Shows that made changes during their run — Page 2

whatdoesntkillme said: "When did this change happen? I've always known the new one, but I first saw the show in 2005."

Not sure of the exact time frame when it happened but I know that it (and a lot of the other changes mentioned previously by Tag like the removal of the giant Witches hat being the show opener and a number of light design changes) were first done on the touring production and then the changes were put into action on Broadway. I have never actually seen the show with the NEW changes. I have only ever seen pictures and short clips and the last time I saw the show was Megan's second show as the full time Glinda so like May/June of 2005. Man I need to see it again. It's been too long.

ucjrdude902 said: "Didn't "The Lion King" shave off like 30-45 minutes in the last few years?"

Changes were made but I think it was more like 10-15 minutes shaved off MAX. "Morning Report" is no longer in the show and they cut down "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" which previously had a sort of lovers dance sequence in the middle as well as I think some other small bits but those are the two most notable changes.

Not a major change, but Betty Buckley was asked on Twitter if she says the "T" word in "I Put My Hand In" and she said no, she replaces "trump" with "great." I read when the her understudy is on "trump" is used. So, could be personal preference for the actress. On Twitter, Betty makes zero attempt to hide her disgust of Trump.

I never saw the show with Bette. Did she change the lyric?

I was in the Boston company of a not-particularly-good musical revue called Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know. One of my solos was called Aging Planes about flying rickety, old aircraft that might fall out of the sky. I was warned that if there was some kind of major air disaster, the song would be cut. Two weeks in, a large commercial aircraft crashed and the song was cut for about a week and a half...maybe two.