Lion King the Musical

The Lion King to take me to my childhood

The Lion King is the musical based on Disney’s Lion King movie of the same name which opened in 1994. The musical first played in the US and then opened at London’s Lyceum Theatre in 1999. The show has been performed in London ever since. The film itself left a memorable mark in my childhood, so I decided to see the musical version of it to check if it will affect me as much as the film did in the past.

The theatre was fully crowded. I had my friend with me and together we went back to our childhood days. We had seats right at the top of the theatre. Sitting right at the back, gave us the chance to see everyone with a bird’s eye view. I really like seeing the moment everybody suddenly turns silent, when the play starts. This is again what happened before Lion King the musical began.​

The play took about two hours and a half and I didn’t even look at the time. It took me a journey to my childhood, as I expected. When the film Lion King began to play in Istanbul, where I was born and raised, I was three or four years old so, I don’t really remember what I watched. But I do remember how excited my elder sister and I were. We were completely fascinated by the film.

The director of the musical is Julie Taymor, who became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical. She also won a Tony for costume design for the same play.

She showed her professionalism with her team in the Lion King performance. The players were so skillful and could convey to the audience that they are acting with enthusiasm.

The musical kept my eyes literally open with the lighting, the music, and especially with the costumes. The way players carried the costumes made us feel that all the animals in the play were real. It was as genuine as it could be.

It is obvious that the play is a result of a hard work of an enthusiastic team. I totally recommend everyone to see this glorious effort.

You can see http://www.thelionking.co.uk/ to get your tickets.