Lion King on Tony's
Lion King on Tony's
musicandtemiror
Leading Actor Joined: 11/14/07
#1Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:18pm
Just curious
Was that the original or current cast?
I really enjoyed it
Disney really got their promotion on the Tony's
[the crab suit, flying, performing etc]
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#2re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:19pmCurrent cast, of course.
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broadwayjules
Stand-by Joined: 12/1/04
#2re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:20pmI was actually wondering why Lion King performed the opening number. When I saw them on stage I thought it was going to at least be a medley of all the Disney shows/casts. It was strange to me that, that was it.
#3re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:24pm
Jules, agreed.
It seemed a little odd that LK would open the show,as it's not really anything new or something people haven't seen before.
#4re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:26pmWell it was to honor the 10th Anniversary of the groundbreaking show. It really has brought family back into the theater.
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jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#5re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:29pmIs there a video of the Lion King performance? It's the only one I missed.
broadwayjules
Stand-by Joined: 12/1/04
#6re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 3:31pmThey didn't even announce anything about the anniversary though, so it wasn't like it was a big celebration. I just expected something more from the opening number I guess. Lion King is a great show, and could have performed at some point during the night, kinda a let down for an opening though.
#7re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 4:09pmjacobsnchz14, you can just go to YouTube and look for the 1997 TONY Opening Number. It was the same thing.
Here_I_Go_Again
Broadway Star Joined: 9/17/03
#8re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 4:29pmTonys was great this year, but lion king just felt strange opening the show.... I thought that they could have come up with a much better start,
#9re: Lion King on Tony's
Posted: 6/16/08 at 5:39pmI thought the performance was great, but is was really odd that it opened the show. It's sort of a played out thing to perform, they did the same thing ten years ago!
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