I've wanted to see Lion King the Musical for a long time. I realize I technically already know the story, but I had heard so many great things about the production itself, particularly the costumes that I really wanted to experience it on stage.
It came to Columbus and Joel and I finally got to go. We were celebrating Joel's birthday a month late. (Technically I got the tickets for him on his birthday, but it took this long to find an evening both of us were available). We had nose bleed seats, but I didn't even care, because I was just excited to be there.
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The smiles are genuine even if we look a bit tired. :)
Waiting for it to start... |
The costumes did not disappoint! The opening scene of Circle of Life is breathtaking. The costumes are incredible and so innovative. It's pretty clear that no other musical had any chance of winning a Tony for Best Costume the year Lion King debuted on Broadway - Holy Cow, they're amazing!
The actors of Mufasa, Rafiki, and Scar all performed these roles on Broadway and were definitely the strongest of the cast. Rafiki blew me away. She was hands down the best part of the musical. Even her comedic timing was fabulous. Nala and Simba were probably the weakest links. Nala didn't have much stage presence and had a hard time in her lower register. Joel looked at me after the show and said, "We paid a lot of money for those seats, can I be nit picky? Simba swallowed all the ends of his words when he was singing." I just laughed because I had been thinking the same exact thing. We're a bit on the nerdy side of music and theater and like to critique everything. I have to say the ensemble was incredible though. All of my favorite songs in the musical were the African tribal music that's added. None of it is from Elton John and the movie. The harmonies brought tears to my eyes a couple of times because they were so gorgeous. I love exceptional music that is performed well!
On the whole it was an enjoyable night with my husband and I got to cross Lion King the Musical off my bucket list, so it was a win-win!
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