If you read my first review, you’re probably wondering just why I went back again. 🙂 Well, my friend Krista came out to visit me, and she’d never been to the theatre before in her life, so I wanted to expose her to some of it. Naturally, I got us tickets for Mamma Mia!, but my mother thought I should take her to Lion King as well, since the effects and costumes would probably impress her.
The cast was quite different from the first time I saw it, and generally a little better. It was still Ted Atherton as Scar, thankfully, and he was just as good the second time as well. We also had Saskia Garel as Nala, whom I enjoyed quite a bit, having seen her a few years before as Mimi in Rent.
Now that I had seen all the costumes and effects, the lack of emphasis on the story stood out for me even more the second time. I don’t think it’s the kind of show you would want to see multiple times. Krista enjoyed it, but she liked Mamma Mia, which we saw two days later, a lot better.
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Rafiki |
ONAALA JOSEPH |
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Mufasa |
DEMO CATES |
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Sarabi |
CHRISTINE SAHELY |
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Zazu |
JAY TURVEY |
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Scar |
TED ATHERTON |
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Young Simba |
JORDAN FRANCIS |
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Young Nala |
WHITNEY ARTHUR |
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Shenzi |
RHONDA ROBERTS |
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Banzai |
JASON LEE JACKSON |
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Ed |
BILL PERRY |
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Timon |
ERIC WOLFE |
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Pumbaa |
MARK TERENE |
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Simba |
STERLING JARVIS |
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Nala |
SASKIA GAREL |
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Ensemble Singers |
TONI ANDERSON |
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Ensemble Dancers |
SANT’GRIA BELLO |