Hi,
I've just seen an ad today for the musical of the Lion King- to start in Sydney in October 2003.
I was fortunate enough to have seen it in London several years ago.
It was a superb experience.
Although taken from the "Lion King" movie, it has expanded and grown to something with a great deal more depth than the movie.
Don't get me wrong. The kids will still love it. But so will the Mums and Dads.
The music from the film is in there. That's a bit of a pity- a little too sweet for me. But a lot of SOuth African influenced music has been added- and that gives it a great deal of depth. In the Lodon theatre, two of the largish balconies were filled with African drums.
Some of the African flavour was contributed by Lebo M, who also contributed to the score of "The Power of One" (where I felt the music was much better than the film).
The visual presentation of the show was stunning.
Various animals were represented in various unique ways. The colour and the characterisations were superb. Masks, costumes, Japanese style puppetry, and shadow puppetry are used to great effect.
A superb experience for the whole family.
I've just seen an ad today for the musical of the Lion King- to start in Sydney in October 2003.
I was fortunate enough to have seen it in London several years ago.
It was a superb experience.
Although taken from the "Lion King" movie, it has expanded and grown to something with a great deal more depth than the movie.
Don't get me wrong. The kids will still love it. But so will the Mums and Dads.
The music from the film is in there. That's a bit of a pity- a little too sweet for me. But a lot of SOuth African influenced music has been added- and that gives it a great deal of depth. In the Lodon theatre, two of the largish balconies were filled with African drums.
Some of the African flavour was contributed by Lebo M, who also contributed to the score of "The Power of One" (where I felt the music was much better than the film).
The visual presentation of the show was stunning.
Various animals were represented in various unique ways. The colour and the characterisations were superb. Masks, costumes, Japanese style puppetry, and shadow puppetry are used to great effect.
A superb experience for the whole family.