Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday

[DefyingEDCT]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#1

Posted: 1/13/10 at 11:35am

Is anyone going to the show on Thursday? Whoopi is going to be playing different parts through the performance - I'd really like to know what she ends up playing!
Updated On: 1/13/10 at 11:35 AM

[uncageg]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#2

Posted: 1/13/10 at 1:32pm

The View is going to do a behind the scenes thing on it. I thought they were doing it this morning. Unless I missed it, I think they are doing it tomorrow moring. They are following her rehearsals.

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[Colle]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#2

Posted: 1/13/10 at 1:48pm

It would be interesting to see her play Shenzi again, though that probably is not going to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if they let her be a hyena for one of her roles though.

[Scarywarhol]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#3

Posted: 1/13/10 at 2:04pm

Well, that's not going to be distracting.

[Justin D]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#4

Posted: 1/13/10 at 2:12pm

She probably will do one of Shenzi's scenes, although I'd imagine at her age having to be hunched over cant be good for her.

I guess that Rafiki is a given, but probably in a short scene where she doesn't have to sing or speak one of the other languages. Like right after "Endless Night"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27199361@N08/ Phantom at the Royal Empire Theatre

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#5

Posted: 1/13/10 at 2:31pm

So ridiculous i LOVE it

[rmusic11322]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#6

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:18pm

When was this announced? If they said it on The View, I wouldn't know since I'm in school.

[CapnHook]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#7

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:37pm

I can't imagine she will be in the show too much. I'm guess she'll have maybe four appearances at the most. Probably a background animal in the opening scene; one of the short Rafiki speaking scenes; perhaps a member of the African tribe during "They Live in You"; and something in the end.

An above poster is very correct -- it will be VERY distracting. I didn't know Disney got to the point where THE LION KING needs a marketing scheme to start selling tickets.

And the Playbill article is incorrect - this is not her return to the "legit stage" and she did a stint in XANADU last year...

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[darquegk]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#8

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:51pm

Is this a one-off, or is she doing a short stint like Xanadu?

[adamgreer]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#9

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:54pm

I'll admit it, I kind of want to see the show tomorrow night.

[fashionguru_23]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#10

Posted: 1/13/10 at 4:54pm

I remember The View did the exact same thing with Meredith Vieira in "Throughly Modern Mille".

Here is the link to the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBwlCjpSGzI

[Yero my Hero]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#11

Posted: 1/13/10 at 5:46pm

Capn, I think the Playbill article said she would appear five times.

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Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#12

Posted: 1/13/10 at 6:36pm

Not that I don't love Whoopi Goldberg or anything, but WHY?

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[pushdabutton]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#13

Posted: 1/13/10 at 8:05pm

I thought The View was going to do a behind the scenes look at Whoopi today but they never did. Maybe it will be on tomorrow.

[PalJoey]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#14

Posted: 1/13/10 at 8:19pm

Ya have to admit...it's pretty brill.

[DAME]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#15

Posted: 1/13/10 at 8:57pm

"An above poster is very correct -- it will be VERY distracting. I didn't know Disney got to the point where THE LION KING needs a marketing scheme to start selling tickets. "

Oh lighten up for gods sake. It is a cool thing. Some of you don't realize sometimes how silly your "indignant stands" come off. Geeze Louise. CHILL.

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Updated On: 1/13/10 at 08:57 PM

[CapnHook]

Whoopi in Lion King this Thursday#16

Posted: 1/13/10 at 9:24pm

I'm chill like an ice cube.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle