The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!

[phantomo88]

The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#1

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:04pm

I think it's about time this closed.
Updated On: 1/27/08 at 06:04 PM

[millie_dillmount]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#2

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:05pm

And that's a good thing because...?

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[phantomo88]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#2

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:07pm

The Lion king sucks, and does not need a second tour.

[millie_dillmount]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#3

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:08pm

Since Lion King has been an extremely popular show, producers thought it'd be a good idea to have two tours in order to ensure that everyone around the country who wanted to see it (but couldn't make it to NYC) could see it. Did it necessarily need a second tour? No, but it allowed the show to come to a wider range of people in a shorter amount of time.

To come on here and say "Thank god!" in regards to its closing and simply saying it "sucks" sounds ridiculous (which is what your original post said before you edited it), especially coming from someone who is a fan of a show that has been running way longer than Lion King.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

Updated On: 1/27/08 at 06:08 PM

[hermionejuliet]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#4

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:09pm

I could say that about Phantom, but I think they are far beyond THEIR second tour.

Geez what is with the slamming of shows lately?

(And for the record, I'm not a huge Lion King fan)

So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?

[clarkstallings]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#5

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:13pm

Just go away, BWW is already filled with enough people who are insensitive to the fact that Broadway is the livelihood for so many people. Please remember that we are more than likely heading into tough economic times before you rejoice about 150 people with kids, mortgages, and bellies to be fed losing their jobs.

[hermionejuliet]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#6

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:14pm

Amen!

So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?

[misto625]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#7

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:21pm

"The Lion king sucks, and does not need a second tour."

Wow that is so insightful. I hope you're an only child because I think you suck and the world doesn't need a second you.

Dean: Can I tell you something? Lorraine: That depends on what it is. Dean: I think you're really really pretty. Lorraine: (after a pause) Ok, you can tell me that.

Updated On: 1/27/08 at 06:21 PM

[george95]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#8

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:25pm

For real, why on earth would the ending of a tour be a good thing?

[Parks]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#9

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:28pm

Bravo, misto. Bravo.

I got to see it for the first time this past October while it was on tour and it was one of the most enjoyable productions I have ever seen--it's a beautiful show. Loved it! Congrats to the tour on having a wonderful run!

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[blaxx]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#10

Posted: 1/27/08 at 6:30pm

Maybe if you were more insightful regarding your dislike of this production...

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[PhantomTango1]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#11

Posted: 1/27/08 at 8:07pm

"Maybe if you were more insightful regarding your dislike of this production..."
I wouldn't get your hopes up.

clarkstallings, +1.
Updated On: 1/27/08 at 08:07 PM

[Dancin Thru Life]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#12

Posted: 1/27/08 at 8:34pm

OMG, MISTO....you made me laugh!

I agree!

Thanks!

"To love another person is to see the face of God!"

[nealb1]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#13

Posted: 1/27/08 at 8:36pm

How anyone can say that it's about time for any show to close is beyond me?

So, it's a bad thing that actors, musicians, costumers, crew, theatre personal and others were employed for many, many years?

You're also saying it's a bad thing that millions and millions of people went to the theatre and enjoyed themselves. Are you also saying that it's a bad thing that all the cities that the tour played in, shouldn't have made all that money from the theatre customer....hotels, restaurants, bars, valet parking, etc?

How is this a good thing again?

[broadwayfan7]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#14

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:11pm

The tour was fantastic! Congrats on a wonderful run!

"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."

[phantomo88]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#15

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:12pm

Ok, I'm sorry I said bad things about the Lion King. I don't like the Lion King, and I think that this tour should close because there is another tour, and I would prefer a tour of a different musical to tour instead of two tours of what I consider a mediocre musical.

[PhantomTango1]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#16

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:16pm

If you feel that way then fine, but why was it necessary to start a whole thread for you to rejoice in its closing?

[IdinaBellFoster]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#17

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:16pm

Actors losing their jobs is always a joyous occasion.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

Updated On: 1/27/08 at 09:16 PM

[phantomo88]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#18

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:19pm

I was not creating this thread to rejoyce the closing, I created the thread to tell people that it was closing.

[musicalmaster703]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#19

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:44pm

so? I hated it.

[george95]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#20

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:54pm

Well I think we can all agree that we may have different opinions about The Lion King ( I think the Disney company is EVIL but I do like the show) but it is a shame that a tour has to end for all the reasons mentioned already.....

but to change this thread's direction, why was this tour called the Cheetah tour? Aren't most tours usually named after a character, like the Benny Company or the Raoul Company?

[ElFantasma14]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#21

Posted: 1/27/08 at 9:56pm

Does anyone know why the Lion King tour is closing? I know there are two but I'm sure both are extremely lucrative.

[PhantomTango1]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#22

Posted: 1/27/08 at 10:01pm

"but to change this thread's direction, why was this tour called the Cheetah tour? Aren't most tours usually named after a character, like the Benny Company or the Raoul Company?"

Not necessarily. For example, there are the Cheetah and Gazelle tours for Lion King, and the current POTO tour is Music Box.

[winston89]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#23

Posted: 1/27/08 at 10:40pm

I can't even begin to correct the number of things wrong with what the OP said. First off, to say that the world is better without a tour that is making people have money to live by is just a selfish thing to say.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[Unknown User]

re: The Lion King Cheetah Tour Ends March 2nd!#24

Posted: 1/27/08 at 10:59pm

I saw Lion King on tour twice, over many years and can say that the performances always seemed like a show that had just opened on Broadway and not a tour that had been wandering the midwest for man years. I don't know how they maintained it, but that show is tight.