Disney Wonders if a Mermaid Can Follow a Trail Blazed by a Lion

New York Times: "What could have been a debacle became one of the savviest moves in recent Broadway history: Take a hugely successful animated movie and pair it with a director who has a serious non-Broadway pedigree. The result, “The Lion King,” under Julie Taymor’s direction, was a critical and commercial smash, changing the dynamics of Broadway and remaking Disney Theatrical Productions, the little corporate experiment that put the show together."