Looking for TLKoB midis

[HasiraKali]

I've got a travel bug really bad right now. I'm trying to convince my dad to take us to Houston so we can see the show there. :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

San Antonio --> Houston = A nice 3-hour drive. I'm sure he'd do that, that's pretty much exactly the distance I drove from Seattle to Portland to see TLKOB, and I did it twice. 3 hours is really not that bad at all. Did he see the show at all when it was in your hometown? If not then it would definitely be worth making the trip.

And it's not like you're gonna see it seven times again ;) (you craaaaaazy cat)

There's a lot of stuff to do in Houston too I'm assuming so maybe you guys could leave early in the morning and kind of spend a couple of days like a mini-vacation.

Good luck convincing!

[HasiraKali]

He didn't see it when it was here. He did see it in New York though. He waited at the door with me for the cast that never emerged. :( I'm working on it. I'm just afraid that he'll be "It's Houston or DisneyWorld. Take your pick." Unfortunately, I'd have to choose DW. Buuuut TLK will be in Austin in February and that's a MUCH shorter drive. :lol:

[Zaya]

Why is this thread not ... making efforts? :lol: Lemme find some pics ;)

[HasiraKali]

Pictures always help. :D

[Lion_King_300]

Hmm, yes this thread has kind of died, I think all the rare and awesome TLKOB pics that are out there have been shown already but that's a good thing of course!

I'm currently working on transcribing the ENTIRE script of TLKOB, including songs and basic stage direction... it's a huge project as one can imagine, It will probably be done (after extensive editing) by next week, definitely something to look forward to! A script of TLKOB is one thing that I absolutely cannot find anywere, I've seen it only once on ebay by a former actor's family and it sold for $60 or $80 I think.

I'll let everyone know when it is published on the web!

:cheese:

[simba2662]

That would be good to have.

I've still got to get that other clip up and I also had my video camera outside the regent theatre in melbourne. After I add some music to that I will upload it.

http://www.thelionking.cn/

Thats the link for the Lion King website for the Shanghai show ;)

[HasiraKali]

Awww Tim. I was working on one too. I got Act I done and then I had to stop because work picked back up. :( I wanted to be first. :lol: Maybe I'll race you. :lol: Or how about this, since I've got Act I done, you do Act II and we can share zee glory. :D :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

Wow... I didn't know we were working on the same thing! I'm almost done with Act I myself... um... I guess I could start with act two and go from there but then I'd pretty much be done.

But I'm guessing that your formatting and stage directions are quite a bit different and probably more detailed than mine, because I'm sure you have more experience with live theatre than I do.

Actually, on second thought, we should probably just do our own or else someone would have to do a lot of editing... I'd be fine with publishing at the same time even if I finish first. Or maybe after we both finish we can compare the scripts and note differences, etc and then still share credit.

Either way is fine, I'm pretty busy too so I won't be finishing anytime real soon. Let me know what you'd like to do. Are you using the same DVD as me???

[HasiraKali]

I'm using my memory and the Cheetah company *cough*stuff*cough* I have. ;) I noticed that that DVD has a lot of differences from the production I saw. And of course, different actors do different things. It would be really cool to do an original cast one but I have no reference material other than my somewhat foggy memory. :)

[Lion_King_300]

Originally posted by HasiraKali
And of course, different actors do different things. It would be really cool to do an original cast one but I have no reference material other than my somewhat foggy memory. :)

Yes, I already noticed a few (minor) differences between Larry Yando and the guy that played Scar in L.A., some might ad-lib their lines to a certain extent too so it would be great to read the real script to see what they're supposed to say, next time a TLKOB script pops up on Ebay one of us has to win it!

[HasiraKali]

Keep an eye out and I will too. ;) I think I'd give my first born for a TLK script. :lol:

[HasiraKali]

3 days?! Come on people! :lol:
I think this one may have been posted before but I have recently discovered that it is Clifton Oliver and Moe Daniels. :D His arm looks weird though. :confused:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/simba_malkia/MoeDanielsandCliftonOliver.jpg

Gino Emnes... but it's so tiny. :(
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/simba_malkia/ginoemnes2.jpg

Look at the file name I gave this one. :lol:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/simba_malkia/lionessra.jpg

[Zaya]

His arm looks....over-burned hahahaha :lol:

[Euan Buchan]

I might see the show during the summer we are having a few day trips in London

[nathalie]

Cool, you gonna be in London aswell on the 2nd of August? We gonna see the show then with a few members.

[Zaya]

Yes yes, you go see the show, you go! ;) and go to the stage door, remember? :lol:

[HasiraKali]

Yay Zaya! :D How're things? ;) I really want to go to London too. :(

[Zaya]

Yey, things are not good...grrrrrr...I bought a ticket for tomorrow aight

[HasiraKali]

Awww. :( Hope he's ok. How did he hurt his back? ;) j/k :D Though sometimes understudies can suprise you. I've seen a few really good ones in my time. :)

[Zaya]

Yeah, I basically prepared myself for an understudy. I was like...ok lets do this...I wanna see an understudy, that'll be fuuuuun...then the woman on the "radio" didn't say anything about understudies and I was like...well OK, maybe they won't tell...and then he swung on the stage...actually I was freakish happy about it cause he's just amazing, but shhhh...

[nathalie]

Hope Brian is doing OK again :)

[Zaya]

Yeah, he is better now

[nathalie]

Can't wait to see him perform =D

I have some Simba pictures from The Legend of TLK at Disney Paris.
I have no idea who he is, but I'm sure gonna found out, haha.

He's from the French version, the English one was full, and the other English shows were too late for us.

He was really cool, you could just tell how much fun he had on stage.
And in the end, I even got a hand from him *wOOt*, and looked at me sometimes ... haha, also looked into my camera when I wanted to take a pic, but by the time the flash went off he didn't look anymore :(

Look Amanda, he glistens ^_^
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/mytlkcollection/DSCN0071.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/mytlkcollection/DSCN0033.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/mytlkcollection/DSCN0035.jpg

[HasiraKali]

:lol: Yay for glistening! :D He looks so familiar but I can't place him. :hmm:

[nathalie]

Think hard girlfriend ! :D

[Daniel]

"IIIIIIIIn west Philidelphia Born and raised, On the Playground is where i spent most of my days"

^^ that's where :lol:

[HasiraKali]

That's so not Will Smith. :lol: Argh who is heeeee? :lol:

Bugger I can't find anything. :(

[Zaya]

hmmm...doesn't look familiar to me...uhhh, but HK, Nathalie is in the theatre right now and I'm so jealouuuussssss cause I'm never gonna see thet Simba on stage at Lion King again :( and I so need to see some more of him glistening :lol:

[Tiikeri]

YAY, now that I've seen it I can vote on this poll xP

My favourite scene for me was CYFTLT, although all of them were great in their own way. I loved how they created the stampede, although Simba's running was a little amusing =P

[Neola]

Originally posted by ?nathalie?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/mytlkcollection/DSCN0035.jpg
Whoah, that guy sooo looks like Ronaldinho:gasp: But I guess it's not him, right? :hehe:

[HasiraKali]

Originally posted by Neola
Whoah, that guy sooo looks like Ronaldinho:gasp: But I guess it's not him, right? :hehe:

Whoa you're right. :lol: It really does look like him. So maybe that's why he looks familiar. :hmm:

[nathalie]

That Paris Simba we got at the park, kind of looks like this guy http://www.disney.co.uk/MusicalTheatre/TheLionKing/abouttheshow/david_blake.html

[Zaya]

Haha, just to find a name to link him to ha? ;)

[nathalie]

He looks like him, a little ... hehe

We saw 2 Simba's, and we can't find a name for eather of them, haha, how cool is that? :cheese:

[Zaya]

ah, you call the Paris one "Ronaldinho" and the London one "Brian without muscles" :lol: ;)

[nathalie]

*lol* that's an alternative

[HasiraKali]

Brian without muscles? :gasp: Don't even joke of such things. ;)

[Zaya]

No no, they had an understudie who was pretending to be Brian but had no muscles :lol:

[HasiraKali]

A Simba without muscles is like... a fish without water. ;) Stage Simba = 2 things... Muscles and glistening. :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

Only 2 more days until I leave for China! Looks like the Simba for the Shanghai production will be Turanga Merito of the Melbourne production unless something got changed.

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/07/28/29LION_wideweb__430x255.jpg

Been looking forward to this for a long time now, we got such great seats! (front of orchestra, middle left on the aisle)

I'll take plenty of pics and hopefully get to meet some of the actors after the show, and I'll try really hard to get a pic with Turanga! (just for you guys!)

:D

[HasiraKali]

Let us know if he glistens! :D :lol: Have fun Tim and definately take lots and lots of pictures. :D

[Zaya]

yeeeey, have fun, take pics pics pics and let us now all about it ;)

[simba2662]

I dont know about glistening but he certainly puts everything hes got into the role. He sweat so much in the Australian production.

[HasiraKali]

Oh so he does glisten. ;) Lovely. :D :lol:

[Zaya]

Turanga Merito, he glistens, I can't see it, but I can hear him :D :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptOWR2UICEg

[nathalie]

Putted that video in my favorites at YouTube, hehe

[nathalie]

I'm gonna hate myself now :p (double post)

But euhm ... we need info from all Simba's :cheese:

Especially the Japanese ones, I'm looking at a Lea member now, White Wagtail ... :D
Who could help us maybe since we don't know any Japanese :s

And the Australians ones, Azerane, Mizane ?

And there must be more then 2 German Simba's ...

[Kiara Serengeti]

*sniffle* TLKoB in Houston is down to its final week, and I'm going on vacation. I dropped hints to parents, brothers...no luck. :(

[HasiraKali]

Is it really? :hmm: When's the last day?

[nathalie]

Aww, that's too bad, what if you actually tell them you'd like to go?

[imported_Rafiki]

I'll have a look if I can find some more German Simbas... ;)

[nathalie]

Cool, I already got a whole bunch of Atimon, but maybe there are more o_O

And pics are always welcome too ^_^ hehe

[Zaya]

aaaaaa :D we also need other Simbas...we have more german ones on the site than all the others together haha :lol: But they're all welcome haha :)

Aww...I'm sorry Kiara...did you tell them you really really wanted to go :(

[Kiara Serengeti]

Originally posted by Zaya
aaaaaa :D we also need other Simbas...we have more german ones on the site than all the others together haha :lol: But they're all welcome haha :)

Aww...I'm sorry Kiara...did you tell them you really really wanted to go :(

I dropped TONS of hints. I even told them WHERE it was, and what the bargain prices were like. My mom said, "I heard it wasn't really good"--but of course I said that I REEEEEALLLY wanted to see it, it got RAVE reviews. But I never saw it :(

[Zaya]

Never drop hints...you have to be straight with that one haha...my parents also can't believe it's that great...they're always asking me if that is really necessary but at the end I just go by myself. You should tell your mum not to judge it by something she heared :)

[HasiraKali]

That really sucks. :( But maaaaaaybe, she got you tickets for tomorrow and it's a surprise! :D

[HasiraKali]

Double-posting and I'm sorry but I cannot allow this topic to die. :(

I got an email today about how touring shows are cast and this little article was at the bottom. :)

http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/BAA.Public.Web/Pages/News.aspx?isSTH=0&city=&storyId=6446

[nathalie]

Lol, the last post was only yesterday, haha

Nice article :)

[HasiraKali]

Oh I know but it can't go a day without a post. It's like a baby. :p

[Zaya]

Ah, saw that german thingy...again they only did Circle of life :( I dunno...why don't they ever do...He lives in you for instance...or at least CYFTLT...

