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WOW! Where do I begin???
My parents, Kian, & myself, Sunday evening show. Was stage-left, a little more than 1/2 way back. Still had a great view.
Circle of Life starts up - "animals" come down the aisles. We saw Gazelle Company touring group. What was particularly of note, was that nearly all of the principals, either do a fantastic job of lip-synching to film-sound-footage, or a pre-requisite is that Thou Shalt Sound Like the Disney Film. While Mustafa wasn't quite as low as James Earl Jones' movie-Mustafa, was still pretty damn impressive. And we agreed that show-Zazu (the bird) was more well-rounded & funnier (even references "well that wasn't in the movie"). The puppets for the various animals - just - WOW. (note: the 13' x 11+' Elephant - folds down to 37" big - cool!)
Kian loved it, and stayed awake - on my lap so he could see - even after being in the sun fishing w/ his dad earlier in the day. He'd been so tired earlier, that while at dinner in the posh Terrace Restaurant @ the KC, he finally put his napkin on himself like a blanket, leaned over, and slept on the arm of the chair - and didn't budge for a good 30+ minutes.
Lion King will become a show that I intend to see every other year, both for $ as well as to keep the magic of the experience alive. I've seen CATS 3x @ National Theater, and 1x @ a dinner theater - and because they've been spaced out, each time is almost as good as the first. If you get a chance to go - especially with children - do it! It's powerful, beautiful, and many, many laughs.
My parents, Kian, & myself, Sunday evening show. Was stage-left, a little more than 1/2 way back. Still had a great view.
Circle of Life starts up - "animals" come down the aisles. We saw Gazelle Company touring group. What was particularly of note, was that nearly all of the principals, either do a fantastic job of lip-synching to film-sound-footage, or a pre-requisite is that Thou Shalt Sound Like the Disney Film. While Mustafa wasn't quite as low as James Earl Jones' movie-Mustafa, was still pretty damn impressive. And we agreed that show-Zazu (the bird) was more well-rounded & funnier (even references "well that wasn't in the movie"). The puppets for the various animals - just - WOW. (note: the 13' x 11+' Elephant - folds down to 37" big - cool!)
Kian loved it, and stayed awake - on my lap so he could see - even after being in the sun fishing w/ his dad earlier in the day. He'd been so tired earlier, that while at dinner in the posh Terrace Restaurant @ the KC, he finally put his napkin on himself like a blanket, leaned over, and slept on the arm of the chair - and didn't budge for a good 30+ minutes.
Lion King will become a show that I intend to see every other year, both for $ as well as to keep the magic of the experience alive. I've seen CATS 3x @ National Theater, and 1x @ a dinner theater - and because they've been spaced out, each time is almost as good as the first. If you get a chance to go - especially with children - do it! It's powerful, beautiful, and many, many laughs.
