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The Lion King

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1 Not So Much....Didn't Live Up To Expectations   Review by: reviewer29, Sep 28, 2008
After seeing all of the other Disney shows on Broadway (Beauty & the Beast, Mary Poppins, Little Mermaid), I had really high expectations for this.
The costumes and the scenery were incredible, as were the puppeteers, in true Disney fashion.
With that said, I sadly admit apart from that, it was the least exciting Disney show I've seen on Broadway. It dragged at points, and I really was disappointed that the ... read more
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Go see if you get a chance
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2 It was the best!!    Review by: JULES, Sep 1, 2008
What can I say but, EXCELLENT!! I loved this play from start to finish! Everything about it was wonderful!! I really loved the fact that it was all people of color!! I would see it over and over and over again!!
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3 Great   Review by: DoReSammi, Aug 16, 2008
I'm actually not a huge fan of Disney movies, but I saw this with my school drama club. And it exceeded my expectations. The singing was phenomenal, I loved the music. It was a really fun show and I'd recommend it.
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4 THE SHOW MADE MY NEW YORK TRIP WORTHWHILE   Review by: Sarge, Aug 15, 2008
My Husband and I went to New York for a couple of days and all I wanted was to see the show. It was sold out but we sat in the cancellation line for 3 hours and 15 mins. We got tickets about 15 mins before the show started the tickets were in the orchestra section. The show was magnificent, you can not put it into words, I love Mufasa, Scar and Rafiki and Nala. Those actors are wonderful, I'm speaking of Tshidi Mayne, Derek Smith,... read more
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must see!
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5 Really, really, really BAD!   Review by: drefinnej, Aug 15, 2008
My husband and I went to the Lion King last night and I have to say this is the worst show I have ever seen. I think it's time for them to retire it off Broadway. We had front row center orchestra seats and I dont advise getting those seats at all. You can see too much from these seats such as the parts of the costumes that really shouldn't be seen. And several of the dancers really aren't that fit looking and it's just not a good thing to ... read more
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6 First-rate show! Gave me goosebumps!!    Review by: Lily, Aug 13, 2008
I took my daughter to see the Lion King at the Minskoff theater this past weekend for her Sweet 16 birthday. It was glorious!! We didn't even want to blink in fear of missing something. The actors were superb, the music was lovely (gave me goosebumps), the show itself and effects were superb. After the 5 minute standing ovation when people began leaving, my daughter and I looked at eachother wishing we could sit through another showing. I've ... read more
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must see!
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7    Review by: Tink, Jul 21, 2008
Saw Lion King about 9 years ago, and then again this Sunday, July 20. Costuming still as amazing as ever, brilliant minds went into creating this play. I can say I remember the part of young Simba being a bit better my first time around. This time young Simba's voice was a bit weak, however he still did a very good job. Rafiki was GREAT! I had left orchestra seats, row D, first 4 seats off aisle, the third and fourth are somewhat ... read more
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must see!
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8 Unique, and quite grand!   Review by: , Jul 17, 2008
moving, touched by the story, costumes, and Tshidi Manye played a wonderful Rafiki.
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must see!
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9 Probably wouldn't recommend   Review by: broadwaymusicalfan, Jul 5, 2008
Not a very good show. I have seen many Disney shows before ("Beauty and the Beast", "Mary Poppins", "Aida"), and this one was the worst. I would only recommend it, if you have seen almost every other show on Broadway. Oh, and if you do see it, get really REALLY good seats, because you can't see anything in Mezzanine (well, at least at the New Amsterdam you couldn't, don't know about the Minskoff). The only good actor was the girl playing Nala. ... read more
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Go see if you get a chance
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10 Beautiful play   Review by: Maggie, Jun 28, 2008
I saw the Lion King today, it was my birthday present from my husband. I've always wanted to see the Lion King. It was a beautiful play. You have to see it!!! I cried lol
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must see!
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11 Second time around.   Review by: winsome, Jun 23, 2008
My teenage son & I had seen Lion King on stage in Houston, TX & loved it! He wanted to see it again on Broadway & we were so disappointed we wanted to leave at intermission. If you haven't seen it before, it will probably be enjoyable for the costumes & sets. We found the cast except for Raffiki & the two Nalas sadly lacking. It was our only disappointing show while in New York & we saw five. If it's a repeat for you, skip it!
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Don't go
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