[Lion_King_300]

Wow, I can't believe I'm back already. Just yesterday night I was in the Shanghai Grand Theatre watching the show, and now I'm sitting in my chair 1/2 a world away. (not counting all the time I gained from the time zone difference, of course!)

Well, I have lots of pics and a really nice surprise at the end so I'll start with the TLKOB Shanghai pics (since this is the TLKOB thread, of course!)

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/grand_theatre.jpg
The majestic entrance to the Shanghai Grand Theatre, featuring an enormous ad in front and acacia trees bordering the glass doors

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/tlkob_adv.jpg
Chinese TLKOB ad showing ticket prices and describing the show

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/tlkob_shanghai_1.jpg
Another HUGE ad they had near the side entrance

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/main_rag.jpg
The much-beloved main rag in all its glory

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/translation.jpg
These screens displayed the script in Mandarin Chinese so the mostly non-English speaking audience could follow along

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/simba_mask.jpg
http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/nala_mask.jpg
Much to my surprise, Disney put life-size masks of Simba and Nala in the theatre lobby

For those of you curious about the show, there were two major differences adapted for the Chinese audience.

The first was during the "Rafiki's Tree" scene, at the end of her story she said "Do you understand?" in Chinese, which drew a huge laugh!

The second was during "The Madness of King Scar" scene, instead of singing "It's a Small World After All" Zazu sings perhaps the most popular Chinese song ever, "wo ai ni ai zhe ni," loosely translated to "I love you as a mouse loves rice."

Here are a few more things I noticed that were different from all of the U.S. performances I've seen:

1) There was no gopher! Zazu stuck his head completely in the gopher hole. I think only one other time did the gopher not appear at all.

2) About 5-10% of the audience came in late, and there was a TON of side chatter and flash photography throughout the show, despite adequate warnings.

3) There was a loud crash at the beginning of the Stampede scene as Scar was instructing Simba to stay on the "ledge"

4) Probably safety-related to #3, neither Scar nor Mufasa were flown for the Stampede scene , they performed the "Long live the king" part from the ledge level, greatly diminishing the effect as Mufasa simply staggered backwards instead of physically falling.

5) The shower curtain from the IJCWTBK scene was said to be from a "Flea Market," although there is an IKEA store in downtown Shanghai I believe they changed it so it would be easier to understand for the Chinese audience.

More pics and stuff to come!

[Lion_King_300]

I was also fortunate enough to make it to the stage door in time to get pictures and autographs of a bunch of the cast members.

We (my mom, sister and I) were the only ones back there that night, so it felt like a private VIP party and it sure was fun to meet and talk with them.

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/rafiki.jpg
Buyisile Zama as Rafiki put together an incredible performance, she had one of the most rich, powerful voices of any Rafiki I had heard on stage. Some of you may recognize her, she started out as Rafiki in London's West End production of The Lion King.

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/Zazu.jpg
Terry Bader as Zazu, to be honest he didn't quite perform up to my expectations. Not a great singing voice and didn't show as much enthusiasm in his character as Derek Hasenstab (U.S. touring), who sets the bar for all Zazus to follow.

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/young_nala.jpg
12 year old Jana Baldemoro as Young Nala, can't help but admire the spunk and cuteness, just like young Nala in the film. BTW that's my sister, but I'm sure most of you figured that out on your own! :D

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/young_simba.jpg
12 year old Tarik Frimpong as young Simba, he was great! One of the best young Simbas I've seen, a good singing voice and solid acting, he knew what he was doing on stage. A treat to watch and surely a successful career to follow.

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/timon_pumbaa2.jpg
http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/timon_pumbaa.jpg
Hangin' out with John Xintavelonis (Pumbaa) and Jamie McGregor (Timon), they came out last as their extensive makeup and costuming took time to remove. They had more onstage chemistry than any other Timon/Pumbaa pair that I've seen - for example in the scene just prior to CYFTLT where Timon goes crazy, Pumbaa took out his tongue and gave his buddy a nice wet lick to help him come to his senses, never seen that before! And in real life they were the same way, feeding off each other, easygoing and fun to talk to, seemingly inseparable.

And for all you hard-core Simba fans... the big surprise is coming up!!!!!! Are you ready?



;)

[Sharifu]

Awesome story and pictures Tim! I also have some things I want to say about seeing TLKoB in London, but I just haven't gonen't around to yet. I guess I'll do that now. :D


Originally posted by Lion_King_300
The second was during "The Madness of King Scar" scene, instead of singing "It's a Small World After All" Zazu sings perhaps the most popular Chinese song ever, "wo ai ni ai zhe ni," loosely translated to "I love you more as a mouse loves rice."

