CMU School of Drama


Sunday, July 13, 2008

Looking back at the development of Broadway's "Lion King"

Jim Hill: "For most people on this planet, the stage version of Disney's 'The Lion King' first came on their radar when this Julie Taymor production initially opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Given the spectacular reviews this show received (Not to mention its amazing word-of-mouth) musical fans knew immediately that something special had just arrived on Broadway.
But Derek Smith (Who's now playing the role of Scar in this Tony Award-winning show) ... He knew almost two years before the rest of the world that Taymor was out to turn Disney's animated 'Lion King' into a truly extraordinary evening of theater."

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