Circle of Life to open Tonys

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Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:18pm

The Lion King to Open the 2008 Tonys with 'Circle of Life' Updated On: 5/29/08 at 06:18 PM

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:19pm

Sources?

EDIT: Wow. That's awful. Updated On: 5/29/08 at 06:19 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:21pm

I cannot help thinking of the Forbidden Broadway send up of this. I would love to see that performed.

[NYCboy2]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:23pm

been there! done that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh0n0rtNqBs

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:23pm

Eek! Worst choice for an opening EVER.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:30pm

So I would imagine that Seasons of Love will end the show?

[James885]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:33pm

Wow, I was hoping for something a little more....exciting for the opener this year.

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:38pm

Really? Again?

I guess, in the most positive view, it would be "hearkening back to the days when Richard Kiley would do an encore performance of The Impossible Dream on the Tonycast."

But seriously? They couldn't have done anything else?

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:45pm

Blah. Not that the number isn't impressive, but does it have to be the opening number? I'd really prefer to see Whoopi do something.

[scott68]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:55pm

I suspect Whoopi will be involved in some way.

[musicandtemiror]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:58pm

The Circle of Life with both original and today's cast will be amazing!
Thats what is happening right?

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 6:58pm

Maybe she'll do the random African chanting.
:)

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:00pm

She should be the giraffe.

[gonepishing]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:00pm

Well this is disappointing.

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:02pm

it must take someone really special to put on a lame awards show year after year after year after year...

you gotta admire consistency

[scott68]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:03pm

What better way to make a dramatic entrance than by riding in on an elephant's back?

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:09pm

it must take someone really special to put on a lame awards show year after year after year after year...

you gotta admire consistency

Hey look on the bright side we could just watch another showing of the Deskies.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:11pm

They should do this but incorporate everyone else...

make Lupone a giraffe. and hold up Cubby Bernstein, at the end, instead of a puppet.


also a CRY-BABY cast member told me they're probably performing the Prison song from Act Two, as their song. just thought I'd share that..

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:13pm

Good. It and Alli Mauzey are the only good things about that show.

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:14pm

Better Circle of Life than a repeat of what they did for this 60th Tony Awards.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:28pm

I understand they want to keep ratings up, but this is sad. I'd rather see the slots that Rent and Lion King are filling up filled by some of the other shows such as Young Frankenstein, Little Mermaid, and A Catered Affair.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:28pm

Zzzzzzzzz...

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:39pm

You guys give jaded show queens a bad name.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:52pm

Richard Kiley did an encore of "The Impossible Dream" in the old Tony telecast which was a song from MAN OF LA MANCHA which starred Brian Stokes Mitchell in the latest revival who performed in the benefit concert CHILDREN AND ART in 2005 in which Whoopi Goldberg was also a participant who was the voice of Shenzi the Hyena in the film version of THE LION KING hence the Broadway production of THE LION KING opening the Tony Awards. It goes full circle. Circle of Life.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:52pm

It doesn't say anything about the originak cast of THE LION KING.
DISNEY is greasing somebody's palm.
They have said they will feature other shows besides the nominees, let's see what happens.