Hey you know what? In London, Zazu sung, ""Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". (I had to look that up to check how to spell that, who actually knows how to spell that word?) :lol: STM said, maybe it's more Brittish, but I think they did that, because of that new Mary Poppins Broadway show that's showing in London.

It was really awesome seeing the show in London. He Lives in You, was so brightly lit, like the stars were really bright and Mufasa was shown really bright. (Since before London, I've only see a touring cast) But that doesn't really surprise me. Tim, you told me it was like that when you saw the show in New York, and since the show in London is always playing in the same spot, like New York, it should be that way. It was really neat like that though. You could feel the seats and floors shake a little too, during certains scenes, like the stampede. (Same as for you when you saw the show in New York, right Tim?) Plus it was so awesome to see TLKoB with some many Lea members. Most of us sat next to each other, and in front or behind each other, it was so great. I bought a London TLKoB glitterly shirt, (It has the Houses of Parliament on the shirt) and that TLKoB Charm Bracelet.

It was lots of fun! :cheese: There are pictures in this thread: http://www.leahalalela.com/showthread.php?threadid=8296

[Lion_King_300]

YES! I was able to meet Turanga Merito!

I had heard many good things about him, but he absolutely blew me away. An excellent high alto singing voice, and he certainly gave everything he had into his character. And yes, he glistened. A lot. I wasn't paying too much attention to that particulat detail but I think he started really sweating close during Endless Night. I think he hit his high point at the end of the HLIY reprise, it looked like someone waxed his chest! :lol:

Not only that, but I also had the pleasure of interviewing Turanga briefly about the show, and other things, which I will present to you here. It may not be exactly word-for-word as I had to read my scribbled notes, but he has some really interesting things to say.

Turanga is a truly nice and wholehearted person and I feel so privileged to have met such a talented and geniune human being. I wish him the best in whatever direction life takes him after the Shanghai Lion King company comes to a close.

I hope everyone out there enjoys this one of a kind chance to get to know him, and that you have as much fun reading it as I did interviewing him.

Brief Interview with Turanga Merito, ?Adult Simba? in the Shanghai TLKOB production

Conducted after the August 15, 2006 performance in Shanghai, People?s Republic of China.

Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand
Training: Charisma Church, 1997-2003, Rotorua Lakes High School, 1997-2003
Theatre: Joseph (Christian City Church), The Wizard of Oz)
Television: Pukana (New Zealand), Coca Cola Christmas in the Park (New Zealand)
Other: Jireh Perf. Arts Group

TW: Hello, are you Turanga Merito?

TM: Yes, that?s me!

TW: Great, I thought you looked like Simba. May I have your autograph please?

TM: Of course! My pleasure. Did you enjoy the show?

TW: It was fantastic, and you put on an excellent performance yourself tonight.

TM: Thank you so much.

TW: May I have the honor of getting a photograph as well? I have some friends back home that are huge fans of yours but were not able to make the trip, so it really means a lot for get the chance to meet you in person.

TM: Oh, wow, that?s wonderful to hear. I?m flattered I have fans!

TW: So the Australian company is in Shanghai for how many shows?

TM: 100 shows I believe.

TW: Do you know how far this show is in the run? It?s about halfway through, right?

TM: Well, we?re going to be here through October and we started in mid-July, so it?s
about half-over, yes.

TW: Are you enjoying your stay in China? Do you like Chinese food?

TM: It?s quite different from any place I have lived. I LOVE Chinese food, my personal favorites are the Shanghai fried rice and dumplings.

TM: Is this your first time seeing the show?

TW: I came all the way from the United States to see The Lion King in Shanghai? Actually, it is my seventh time overall!

TM: SEVEN times? That?s amazing!

TW: Well, I figured I would never get to see the Australian cast since you guys left, and that this might be my only chance.

TM: Yes, after we finish up [in Shanghai] I think that?s going to be it for us.

TW: Oh no! They have nothing else planned for your company?

TM: No, not as we speak. I?ve personally been with this cast, for oh? about two years now, first in Sydney, then Melbourne, and finally here in Shanghai.

TW: That?s quite sad news to hear though, I imagine it will be hard to break up this extraordinary group of talent.

TW: Now, are you from Sydney?

TM: No, actually I?m from New Zealand, born and raised there.

TW: Do you miss home while you?re on the road performing in The Lion King?

TM: I do miss seeing family, but I do like the weather up here. Right now it?s wintertime in Australia and it?s quite cold, so when we finish up in Shanghai and go home it will be turning to summer down there!

TW: Ah, so that works out perfectly. Shanghai is much too hot and humid for me.

TM: So you said you were from the U.S.?

TW: Yes, I?m from Seattle in Washington State.

TM: I knew there were some English-speaking people in the audience tonight because
some people were laughing at our jokes! Some nights nobody laughs, it?s quite awkward.

TW: Indeed, I noticed the Chinese audience reacted very differently than American audiences do to certain parts of the show, sometimes they laughed when they weren?t intended to and didn?t laugh, as you said, at the many jokes in the show.

TM: Something else interesting I noticed was that I guess in China they allow photography in the theater, we?re not used to seeing flashes go off like that!

TW: Yes, that was quite disheartening and distracting to see. Actually, I think it?s more like they don?t know proper etiquette in live theatre, though it was announced very clearly before the show started.

TM: The audiences don?t heed the warnings, and [as a result] we now have clips of the show appearing on Youtube, and all over the internet?

TW: Yeah, I don?t know about that... It?s good that theatergoers are showing interest in the show but people need to have more respect for this show and live theatre in general, I think part of it is that this level and kind of theatre is relatively new to Chinese culture.

