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Waxman Staff Writer Jun 4, 2015 2:47 PM UTC At airports, it is typical to see spontaneous outbursts of anger and frustration, so it is refreshing to see a spontaneous outburst of singing and applause at the gate instead. The casts of _The_ _Lion King_ and _Aladdin_ appear to have staged an a cappella sing-off at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night when storms delayed numerous flights. Watch for the freestyle rap by James Inglehart, who won a 2014 Tony Award for his role as the Genie in _Aladdin._ Wowowowow the casts of The Lion King and Aladdin are stranded at the airport (like me) and just performed wow — Marti Silver (@itsamartiparti) [June 1, 2015](https://twitter.com/itsamartiparti/status/605193118070255616?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) It is not the first time these Broadway actors have burst into song while traveling. The _Lion King_ cast members also [regaled](http://time.com/3092138/lion-king-cast-surprises-subway-riders-with-a-cappella-performance-of-the-circle-of-life/) subway riders with “The Circle of Life” in August 2014 and staged a [flash mob ](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actors-and-singers-from-the-lion-king-perform-a-flash-mob-news-photo/461750858)at the Australian Open’s players café this year. ### Hollywood Stars Who Took to Broadway  Michelle Williams made her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in the first Broadway revival of Cabaret. Joan Marcus—Roundabout Theatre  Bryan Cranston plays President Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way in his Broadway debut in March 2014. Evgenia Eliseeva—Jeffrey Richards Associates/AP  A veteran of the stage, Sir Ian McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise in 1967\. Above, he plays Estragon in Waiting for Godot in 2014. Joan Marcus—Boneau/Bryan-Brown/AP  Bradley Cooper starred opposite Julia Roberts in Three Days of Rain in 2006. Joan Marcus—AP  Daniel Craig, right, and Hugh Jackman are shown in a scene from A Steady Rain. Joan Marcus—The Hartman Group/AP  Jude Law made his Broadway debut in 1995 performing in Indiscretions. and returned in 2009 to star in Hamlet as its namesake character. Johan Persson—AP  Jane Lynch made her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie in 2013\. Above, she is seen performing her role on stage at the 67th Annual Tony Awards Evan Agostini—AP  Patrick Stewart, left, and Ian McKellen star in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. Joan Marcus—Boneau/Bryan-Brown/AP  When she wasn't off saving the world as Black Widow, Scarlett Johansson made her Broadway debut as Catherine in the 2010 play A View From The Bridge. Joan Marcus—AP  Katie Holmes played Ann Deever in her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. Joan Marcus—Boneau/Bryan-Brown/AP  Famous for being the boy who lived, Daniel Radcliffe, left, took his talents to the stage and debuted on Broadway in Equus in 2008. 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