Spring Semester Performance Review
I attended the 7:30 performance of The Lion King, on April 9th
in New York City. This was the most breath taking performance I have ever seen.
Better than any film or recorded song or any other play I’ve been able to
attend, The Lion King evoked every emotion you could experience into two and a
half hours of acting, dancing and singing. The music and lyrics to this
performance were written by Elton John and Tim Rice. The book was written by
Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi. This playwright was produced by Peter Schneider
and Thomas Schumacher. And finally it was directed by Julie Taymor.
Performed on Broadway, this musical was expected to hold a
higher standard of theatre. The lighting reflected the mood of the scene and
also inflicted the emotions into the audience as well. Also the physical stage
was created to move and fit into each scene as needed. It could rise up in a
spiral motion to create Pride Rock and it’ll recede into the floor to create an
unevenness in the terrain of the savannah.
The costumes made the performance what it is by far. The
masks that the adult lions wear can fall over their face when leaning over to
make the whole body look like a lion. The puppet like costumes of the secondary
actors were incredibly created to move as the animals would move. My favorite character of all Disney movies is
Rafiki and it was exciting to see the character come to life and played by an
amazing African actress, Tshidi Manye.
I give this performance an overall 20 out of 10 for its
overall high quality of acting, amazing vocals, bright and colorful scenes and
the feeling of joy I got when I walked out of the theatre despite the
unfortunate events prior to the musical.
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