TM: Definitely.

TW: By the way, I absolutely loved the way you guys performed the ?He Lives in You? reprise tonight, they way it was backlit with the swirling dots of light, the ghost mask, your and Rafiki?s singing, it was just absolutely spectacular, even better than all of the United States performances I?ve seen. That is my favorite scene in the whole show, very moving and emotional.

TM: Thank you! I love performing that scene as well. I heard a couple people go ?Whooo!? really loud after that scene ended?

TW: [laughs], yeah that was me, and someone else higher in the balcony! We have to show our appreciation for your fine efforts!

TM: Were you able to get good seats?

TW: Yes, we got great ones, they were in the front stalls, right in the middle about 15 or 20 rows back. Just an experience of a lifetime to travel around the world to watch the Australian Cast perform the greatest show on Earth!

TM: I bet it was, and sounds like you had a great time!

TW: Well, thank you so much for your time, Turanga. I don?t want to hold you any longer.

TM: Oh, no worries! I was waiting for someone anyways.

TW: Are there any more cast members coming out?

TM: Yes, Timon and Pumbaa will be coming in about fifteen. They?re always last out,
can?t miss them!

TW: All right, sounds great. Good luck with the rest of the tour!

TM: Thanks, it was great meeting you!

?2006 lion_king_300


http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/07/28/29LION_wideweb__430x255.jpg

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/turanga.jpg

:wow:

[nathalie]

That is soooooo awesome Tim !! :wow:

[Sharifu]

Yeah that was really interesting to read! It's so awesome you got to talk to Turanga for that long!

[Zaya]

wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, that is so nice Tim, he seems so friendly and all :)

:( I wish I ever had an opportunity to just meet and talk and take a pic with my favorite Simba...things would be so much easier :(

[HasiraKali]

Awesome! :D I want to add him to my harem. :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

Originally posted by Sharifu
Awesome story and pictures Tim! I also hav
It was really awesome seeing the show in London. He Lives in You, was so brightly lit, like the stars were really bright and Mufasa was shown really bright. (Since before London, I've only see a touring cast) But that doesn't really surprise me. Tim, you told me it was like that when you saw the show in New York, and since the show in London is always playing in the same spot, like New York, it should be that way. It was really neat like that though. You could feel the seats and floors shake a little too, during certains scenes, like the stampede. (Same as for you when you saw the show in New York, right Tim?) I bought a London TLKoB glitterly shirt, (It has the Houses of Parliament on the shirt) and that TLKoB Charm Bracelet.



Yes, it was just like that in New York, but in Shanghai I dare say that scene was even better. it's kind of hard to describe, but if you remember there are grass-like long leaves that hang down as Rafiki is showing Simba his "reflection" and the song begins... well those leaves were speckled all over with dots of light, and as the song begins, they kind of blend into the starry night background, I didn't even notice when they went away, and there were so many 'stars' in the bg (I'd say about twice as many as in the touring production) and they were backlit so well when Mufasa's mask was being brought out it made this incredible swirling effect, almost like you were looking through a kaleidoscope, the whole night sky was swirling with stars... and it all led up to when the ghost mask came out... wow the overall effect was amazing.

I do hope if the Australian Cast folds that Turanga gets to continue the role if he wants to in the United States or the West End, he seems to love his job!

Oh, and you got the TLKOB Charm Bracelet!!! I've been looking for that for EVER, but they didn't have it in Shanghai. I got the TLKOB hat with the lion head logo, a laser-cut keychain with the same logo, a TLKOB Shanghai Mug and the Official program (it's really nice and has full color pics like the U.S. program but also has info about the cast and people that made the show, as there were no playbills distributed in Shanghai)

I found that souvenirs were on average 30-50% off what they cost in the U.S. at the Touring productions (T-shirts were $12.50 USD, $25 usually, the mug was $6.25, normally $10, the plushies were $10, usually $15)

And I totally forgot I have a movie to show you, I was able to capture most of the curtain call and since I got a new camera the zoom and quality is much better than last time in New York. The file size is pretty big, but it's worth the wait. Enjoy!

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/shows_over.jpg

Shanghai Lion King Curtain Call (http://students.washington.edu/tim300/china/tlkob/curtain_call_shanghai.AVI)

[HasiraKali]

Yay! Thanks for sharing that Tim. :D But now I want to see the show. :( And Houston is too far away. :( Or wherever it is right now. But Austin soon. :D

[Zaya]

awwww...I wanna see it too :( But I'm sure not for another 3 or 4 months.

Love the clip Tim. Btw...did you ask Turanga for an email or something :) That would be lovely =D

Maybe he could come to perform as Simba in London after Brian finishes? ;)

[Lion_King_300]

You know, that never occurred to me to ask him for his e-mail. I was just in awe (you know how sometimes people freeze when they're around celebrities) most of the time I was there talking with him that I didn't even get to ask him some of the questions I wanted to, such as "what was it like to work with Julie Taymor" or more technical stuff about the show and rehearsals. I really wish I did though, of course I'll probably never see him in person again.

I haven't looked into it much, but possibly through the Chinese Lion King website
http://www.thelionking.cn/english/
you can see if there's a way to contact Turanga or other cast members.

[HasiraKali]

You could try writing to the theater. My dad got me an autograph from one of my favourite bway actors by contacting the theater and asking for them to give him a message and he called my dad back! :D My dad got to talk to him. I was so jealous. :lol:

[Zaya]

Oh, yeah, it's not a problem to get autographs...they always send it...

