Beyonce meets The Lion King on Broadway's Syndee Winters... ahead of her own role as Nala in remake

By CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM 17:34 19 Jun 2019, updated 19:06 19 Jun 2019

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter came face to face with The Lion King on Broadway star Syndee Winters during the WACO Theater Center's third annual Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles on June 1.

The 37-year-old R&B diva happens to voice the same exact character Nala in Jon Favreau's longer, CG-animated reboot of Disney's The Lion King, which hits US/UK theaters July 19.

During the gala, Winters - who took over the lioness role in January - performed the song Shadowland from the Tony-winning musical, which is currently running at Manhattan's Minskoff Theatre.

Hear them roar! Beyoncé Knowles-Carter came face to face with The Lion King on Broadway star Syndee Winters (R) during the WACO Theater Center's third annual Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles on June 1

Hitting US/UK theaters July 19! The 37-year-old R&B diva happens to voice the same exact character Nala in Jon Favreau's longer, CG-animated reboot of Disney's The Lion King

Beyoncé sits on the advisory board for the WACO Theater Center, which was co-founded by her mother Tina Lawson, and the Wearable Art Gala was broadcast June 11 on OWN.

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The 23-time Grammy winner was wearing a gold-feathered custom Georges Hobeika catsuit and cape fittingly featuring the face of a male lion.

Here's hoping The Lion King turns out better than Knowles' last acting role voicing a Mother Nature-style Queen Tara in Chris Wedge's forgettable CG-animated flick Epic in 2013.

Benefit: During the gala, Winters - who took over the lioness role in January - performed the song Shadowland from the Tony-winning musical, which is currently running at Manhattan's Minskoff Theatre

Family affair: Beyoncé sits on the advisory board for the WACO Theater Center, which was co-founded by her mother Tina Lawson (2-R), and the Wearable Art Gala was later broadcast June 11 on OWN

Mane attraction: The 23-time Grammy winner was wearing a gold-feathered custom Georges Hobeika catsuit and cape fittingly featuring the face of a male lion

Here's hoping The Lion King turns out better than Knowles' last acting role voicing a Mother Nature-style Queen Tara in Chris Wedge's forgettable CG-animated flick Epic in 2013

Here's hoping The Lion King turns out better than Knowles' last acting role voicing a Mother Nature-style Queen Tara in Chris Wedge's forgettable CG-animated flick Epic in 2013

The Houston-born Texan's other acting credits have included Obsessed, Dreamgirls, and Austin Powers in Goldmember.

On June 13, the Homecoming star and her husband Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter) celebrated the 2nd birthdays of their twin son Sir and daughter Rumi.

Beyoncé and the 49-year-old rap mogul - whom she wed in 2008 after a decade of knowing each other - are also parents to seven-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.

The Carters: On June 13, the Homecoming star and her husband Jay-Z celebrated the 2nd birthdays of their twin son Sir and daughter Rumi (pictured June 5)

Mini-me: The Houston-born Texan and the 49-year-old rap mogul - whom she wed in 2008 - are also parents to seven-year-old daughter Blue Ivy (pictured June 1)

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Hear them roar! Beyoncé Knowles-Carter came face to face with The Lion King on Broadway star Syndee Winters (R) during the WACO Theater Center's third annual Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles on June 1

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Hitting US/UK theaters July 19! The 37-year-old R&B diva happens to voice the same exact character Nala in Jon Favreau's longer, CG-animated reboot of Disney's The Lion King

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Benefit: During the gala, Winters - who took over the lioness role in January - performed the song Shadowland from the Tony-winning musical, which is currently running at Manhattan's Minskoff Theatre

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Family affair: Beyoncé sits on the advisory board for the WACO Theater Center, which was co-founded by her mother Tina Lawson (2-R), and the Wearable Art Gala was later broadcast June 11 on OWN

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Mane attraction: The 23-time Grammy winner was wearing a gold-feathered custom Georges Hobeika catsuit and cape fittingly featuring the face of a male lion

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Here's hoping The Lion King turns out better than Knowles' last acting role voicing a Mother Nature-style Queen Tara in Chris Wedge's forgettable CG-animated flick Epic in 2013

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Here's hoping The Lion King turns out better than Knowles' last acting role voicing a Mother Nature-style Queen Tara in Chris Wedge's forgettable CG-animated flick Epic in 2013

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The Carters: On June 13, the Homecoming star and her husband Jay-Z celebrated the 2nd birthdays of their twin son Sir and daughter Rumi (pictured June 5)

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Mini-me: The Houston-born Texan and the 49-year-old rap mogul - whom she wed in 2008 - are also parents to seven-year-old daughter Blue Ivy (pictured June 1)

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