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Lion King on Broadway will make you put down the controller, and turn away from the cinema
- Thread starter Meus Renaissance
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Damn, I gotta see this.
And Book of Mormon was OK. I got way too hyoed, but there was 2 great songs in the mix. The rest ranged from kind of bad to OK.
And Book of Mormon was OK. I got way too hyoed, but there was 2 great songs in the mix. The rest ranged from kind of bad to OK.
Saw it once as a child and once with my child.
Impressed both times, but always hesitant about seeing anything Disney. -feels dirty.
Impressed both times, but always hesitant about seeing anything Disney. -feels dirty.
I don't quite get it myself as I really can't stand like 95 percent of musicals out there as they generally are basically just a story with people singing inserted. I'm of the opinion not everything needs a musical version or that they add all that much to a lot of the adapted properties. That and I think a lot of original musicals can be hugely derivative and melodramatic to the point of making my eyes roll out of my skull.
That said there are some excellent musicals out there that do something a little different or can at least take the well tried formula and do something special with it. Sad thing is for every Avenue Q or Book of Mormon, you've got a LOT of dreck out there. Then again I'm not a fan of a lot of the classics either like The Music Man.
Sometimes actors stay in a role for ages. But yes, they rotate actors in and out as they age/get tired/get fired/someone else gets more popular.
Mega bump!
I just watched this last weekend.
I have heard for years how awesome this show was but had zero interest in seeing a 'kids' musical. Took my twins and honestly I am shocked how good it was. Especially seeing as how the show is 20 years old.
The woman who plays Rafiki is just an otherworldly talent. I was feeling it when she sang he lives in you and after simba sang endless night. Like legit I am not crying you are moment.
My words can't do justice to this and the OP was 100% right.
It was really expensive but it was worth it (for us). You feel fantastic walking out of that theater.
I feel like a total fool for not seeing this 20 years ago when everyone told me to....
I just watched this last weekend.
I have heard for years how awesome this show was but had zero interest in seeing a 'kids' musical. Took my twins and honestly I am shocked how good it was. Especially seeing as how the show is 20 years old.
The woman who plays Rafiki is just an otherworldly talent. I was feeling it when she sang he lives in you and after simba sang endless night. Like legit I am not crying you are moment.
My words can't do justice to this and the OP was 100% right.
It was really expensive but it was worth it (for us). You feel fantastic walking out of that theater.
I feel like a total fool for not seeing this 20 years ago when everyone told me to....
I think a lot of people just don't like the inherent campiness of it all. I'm not a big musical fan but I've enjoyed stuff like We Will Rock You because it's more my style of music. I don't like the overwrought, maudlin stuff like Les Mis.
It's can be very expensive and Broadway is really lame when it misses.
But it is amazing when it works like Lion King did for me. I was blown away by the talent of some of the performers. It seemed almost impossible that Rafiki could sing as well as she did.
Where in the Midwest? The Lion King is coming to Indianapolis so I have to believe Chicago has gotten it before. Detroit too, probably.
Both are fantastic for different reasons. BoM even nailed the Lion King opening when I saw it. I swear they used the same Rafiki and everything.
I would see both again if given the opportunity.
i saw this on tour in ohio like, a decade ago. was it the same people who do the broadway show? is it like, different when they aren't touring? i remember i loved it , but it was ten years ago
Is the music from Potter all original I assume?
Only saw the first movie.
I still need to see Hamilton. That is usually the type of show I love. Something for adults, but Lion King surprised me and it might be my current favorite show on Broadway that I have seen thus far.
It's an amazing experience when a broadway show works. It's like magic.
Eh.
I have seen probably close to 20 broadway shows and it was still super impressive to me.
Talent is impressive no matter the setting and the Rafiki we saw was amazing.
When I moved to the US and NYC less than two years ago, the one thing I kept telling myself was "Oh boy, the first thing I'm gonna do is see The Lion King on Broadway!", fast forward to a day after I arrived, I'm checking the prices for tickets, and....yeah, it hasn't happened to this day, the ticket prices are just too crazy....
They are going for different goals. I wouldn't say it's better, just funnier. Lion King is a better spectral for wow factor. I do feel like Book of Mormon is a better gateway to musicals though along with Avanue Q. The Lion King is the show you take people to after they've seen a few show and blow them away.
On topic: I really enjoyed Lion King. It lived up to the years of hype. I have tickets to Aladin in October. I'm not sure what to expect.
Not at all!
Most Broadway shows tour. I saw Lion King 2 years ago in Calgary Alberta for example, just saw Les Miserables a couple weeks ago. Just go look up your city and Broadway and see what's coming
Never saw a show until I saw Book of Mormon. The fact these people do such an amazing job live day in and day out, max respect.
Saw it years back. Absolutely incredible show and worth every penny. The sets, costumes and music all stunning.
Disney's Broadway shows have been amazing. Beauty and the Beast was stunning (I still don't know how they did Chip and the floating transformation at the end), and Lion Kings costume design and sets were fantastic. Both are great musicals too. Aladdin was fun but I won first row tickets so I had no skin in the game. Haven't seen Frozen but I hear it relies on projection special effects too much.
Another big spectacle show is Wicked. Crazy effects and animatronics. These types of shows are great for people just getting into musicals.
Another big spectacle show is Wicked. Crazy effects and animatronics. These types of shows are great for people just getting into musicals.