And yeah if you write to the theatre, putting the actors name in ( ) you can write to him or her and ask for an email or something...but it is alot more personal if you ask them right there...

Oh, and Tim, yeah I know how you freeze around such people...but I think you learn trough time they're just as much human as you are =)

[Lion_King_300]

Oh definitely, and the great thing about Turanga was that he acted so personable and humble he was really easy to talk to... but I look up to these people so much it's still hard sometimes.

I'm sure being in a foreign country where this kind of musical theatre is a relatively new thing, and the fact that not many people speak fluent English, they don't get many fans at the stage door. They sure seemed happy to see us!

Is anyone going to try write to the theater?

[HasiraKali]

I think Z and Nath have a cunning plan. ;) I know what it's like to freeze. :lol: I will be more brave in Austin y'all. :D

[nathalie]

lol, I was asleep during this cunning plan ... waiting for Zaya to get back on-line now :p

And yeah, it is more "fun" if you can get an autograph personal, but sometimes and for some people, that's just not possible.

[Zaya]

Cunning plan in action! ;)

And yeah, I guess they don't have many fans in China...but really, there aren't many fans in London either. I dunno, are they too shy or is it just not...a thing they'd do?

HK: You go girl, you grab that Wallace arm and tell him he's uh oh sexy haha

[HasiraKali]

*kicks the crickets out of the thread*

Do we need another pic spam in here? I think so. ;)

I'll give you a cookie if you can guess who this amazing Mufasa is. :lol: Z can't play because she already knows who it is. :p
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/whatthe.jpg

And I'm missing Jason all hardcore tonight so here are some pictures. :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/Image6-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/Imjjage1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/headshot.jpg

[Lion_King_300]

WOW!!!! :wow::wow::wow:

I think I know who that is, (actually I'm like 99% sure) but before I ask for my cookie, was that at a TLKOB workshop? That would be a dream come true to dress up in costume and act out a scene on stage... man that's so cool!

Whoever that is ;) be sure to tell us all about it!

[HasiraKali]

Do you think you know? It wasn't a workshop but it was like a special even type thing. ;) PM me and I'll tell you if you're right. :D

[nathalie]

No offense to anyone, but I think that Mufasa looks like a geek :lol:

[Zaya]

tell me bout it! Glasses mufasa!?! :lol:-

[Tiikeri]

Originally posted by HasiraKali
I'll give you a cookie if you can guess who this amazing Mufasa is. :lol: Z can't play because she already knows who it is. :p
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/whatthe.jpg
Harry Potter?

[Zaya]

:lol: could be..another thing...I never before noticed Mufasa having some redish thing around his ears...am I stupid or what?

[HasiraKali]

It's part of how the mask is held on. It's more like a helmet really. It's not Harry Potter. :lol: Hint: He's American. ;)

[Zaya]

Yeah, Maybe it's cause of the complexion hahaha :lol:

[Daniel]

President Bush?

Gondola Rice?

Tom Cruise?

Kiefer Sutherland?

Mickey Mouse?

am i close? :cheese:

[Zaya]

Mickey mouse sounds good :D Btw. HK, why do you always have to make me roll in laughter with your avatars!? :lol:

[HasiraKali]

Z: I dunno. :lol:

Dan was closest with the first one. :p

[Daniel]

which dan? :p

[Neola]

President Bush's wife? kid? dog? O.o

I wanna cookie damnit! :p

[HasiraKali]

Daniel sorry. He's a public figure. Or he was. Not so much anymore. But yeah... I'll give it one more day and I'll tell y'all tomorrow who it is. ;)

[Lion_King_300]

Oh, then I wasn't even close.

Interesting pic nontheless.

Is this person affliated with Disney?

If true:

Peter Schneider, final answer.

If false:

End Program

(those eyebrows made me think it was definitely a she, I didn't look at it close enough)

[HasiraKali]

:lol: A She-Fasa. He's not really affiliated with Disney.

[Daniel]

Originally posted by HasiraKali
Daniel sorry. He's a public figure. Or he was. Not so much anymore. But yeah... I'll give it one more day and I'll tell y'all tomorrow who it is. ;)

Keith Chegwin?

Bill Gates?

Pete Wentz?

Michael Bay?

i'm not close, am i? :(

[HasiraKali]

Noooope. :D Think about the places that TLK plays.

[Daniel]

Originally posted by HasiraKali
Noooope. :D Think about the places that TLK plays.

erm, it plays at lots of places :p

[HasiraKali]

Yes but where is it open-ended?

[Daniel]

Erm, i only now of 2, NYC and London

what can i say? i'm a TLKoB n00b :D

[HasiraKali]

Ok ok. You're on the right track now. :lol: Now look at your clues. ;)

[Zaya]

She-Fasa :lol: hahahaha!!!! Anyway...don't let them guess too long, cuz at the end they will REALLY want a cookie ;) I ain't giving it instead of you :p

[HasiraKali]

Oh I'm revealing the identity of our bespectacled Mufasa later today. Get your last minute guesses in! :lol:

[HasiraKali]

Alrighty... our mysterious Mufasa is... *drumroll*

Former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani! :D

[Bahati]

Wow, didn't see that one coming!

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1149/mufasagiulianivi2.gif

In hindsight, the glasses are the link.

[nathalie]

Hey, there's a Korean musical ?

http://www.shiki.gr.jp/siteinfo/english/news.html

[Zaya]

Not another one! hahahaha ;) :p

[nathalie]

Oh yes, more Simba's, and more CD's :cheese:

I can't wait to see the French cast ... And to hear "Can you feel the love tonight", the movie version in French is already beautiful.

