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Truly For the Kids or If You haven't Seen the Movie Review by: upthehudson, Apr 23, 2012 |
| To be fair- this review comes from an adult who has not taken a child to Disneyworld in over 15 years. And I loved the movie when it came out so many years ago. But this production did nothing for me. Sure it's cleverly staged at times and the acting is not to be criticized(though I often found myself wondering whether I was observing lip syncing). But there is very little that is fresh if you've seen the movie and for the price they are getting ... read more for a ticket (even discounted), I expected to be much more impressed. Pretty much the same songs and dialogue done with masks and puppets in a huge theatre. At one time, there was a much smaller scale stage production performed at the Magic Kingdom that was included with the park admission. It was no less entertaining than this Broadway version. |
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Good show, didn't live up to expectations Review by: Parekai, Mar 3, 2012 |
The show was good, but don't walk in expecting to be blown away. If you do, then it is not so impressive. Just expect a good musical, and then you will be blown away. I have read reviews and watched videos over and over again about this show, so I had lots of expectations, so I didn't really like it.
The costumes were beautiful, but a bit too literal. I am a costumer for cirque du soleil, so I know how to make something ... read more that implies the animal, but in the lion king, the costumes just distracted.
PS I also got the understudy Simba, and I was not very impressed with him.
PPS: Timon and Pumbaa made the show for me. |
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Review by: Tod, Dec 11, 2011 |
A ROARING SUCCESS
I saw "Lion King" 9 years ago in London and I think the show has been improved dramatically as it seems to be more "African". It is worth spending the extra on good seats in the stalls so you can appreciate the genious of the costumes. If you are too far back, you don't get this perspective. A really wonderful production. |
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UNFULFILLING Review by: sue, Nov 26, 2011 |
| The first five minutes were the biggest thrill of the night. The procession of costumes and singing are enthralling but it all felt empty after the novel opening. Having live actors try to act like cartoons made it all quite hollow. No script, no character development-it was like watching a sketch that lasted two hours. Microphoning actors also overpowers any the actors having to do any powerful expressing or emoting; the essence of live theatre ... read more for me. If you go expecting a show for very young children you will not be disappointed. If you go to see amazing costuming, you will feel fulfilled. But as theatre, it was quite a superficial experience. |
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An overwhelming, fantastic experience. Tshidi manye who plays rafiki is a godess. Review by: jm10112, Nov 9, 2011 |
| If you think the lion king is just a mild version of the movie, u r in for it, because this show is sick. By sick i mean an overwhelming phenomenon. A parade of elephants, zebras gazzeles, girraffes. The entire show was a phenominon. The mix beween the music and the costumes in the opening number brought me to tears. |
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awesome show! Review by: lollipop, Oct 18, 2011 |
| This show was absolutely awesome!!!!!! I had seen it 7 or 8 years ago and I've been wanting to see it again for a while. I finally went and it was well worth it. All the costumes and sets were out of this world! (My favorite costumes were the cheetah, elephant, and Scar.) this show is awesome for all ages - not just little kids. it's better if you know the movie before but you dont need to. in a nut shell, out of the 10 broadway shows i saw, the ... read more lion king is definitely up there even though i loved all of them:) its a must see for everyone!!! theres a good reason all the shows are sold out! |
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Not for adults Review by: Alex, Sep 26, 2011 |
This is a show for kids. We were bored silly - it was like watching a parade at Disney World that lasts for hours.
The puppetry and costumes are top notch but otherwise, this lacks in every respect. Most of the music is straight from the movie and is fine but nothing spectacular. The new songs are lackluster and don't match the style of the others. The acting is ok but, as I mentioned above, this is a kids show which means much ... read more of the dialogue that worked well in the cartoon comes across as silly on stage.
We left at intermission and couldn't get out fast enough. |
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Best all round family musical! Review by: Bruce, Sep 24, 2011 |
| Wow, totally enjoyed the cast, customs, stage back drops and music! Rafiki by Tshidi Many and Simba by Adam Jacobs really displayed their energy, passion and personal best in theater performance. |
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Review by: adlib, May 31, 2011 |
| If you want to see interesting animal puppets go to a museum.The scenery is beautiful, but after seeing it for 5 minutes what else is there. This show is the worst waste of money. I was bored in the first 5 minutes and left at intermission. |
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Sucks! Review by: Broadway Writer, May 24, 2011 |
| I paid full price. Show was sold out. It stunk beginning to end. The acting was amateurish. The singing terrible. No one was motivated. Most the cast seemed like it was their first time ever on stage. No dances were synchronized. A very lazy performance. No one cared on stage. They were tired and came off as idiots. BORING! WORST MUSICAL I EVER SAW!!! |
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UNFORRGETABLE Review by: hjgu09shjbr09s0, May 13, 2011 |
| OMG my life litteraly changed after this show that will blow u away.BEST SHOW ON EARTH |
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Animals are very cool. Review by: inside your mind, Apr 17, 2011 |
I am not a Disney fanatic at all ( I do not understand the hype and obsessions that go along with Disney) but I did enjoy the show. The story of the Lion King doesn't appeal to me that much, but the dancing/body movements in animal like ways, and music made the show entertaining. Also if you sit close -- I was in the 1st row, the animals interact with you, which is fun. The orchestra was great in the production I saw. I found myself watching the ... read more conductor throughout the show. The music is very good, not as catchy as I thought it would be though.....after the show was over I was humming The Phantom of the Opera to myself instead of The Circle of life haha. You cannot compare Phantom music to Lion King music.....too different. It is very long, and by the end I was ready for it to be over. Not sure I would see it again unless the tickets were free of course.
Wouldn't be my first choice though, I am an Andrew Lloyd Webber fan. Or would choose to see Billy Elliot. |
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Spectacular Review by: markncheese, Mar 20, 2011 |
| I thought this musical was one of the best out there. I saw Wicked, American Idiot, Chicago, and Avenue Q, and I must say that this show was the best of them all when I went to New York. The costumes were spectacular and the entire cast had amazing vocals. The African style is just gorgeous. And I know the choreographer. You must not expect it to be anything like the movie. It is not heartwarming, it is just spectacular. You must think of it ... read more as its own musical, not an adaptation of a movie. 5 out of 5 |
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Review by: mini, Feb 18, 2011 |
| I took my daughter to New York, we only had time to see 1 show so I chose the Lion King. We were both so pleased with the choice, from the very first minute this show was totally enthralling, cast, stage, costumes were absolutely amazing. What a visual feast, an experience we wont forget any time soon. Our seats were great, in the front row wings upstairs., I could reach out and touch the member of the cast who came to sing ... read more during the opening minutes |
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Not thrilled.. Review by: , Nov 18, 2010 |
| I wasn't really very impressed with this show. I had heard of course that it was fantastic, but honestly, in the first act I was quite bored. The first act drags on, it didn't have anything I recognized, there wasn't much of a story at first..of course it does evolve but it was just really slow. The costumes are really imaginative but I thought they were distracting. I couldn't relate to the actors and there really was no connection there. I was ... read more overall, disappointed. The singing was alright..not even spectacular. The exception to this was the adult Nala, she was fantastic. The second act was better, but all in all, not sure I would pay full price to see this. I've also seen Wicked--now THAT is a spectacular show. Maybe I was expecting too much after seeing Wicked..but I wasn't thrilled. |
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