Lion King
Last night I was fortunate enough to go see the touring show of Julie Taymor's The Lion King.
It's the big stage adaptation of the Disney movie.
Wow. Visually it blew me away. Ms. Taymor has a real eye for spectacle.
I wish I could describe in detail any of it, but my descriptions would simply not do it justice.
Really.
The performances of the actors playing Scar, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, and Rafiki were brilliant. Especially rafiki. They made rafiki a woman, and oh-my-god, she had one of the most incredible voices I have ever heard. Unfortunately, most of the other leads was kind of ho-hum. It seemed to me that many of them fell into the trap that is common when you've done a show for months and months. They seemed to be totally bored with it, and just plodding through it. But the combination of strong supporting characters listed above and amazing sets, costumes, masks, puppets, lights, etc. made for a great show anyway.
Ladies and gentlemen, if you can manage to see this show, you will not regret it.
6 out of 5 poops (it would be higher if some of the actors didn't seem bored)
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