[Zaya]

And again our beloved HK made us laugh! What's with the Roger parts avatar :lol: :lol:

[nathalie]

I just read, that "Le Roi Lion" will be on stage, somewhere at the end of 2007, so I was right with October, just not the year, hehe.

[Zaya]

Huuuuh, that late? geez...Nath, have you posted the forum yet :p :lol:

[nathalie]

And I just read that in June 2007 a South African production will come ...

So that's 3 new productions?
Korean (which will probably be English), French and South African.

[Zaya]

OMG OMG South African! =D that is gonna be soooo awesome, I'm sure it'll be the best production! Cuz they are really gonna do it with their hearts!

[nathalie]

I translated the text I saw about it.

Today Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions, together with componist Lebo M. and theater producent Pieter Toerin announced that there will be an African Lion King on June 6th, 2007 in Johannesburg (is that the same in English?) The cast will mostly be African people who already played in TLK productions. The theater, Montecasino, will be specially rebuild. It'll be a dream come true for TLK to move to South Africa, like Schumacher said "the circle will be complete".

[HasiraKali]

It'll probably be in English though. Phantom was there and was in English. It was also mostly made up of stuff from it's Australian production. Wonder if it'll be the same for TLK :hmm:

[Zaya]

To the SA production: Yeah I guess it'll be in English...I'm sure there are more African people that understand and speak English than English people that understand or speak Xhosa, Zulu or Afrikaans in South Africa...so probably English. And I'm sure they'll make some effort since it's actually the country it's supposed to be in :)

[Zaya]

I hate double posting...but this thing is dying...and what are we gonna do about it?!?!

Btw. Nathalie, any word from London? =D

[HasiraKali]

It cannot die. :hmm: What to do. Oh! I got the equipment to transfer the Jay Leno appearnace onto my computer. I just need to figure out how to use the thing and I'll have it up for you to see. :D

[Zaya]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!! *dances the crazy glistening Simba dance* He lives in you, !!!!!!!!!! I can't wait, I so can't wait!! I'm EXCITED in the real meaning of the word...I have no idea why I'm so excited but I am! =D :lol:


btw. another crazy avatar there ;)

[nathalie]

If there's any word from London, tust me, you'd know ;)

[HasiraKali]

Guess what I have. :D I'll post a link later since I promised Zaya first viewing. :)

[Zaya]

*dancing* yeeeeeeey

awwww...they put him all the way to the back! Bastards!!! Why do people always put lovely things in the back and things like Clifton in the front?!?! :lol: Anyway, it's good, I like miss Rafiki singing a lil diff...Clifton definitely can't get more than a C...I'd give him a D for singing tho...sorry Clify ;)

And surely you absolutely had to put the featuring Brian Temba at the end...cuz without it, nobody would know hahaha :lol: except me maybe and you ;)

[nathalie]

You got it on PC ? Cooool, what do they sing?

[HasiraKali]

Edited: YouTube took it down because apparently, 4 minutes of poor quality vhs capture is more threatening than an entire movie. :rolleyes: If you want it, PM me.

[Lion_King_300]

Thank you so much for sharing that, Amanda! I'm so glad they decided to show that scene from the show, I like it a lot better than the Rosie clip with Jason Raize though it is similar.

I thought they were going to do the whole thing with the ghost mask and everything, man that would have been sweet.

Great clip, that I think is the "lost" TLKOB clip no one has ever posted that online.

And yes, Clifton Oliver is not the strongest singing Simba I must admit! That title would belong to Roger Wright I think, but Wallace Smith and Brandon Louis were both very good as well.

[nathalie]

Oooh, you know Brandon Louis? Can you tell something about him?

Like, where he played? So I can add him to our website with more info, haha

[Lion_King_300]

Yes, I know a little about him.

He was born in Salem, Oregon and his mother lives in Seattle, Washington where I'm from. He performed in the Lion King Gazelle tour since Early 2004, originally as an Ensemble member and Simba understudy before moving full-time to the Simba role (good change, he got nothing but rave reviews as the leading role) a few months later.

He now is on Broadway as an ensemble member and Simba understudy at the Minskoff Theatre and has been since the end of the 2004-2005 Gazelle Tour.

Here's more info from the Playbill:

Credits include: Smokey Joe's Caf? (Gladys Knight Tour), South Pacific, Carmen Jones, Songs for a New World, and Once on this Island. Soloist at Carnegie Hall and on The Today Show. Stanford graduate. "This one's for my Creator, family & friends, Bobbie, Marc and Chris."

Hope this helps!

[nathalie]

Great, thanks alot :D

[simba2662]

That clip was great. I would have to say I prefer the old clip with Jason in it, you cant beat his voice and the quality is better but still great to see any newbies ;)

[nathalie]

Can't jugde on the quality really, to see if the performance is good, hehe.

[Zaya]

Well I kind of like this performance...it would be amazing in ful lenght and with the mask, OMG haha, but I guess Disney doesn't like to share that much :lol:

Roger would be nice in there =D, all the glistening...but they should have put Brian in it...and they wouldn't even need to go far for it ;)

[HasiraKali]

:lol: I'm really sorry about the quality. The tape is very old and loved. ;) I tried to get as much of the noise out as I could with the studio but it really wasn't having it. :lol:

[nathalie]

Originally posted by Lion_King_300
He now is on Broadway as an ensemble member and Simba understudy at the Minskoff Theatre and has been since the end of the 2004-2005 Gazelle Tour.


