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Lion King Musical Toronto Review
The Lion King music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, with additional material by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer, book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, directed by Taymor (Mirvish) is currently running at the Princess of Wales (300 King West, Toronot ON) Runs till June 12, 2011.
Lion King Musical Toronto
A bit of luster has come off the crown of The Lion King, which was one of the boldest, most visually inventive musicals in its day. This is the touring version of the Disney musical and not the resident production that roared at the Princess of Wales for several years in the early 2000s. So a few of director/designer Julie Taymor’s jaw-dropping stage effects have been scaled down.
But the sets and costumes continue to be the show’s chief draw, from the famous opening number onwards, as carefully designed puppet monkeys, birds and even a big ol’ lumbering elephant come down the theatre aisles, all to the rousing strains of Brenda Mhlongo’s baboon Rafiki and the hall-filling chorus.
The original songs themselves and the pacing in the long first act, however, are tougher to sit through. The story – about young cub Simba’s reclaiming of his birth right after the death of his father Mufasa – remains the same. There’s still lots of mythic weight in that journey about letting go of childish things and fulfilling one’s responsibilities.
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Lion King North American Tour Opens Tonight in Toronto
The Toronto return of Disney’s Lion King opens tonight, Wednesday April 20 at 7:30pm at the Princess of Wales theatre for a limited engagement of 8 weeks through Sunday June 12, 2011.
The Lion King Toronto Performances:
Tuesday through Saturday evenings 7:30pm
Saturday matinees at 2pm
Sundays at 1pm and 6:30pm
Also 2pm Wednesday matinees on April 20, May 18, May 25, June 1 and June 8
No performances on Tuesday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 31
Lion King Princess of Wales theatre Tickets are still available online. “Thus far sales have exceeded our expectations, but there are still great seats available” said Jack Eldon, Vice President, Domestic, Disney Theatrical Productions.”
The Lion King began as a 1994 animated feature-length film developed and produced by the Walt Disney Company. The story, a coming of age parable set among animals indigenous to its setting, the African savanna, tells the tale of Simba, the lion cub who rises to be the King of the jungle. The North American touring production of The Lion King has been seen by over 13.2 million theatergoers and grossed over $867 million to date.
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Lion King Coming to Rochester’s Auditorium Theatre March 22, 2011
The winner of six 1998 Tony Awards, Lion King to Return to Rochester Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
Lion King to Return to Rochester Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
On Wednesday, March 23, 5:30-7 p.m., a special performance will take place in support of Rochester Broadway Theatre League and Garth Fagan Dance arts-education programs. Garth Fagan and RBTL will offer “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” a VIP pre-show cocktail reception with a silent auction and prime seats to the evening’s performance for $225 per person ($250 per person reserved seating). Current “Lion King” ticketholders may exchange their tickets for this evening special, and the ticket price will be applied to the benefit total.
Lion King will performing at Rochester Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main St.) in Rochester, NY for a limited 4 weeks, from March 22 to April 17, 2011. Buy Lion King Rochester NY Tickets – Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Lion King Rochester Auditorium Theatre Ticket Orders over $350!
Lion King Plays Providence Performing Arts Center Feb 1 to 20
Lion King coming to Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI from Tuesday, February 1 to Sunday, February 20.
Casting has been announced for the Providence engagement of Disney’s The Lion King.
On stage, Director Julie Taymor’s creative vision blends elements of African art and Broadway artisanship to depict anthropomorphic animal characters. The sardonic and deviously cunning “Scar” is played by J. Anthony Crane. Dionne Randolph is “Mufasa,” the great warrior and ruler of the Pridelands. Brenda Mhlongo is the wise baboon shaman “Rafiki.” Tony Freeman portrays the prim and proper horn-billed bird “Zazu.” Ben Lipitz is the carefree warthog “Pumbaa” and Nick Cordileone is the wisecracking meerkat “Timon.” Mufasa’s son, “Simba,” the lion prince born to be king, is played by Adam Jacobs and Syndee Winters is the loyal lioness “Nala.”
The performance times for Lion King are Tuesdays at 7 PM; Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM; Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM; and Sundays at 1 PM and 6:30 PM.
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Lion King returns to Chrysler Hall on Nov 30, 2010 for Five Weeks
Lion King returns to Chrysler Hall on Tuesday Nov 30, 2010 and will remain for five weeks, until Jan 02 2011. A run that long would once have been considered a risk. That was before the cub-turned-king helped establish Norfolk as a major theatrical market.
In the dead of night sometime this weekend, 18 tractor-trailers will plow through the streets of Norfolk headed for Chrysler Hall. They will carry 39 hyenas, 52 wildebeests, several giraffes, gazelles, zebras, antelopes, an elephant and one particular lion.
When the curtain at Chrysler Hall last dropped on “The Lion King” in January 2006, the show had set a local record by grossing $6.5 million. It sold more than 98 percent of its seats for a 45-performance run. The city reaped more than half a million dollars in admission taxes and parking revenues.
In the United States, Norfolk is one of three places where it will play next week. The other productions are on Broadway and in Las Vegas.
Chrysler Hall is undergoing a small renovation for the event. To stage the show’s opening, the entrance of an African menagerie, 97 seats were removed to create center aisles. Thirty-three additional seats were removed to house the massive sound and lighting equipment. The theater will return to its original state after Jan. 2.
Schumacher and his co-producer, Peter Schneider, have been involved with “The Lion King” for more than 20 years, since before it became the hit movie that turned into a stage phenomenon.
Lion King Musical show comes to Norfolk on Tuesday for the first time in five years. Lion King will take the stage Tuesday 30 November, 2010. Hope it will roar as loudly as it did five years ago. Get your Lion King Chrysler Hall Norfolk Tickets Online.
