLE AND MY
FAMILY, AND WHAT UP DOE?
AND I'M STARTING A NEW
NONPROFIT, HELPING HANDS
CAMPAIGN AND WE'RE TEACHING A
BUNCH OF DETROIT AREA HIGH
SCHOOL KIDS THIS MONDAY AT WAYNE
STAT
GO T
>> Jason: SO LOOK IN THE CAMERA
AND GO, THIS IS "LIVE IN THE D,"
WHAT UP DOE?