From calico@otterspace.com Wed Feb 5 15:43:24 1997 Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 15:23:02 -0800 (GMT-0800) From: Calico Reply-To: tlk-l@nwoca.ohio.gov To: TLK-L Subject: TLK on Broadway info! Resent-Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:28:19 -0800 (PST) Resent-From: tlk-l-error@nwoca.ohio.gov The Disney Co 1996 annual stockholder's report had some interesting info on the play (and an even better picture!) Here's what it said: The Lion King, one of the most successful animated films of all time, will become a full-scale Broadway musical production this fall. The Academy Award-winning film will come to life on the stage of the New Amsterdam Theater in New York, under a creative team lead by Julie Taymor. The stage version of TLK will feature music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, who won Oscars for their work on the film version. John and Rice have written material not heard in the film for the stage production. Even better is the picture! How will they be portraying the animals? It looks like wooden cut-outs of them held by folks wearing the colors of that animal . (Except the people who are the birds. They look like they're wearing big hats with wings. :P ) They look well-made and quite realistic (not cartoony from what I could see). Except the lions. The lions are, uh, different. One person was standing on what must be pride rock (looks like Ricco's potato version :P ). He just has a round mask/cutout. Totally round painted in what must be a stylized lion design. The picture is small, but it looks like s/he is wearing African garb. The logo for the show looks great! 'The Lion King' in the sunset from the movie. The tree is off to one side and the black is extended down so that 'A New Broadway Musical' could be written in it. I've lived in NY all my life but never heard of the New Amsterdam Theater, so I called information to get the number. They had no listing. I pulled out my NYC map and looked for it. Again I couldn't find it. Strange. I wonder if Disney is rebuilding or renaming some other theater to house the show? *VBG* I intend to be there for the first show on the first day. This is one of the first times I can say I love living in NY! I can't wait! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TerraFrore Muck's Tejera Meticulous planning, tenacity spanning Serengeti Nights Muck's Ed Decades of denial, is simply why I'll Ta'Kayna, cheetah at large Be king undisputed, respected, saluted FDC Muck's Si And seen for the wonder I am. Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared-- Calico@otterspace.com Be Prepared! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TLK++++ A++>+++ C? L++ Mde++++ Pc+++ W S+ Tcehbi++++ RLMC/BM a c e++ !h i++ pdc++++ sf#