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The second annual BroadwayCon fan convention launched Jan. 27 with a headline panel about “The Lion King,” the musical-theater phenomenon celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. At ...
Disney's The Lion King was first released in cinemas as a cartoon animation in 1994. The musical theatre show began in 1997 and has since been seen by more than 100 million people, going to ...
See the magic behind Disney’s the Lion King at the Orpheum 03:49. MINNEAPOLIS — An incredible blend of acting, artwork and engineering is bringing the stage to life at a Minneapolis theater ...
"The Lion King” opened as the first production at Disney’s grandly renovated New Amsterdam Theatre, which has seven floors. But to make room for "Mary Poppins," the production had to move in ...
The Lion King has been setting up at Syracuse's Landmark Theatre for weeks, and will open Oct. 26 for three weeks. The touring Broadway production has 230 puppets and more than 700 props.
Young Star Musical Theatre was founded in Los Angeles in 1980 by Barbara Shepherd. Some 20 years later, Shmaine Shepherd ...
The music of "The Lion King" is some of the most iconic in film and stage history. Drew plays 13 flutes during the show, from all over the world. Drew said the instruments she plays can almost be ...
Original "Lion King" director and theater icon Julie Taymor called the visible mix of on stage performance work and behind the scenes technician work "the double event." By Matt Mueller Culture ...
Disney’s “The Lion King.” Even if you’ve never watched the 1994 animated film, you have at least heard the name and the legacy it carries. One of those legacies is its Broadway adaptation ...
While at times THE LION KING seems like a note for note repetition of the movie, what pushes the musical into new territory is the costume design, a stellar group of actors, and of course, an ...
Mufasa: The Lion King is coming out of the shadows and beginning to practice its roar. On Tuesday, Disney and director Barry Jenkins played the movie’s first teaser trailer for theater owners ...
Company of The Lion King Photo by Matthew Murphy . Disney's iconic Broadway sensation, The Lion King, made a triumphant return to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, revisiting the same venue ...