The Lion King, Did i miss something ? — Page 2

uncageg - I agree.

I saw the show twice - the first week it was open (with the full OBC) and then some time later - I think the OBC Scar and Mufasa were in it...

Anyway, I love the new music, the African music, and the visual aspect. TLK has always been my favorite animated movie.

Meh. I enjoyed it.

Considering it's based on Hamlet...I'd hardly call it a lame story.

I thought the show was good. Not great, not bad, just good. I didn't notice anything spectacular to write home about, other than the opening scene. However, it's just a show that most likely won't be put down in history as the gretest show ever, but it's a good way to introduce a kid to theatre. That's it.

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I am just curious what all the people writing here about how bad Lion King is consider to be "good theater." And if you say the Sweeney Todd revival, I will shoot you. That is an attempt at entertainment through budget cutting.

It seems that KJisGroovy is one of the few people here who is actually using facts to back up his view instead of just his opionion, and he also is defending the show. Coincidence?

Performing in the show is much harder than it looks and I have seen the show three times and have not seen an actor who looks like he doesn't want to be there. Many seem to really enjoy the experience.

Why would Lion King gross more than Rent and Chicago combined on a weekly basis if it is so bad? Last week the only show with a higher gross was Wicked. It had 97% attendence in the second largest theater (also behind Wicked.)Why would there be three companies in the US alone not to mention overseas? Why would someone in this thread say they have to sell their soul to get tickets? Something must be going right. That is way more than just families going. BatB made under 700,000 last week, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang couldn't survive. There are definitely many adults going who are enjoying the show.

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misto625 I think you missed the point of the original post. TLK has been touted as 'great' and has consistantly high gross - the originator didn't like the show and wanted to know if they were 'missing' something. Those who do not like the show (myself included) simply voiced their agreement that we didn't like it - thus the originator knows they are not alone. That's it - simple. Because I didn't like it but didn't go into great detail on 'why' - is that so wrong? If I don't like chocolate - do I have to have a gazzilion reasons and facts to back it up? Everyone to their own taste. I didn't like TLK and I didn't like CATS - Why are they so popular? I guess because others liked them - - I did not - - end of story. (but, I DO like chocolate! )

Art is subjective. I loved Sweeney Todd and no it was not because of a low budget. Its called a directorial concept. Julie Taymor did the same thing with Lion King. She used a concept.

I don't need facts to back up how I feel about a show. Who needs facts to base an opinion. I sat in the theater and watched the show. That's enough. Just cause you like it doesn't me we do. And just because its selling tickets and has a high attendence record doesn't make it great art. It just makes it great entertainment. Which it is, and that's why its selling out. Because its safe to bring kids too and parents know that theyll get their money's worth.

I love aspects of the show hate other aspects of the show,am glad I saw it, but will never see it again. What I loved and hated about it has all basically been said so I wont go into extreme detail. I think Julie Taymore is an extremly visual director. This, like her movies, is beautiful to look at but little more(her movies are stronger due in large part to thier casts). Being nice to look at sells on Broadway thats what non theater people want when they go to the theater. Why else would Phantom, Cats, Wicked, TLK, BatB, etc... all be such hot ticketts?

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Nice to see i'm not alone, this was one show i wanted to love and had waited over 8 years to see.

The Australian cast left me cold, the young boy who played "Simba" i just wanted to slap him off the stage.

There where moments in the staging that just seemed to be done just to fill dead space.: "Can you feel the love tonite" why was there people flying in that scene ?

As i said in the first post the show looked great, but there was huge gaps in the flow of the story.

The only cast memeber for me who brought the show alive was "Buyisile Zama" who played Rafiki.

As for good theatre: Nine, A little night music, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, the state opera companys production of "Sweeny todd" i could go on and on.

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I absolutely adored The Lion King. I think that it is visually stunning and I love the music. I saw the OBC and the cast that was on last June (coincidentally, 5 years and 1 day after I had originally seen the show). BUT I still think that Ragtime was robbed.

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