Talk:The Lion King (musical)

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Contents 1 Vandalism 2 London Cast CD? 3 1997/1998 4 Tony Awards This Year? 5 Patrick Page 6 Michael Curry 7 Rafiki's gender 8 Trivia Section 9 Fair use rationale for Image:Lion king large.jpg 10 Minor vandalism

[edit] Vandalism

Someone wrote 'i hate u' and no one noticed... Dark jedi requiem 04:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] London Cast CD?

Does this really exist? The only "London cast" CD I know of is by "London Theatre Orchestra and Cast" and is clearly not the original stage production. Blue Phoenix 15:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1997/1998

The year on the Tony awards listed in the article has been changed back and forth a couple of times already. Okay, we know the show opened in 1997, and won Tony Awards at the ceremony held in 1998 covering shows that opened in 1997, so would that be the 1997 Tony Awards or the 1998 Tony Awards? --Mwalimu59 20:58, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

It would be 1998.

The Lion King opened after the 1997 Tony Awards any awards it recieved would of been in the 1998 Tony Awards.

[edit] Tony Awards This Year?

Hey peoples. Has anyone heard anything about the Tony Awards this year? Will someone please respond and answer.TnxMeldshal42 12:47, 9 March 2007 (UTC)Meldshal42

Never mind. Found out! Meldshal42 22:30, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Patrick Page

Look, I saw him as the Grinch in How The Grinch Stole Christmas(sorry I can't put a link to the musical's Wikipage). and he's a really good actor. I'm trying to get tickets to see him as Scar because he just got back. I really hope he's still Scar when I get tickets.Meldshal42 12:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC)Meldshal42

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Meldshal42 (talk • contribs) 12:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Michael Curry

Why is there no mention of Michael Curry? He co-designed the puppets and masks for this show, and his shop is where they were made. Sporkins 17:21, 14 January 2007 (UTC)sporkins

Why don't you add him? And if he doesn't have a Wikipedia page, then make onew for him.

Hey! I already checked and the Micheal Curry we're talking about doesn't have a Wikipedia page. Somebody make one for him. == Starting Page For Michael Curry

Hey guys know what, i'll start a page for him after school or maybe now. Be sure to checkMeldshal42 12:48, 9 March 2007 (UTC)Meldshal42 People I'm sorry but I named a page named Michael Curry the actor. I hope that's enough. tnx again. Meldshal42 12:59, 9 March 2007 (UTC)Meldshal42

Ok, I'm sorry to say that I had to change my page to "Michael Curry (Puppet Designer)". Please tell me this is enough because I already got in trouble cause I named it Actor instead of Puppet Designer. Don't Give Me GRIEF!Meldshal42 22:13, 14 March 2007 (UTC)Meldshal42

[edit] Rafiki's gender

Noting that there have been multiple reverts on the gender pronouns referring to Rafiki, what is correct? In the movie both the character and the voice actor are clearly male, but in the stage version, Rafiki is played by a female (Tsidii Le Loka in the original cast). One might ask if Rafiki still played by a female in the current productions, but then that's probably irrelevant since the article should reflect the gender of the character (regardless of the gender of the performer). So what is Rafiki's gender in the stage musical? (And don't assume that performer gender automatically implies character gender; Bart Simpson's voice actor of many years has been a she.) --Mwalimu59 15:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Rafiki is a woman. Remeber the scene in the movie where Rafiki says, "You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way." I the musical, she says "You follow old Rafiki, she knows the way." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.242.131.151 (talk) 20:31, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it's ever actually mentioned in the show. I'm trying to think if it's alluded to at one point, but, frankly, at some point in the second act I lost interest in this travesty of theatre and stopped paying attention. —  MusicMaker 04:59, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Rafiki is a female in the stage production. It was Julie Taymor's decision, as she felt there wasn't a strong, central female character. Over all I think this article could benefit from some article pertaining to how the Musical came to be, where this and many other interesting topics could be covered. I Just Kissed Al Pacino August 23 2007 —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 21:59, August 23, 2007 (UTC).

Peter Pan is usually played by a girl, should we change his gender too -_- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.144.236 (talk) 00:40, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Not quite the same. Peter Pan the character is still considered male, whereas in The Lion King musical, Rafiki the character was made female. --Mwalimu59 (talk) 18:11, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree with the unsigned comments, they do say 'She' in the musical. Having had a dig around the Disney website refers to Rafiki as a she at the following page http://www2.disney.co.uk/MusicalTheatre/TheLionKing/abouttheshow/story-actone.html This should clear that one up! Lukeyboyuk (talk) 12:28, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia Section

Any thoughts on rearranging some of these bits.

• The Urban Legend might fit better in the synopsis of the scenes.
• The Simpsons - Is there any relevance in this?
• Robbins - Perhaps better in the US & international productions at the top.
• Wright - As with Robbins.....

Thoughts please..... Lukeyboyuk (talk) 03:20, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Just over a month on and no thoughts..... Lukeyboyuk (talk) 17:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Lion king large.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:23, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Minor vandalism

An anonymous IP has changed the opening date of the show at the Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis from the correct date of July 31, 1997 to the incorrect date of November 13. I used rollback once, I am about to again, but I am also aware of WP:EDITWAR and WP:3RR, so I am also leaving a few references for the July 31 date:

• USA TODAY, July 28, 1997, Monday, FINAL EDITION "'Lion King' leaps to theater's cutting edge Disney show will be a different Broadway animal", BYLINE: David Patrick Stearns, SECTION: LIFE; Pg. 1D

• Variety, August 11, 1997 - August 17, 1997 "The Lion King", BYLINE: Tad Simons,SECTION: LEGIT REVIEWS; Pg. 64

JeanColumbia (talk) 18:26, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok a quick look at lionking.org tells me that July 8 was the correct start date. I will research it a little further but I have always found lionking.org to be reliable. (http://www.lionking.org/musical/) Lukeyboyuk (talk) 22:40, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

"More than 40 performers will populate the stage and hundreds have labored behind the scenes to put together the world premiere theatrical production of Disney's "The Lion King," which formally opens Thursday, after three weeks of previews, at the Historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Here's a cross section of the talent involved in the show, which plays Minneapolis until Aug. 31 in its only pre-Broadway engagement." Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), July 27, 1997, Metro Edition "Here's the Lionup;A who's-who glimpse of the artists transforming Disney's animated movie "The Lion King" into the Broadway-bound musical."BYLINE: Mike Steele; Staff Writer, SECTION: Entertainment; Pg. 1F

3 weeks of previews, which would put start date at approximately July 8, 1997. Good enough for me. Thanks, Lukeyboyuk, for joining in. Should we specify that was the start of previews, or does that really matter at this point? (My emphasis in the quote above) JeanColumbia (talk) 23:03, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

I think perhaps mentioning the difference would be fine, it is after factual..... Lukeyboyuk (talk) 20:08, 28 April 2008 (UTC)