STAGE TUBE: Behind The Scenes at THE LION KING's San Diego Load In
By: Eddie Varley Oct. 15, 2009
Disney's THE LION KING, San Diego's most eagerly awaited stage production ever, will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8. Press opening night is Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM. Broadway/San Diego chats with The Lion King's head carpenter Michael Carey about bringing in the stage favorite.
This engagement is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris and Las Vegas.Now in its second sold-out decade in New York, THE LION KING is the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, eight Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards, the New York Drama Critics award for Best Musical, the Evening Standard Award for the Theatrical Event of the Year, two Olivier Awards, a Theatre World Award, the Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography, two Drama League Awards and a Grammyâ Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Director Julie Taymor became the first woman in Broadway history to win the Tony® Award for Best Director of a Musical. Taymor, along with Michael Curry, created hundreds of masks and puppets for THE LION KING. Choreography is by Garth Fagan, scenic design is by Richard Hudson, costume design is by Julie Taymor and lighting design is by Donald Holder. The book has been adapted by Roger Allers, who co-directed the animated film and Irene Mecchi, who co-wrote the screenplay for THE LION KING. The score features Elton John and Tim Rice's music from the animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice, additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer.The San Diego engagement of THE LION KING is presented by arrangement with Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation and is a subscription offering of the 2009-2010 Season.
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