Tonight we went to see Lion King. It was pretty good. There were incredible moments and there were some, "eh" moments. Among the incredible were the set, the puppetry (Robin and Terry will be proud), the movement (again Robin and Terry), the costumes, and all the main plot points- Mufasa's death, Simba's coronation, Mufasa's divine intervention, and Can You Feel the Love Tonight. In Can You Feel the Love Tonight, there were two lead dancers on the floor (with amazing costumes) and two pairs of dancers on cables in the air. It was awesome. And the singing was amazing pretty much across the board.
Scar was a little lacking, as it was low in his range. Also, Simba's speaking voice was kinda whiny and he had funny inflections (I think he was African, so there was an accent). But Simba's singing made up for it, because I'm certain it's a long search before you find a singer like that.
Overall it was a good night. It was a little frustrating at times because there were a lot of High Schools there, so there were violations of theatre etiquette. A lot. But the show was amazing, and even the kids appreciated it.
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