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The Lion King: A Broadway Revolution

By Broadway Magazine

The Lion King is the Disney musical based on the hit animated film which follows the story of a young lion cub named Simba as he grows to become a king. Few Broadway musicals can justifiably lay claim to being groundbreaking, but for The Lion King the term is more than appropriate. After more than a decade on Broadway, Disney's The Lion King remains a family favorite. With an opening number that leaves even the most cynical eye astonished, the production adapts the hit Disney film for the Broadway stage in a non-traditional, spectacularly exuberant style. The wizard behind this curtain is Julie Taymor, who's puppetry and ingenuity broke the mold and raised [...] read more »

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