This is no cartoon and is not just for kids. It is the 3rd longest running Broadway show. It has had 90+ million audience members worldwide, won 70 major theatre awards internationally and has 24 global productions around the world. THE LION KING is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice. The set pieces, from Pride Rock to the gorge where Mufasa (Aaron Nelson) is killed by brother Scar (Spencer Pachy) during a wildebeest stampede - hardly a spoiler all these years later - offer immersive eye candy.Detroit Metro Mashup’s Michele had the privilege of attending the Broadway in Detroit production of THE LION KING at the Detroit Opera House Thursday evening, February 2 nd, 2017: It’s as exciting now as it was in 1997 to watch cast members manipulate the large-scale puppets and vehicles that represent “The Lion King’s” assortment of creators, or to take in even the most subtle effects, such as scenes in miniature silhouette or foliage brought to life by the actors. The musical didn’t win six Tony Awards and numerous others around the world for no reason. 20 at the Detroit Opera House) has not aged at all in the 25 years since its debut, and its tale as old as time is welcome and comforting - a two-and-a-half-hour spirit of “Hakuna Matata.” With its inventive staging, costuming, special effects and dancing (choreographed by onetime Detroiter Gawain Garth Fagan), “The Lion King” (running through Feb. parade down the center aisles, it feels like the return of old friends and we’re transported directly to the African savanna as the blockbuster Disney film comes to theatrical life in characteristically awe-inspiring fashion. If you want to forget about the worries of pandemic and other world ills, at least for a few hours, “The Lion King” musical is just the ticket.įrom the minute the house lights go down and the puppet animals - elephants, rhinos, etc.
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