As mentioned in the previous article, Kristy and I joined Jean and Racey to see The Lion King last night. I’m not exactly the biggest fan of the live theatre genre, having never seen a musical or a play that I’ve really enjoyed. But everyone (especially Craig) said that The Lion King would be the musical to change all of that.
Suffice to say that everyone was right on this one – the show was just spectacular. The costumes, sets, and the music were just breathtaking – especially in the opening scene when all the animals come together to the music of “Circle of Life”. I was particularly impressed with the elephants and the giraffes! But by far my favourite costume was Simba’s warthog friend – Pumba.
I’m sure it helped that (having seen the movie) I roughly knew the story line, which makes the whole thing easier to follow. The only criticism I had was that the microphones were a bit low, or something – which made it hard to understand the dialogue in some parts. But that’s a very minor thing – The Lion King has restored my faith that there actually are musicals that are worth seeing. gerrod.com rating: 9.5/10.
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I can’t believe it Gerrod. Don’t become too cultured now.
Check out Avenue Q too. I’m not a musical person and I’ve seen it twice- very funny.
can you feel the love tonight?
You’d be surprised at some of the entertainment value that theatre has to offer (don’t put it in the same category as opera). I had heard that The Lion King was awesome too visually. Glad to hear it was good.
All these things are true.<br><br>Meghan – "Avenue Q" is definitely on my "to see" list – real life as interpreted by puppets, what could be better!