Wait, the Minskoff Theatre, that's the one on Broadway?
(so an understudy @ New York + Simba in the Gazelle Tour as understudy aswell?).

I don't know any of those theatres and where they are *lol*

[HasiraKali]

Yeah Minskoff is a theater on broadway. :) Not been to it but it has a history of closing new shows. Good thing TLK is already established. ;)

[HasiraKali]

YouTube just pissed me off. There are plenty other things on there they can throw a fit over, like WHOLE MOVIES! :angry: Anyway, the video's gone. If you want to see it, PM me and I'll send it to you. :rolleyes:

[nathalie]

Why would they throw that off? There are heaps of shows on there, and a whole TLK 1 movie o_O

[simba2662]

This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner NBC Universal because its content was used without permission"

I got that message after I had saved the link to my favourites :(

[HasiraKali]

Yeah it's dumb. It no different than showing the recording of it to my friends when they visit. Anyway whatever. I just won't use them to share clips anymore. I'll just do the PM thing.

[nathalie]

Has anyone every found the Kanji Japanese lyrics to the musical songs?

[HasiraKali]

Now that you mention it, no. :hmm: Maybe they're in the booket that comes with the CD? Ooooh Tiiiim! :lol:

[nathalie]

Don't you have the booklet with your CD ?

[HasiraKali]

No. :(

[Zaya]

HK's avatar, I'm lovin it!!! XD :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

I'm almost positive that the booklet contains the Japanese lyrics but unfortunately that CD case is currently on display at the Puyallup Fair with my TLK collection until next week (I take my display down on Tuesday)

So after that I'll be able to help you, nothing much I can do now...

:hmm:

[HasiraKali]

It's ok Tim. :) No rush.

Z asked me to host and post these for her. :)

Presenting... the elusive... most rare... BRIAN THEMBA MAKIWANE IN HIS COSTUME! :D
*fanfare*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/Embrace.jpg

Nala is Alexia Khadime.

[Zaya]

:lol: You just had to make that opening didn't you ;) :lol:

[HasiraKali]

Well it's true! :lol: Those are the only two.

[Kiara Serengeti]

Great, now that I have the PERFECT 'excuse' for my parents to take me to TLKoB, or at least go halvsies, the show's out of town! :tears: I'm taking 'music appreciation' at the college to fill out art credits I can't get by homeschooling, and I have to visit two different professional musical events and review them! The list goes:

Houston Grand Opera
Broadway in Houston
etc, etc.

Dangit! TLK is musical beyond words, what with the African influence and stuff! PERFECT. Dangdangdang!

Sorry, just had to vent... :alone:

[HasiraKali]

Awww that sucks Kiara. :( I'm sure there are some other good shows coming through that you could see. They're not TLK but they might be able to help you with your coursework. :)

[Lion_King_300]

Originally posted by ?nathalie?
Has anyone every found the Kanji Japanese lyrics to the musical songs?

I have them now!!!

Yes, the booklet has the entire Japanese lyrics in Hiragana (Kanji is really Chinese that the Japanese stole, Hiragana is their distinct "alphabet")

Would you like all the songs? If I were to scan it it would take a long time... but I think that's the only way I can get them online. Let me know what you would like me to do, and I'll try to get it done by this weekend.

Tim

[Zaya]

Everyone, another Simba has been found, you are gonna like this:

www.myspace.com/turangamerito

:D

[HasiraKali]

Z... you're like a stalker. :lol: I love the image in his backgroud though. :)

[nathalie]

This prooves she has nothing better to do then find Simba's on myspace :p

[Lion_King_300]

Nice find Zaya! I should send him a message, I wonder if he remembers me from Shanghai... :hmm:

I imagine not too many people went to the stage door over there. And they've only got 10 days left over there until the Aussie cast is done, the show wraps up October 12th. One can bet that will be a very emotional performance on that night.

[Zaya]

Stalker?!?!? I'm no stalker...I'm browsing, because I keep "meeting" new LK people trough Brian's page...there are so many! :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

http://students.washington.edu/tim300/turanga_nala.jpg
http://students.washington.edu/tim300/turanga_rafiki.jpg

Gotta love that second one!

:lol:

[Zaya]

yaaay, that one is crazy YES :lol:

[HasiraKali]

I had clicked away from this site to another tab in my browser and when I clicked back there it was. :lol: It scared me. :lol:

Oh and the first one... Simba and Nala find Rafiki's special "weed" :lol:

[nathalie]

I got those Japanese musical lyrics from "Can you feel the love tonight".


Nani ka ga okiru

Nani ga?

Mada kidzukanee

Dare ga?

Futari ha ochiru koi ni Oretachi mo futari ni

Uohhh...

Amai sasayaki dakiau futari
Atari ichimen romanchikku na kibun Ore ha sabishii

[chorus]
Ai wo kanjiru
Yoru no shijimani
Ikitoshi ikeru mono ha
Koyoi hitotsu ni

[Simba]
Iitai koto ga Kokoro ni afureru
Wakatte hoshiinda Kono kimochi wo

[Nala]
Yuuki wo dasu no Kokoro wo kimete
Anata ha ousama nano yo Shinjite kudasai

[Simba + Nala]
Ai wo kanjiru
Yoru no shijimani
Ikitoshi ikeru mono ha
Koyoi hitotsu ni


Ai wo kanjiru
Yoru no shijimani
Futari no kokoro ha ima
Hitotsu ni naru

[Nala]
Aishiau nara Watashi wo shinjite

[Simba]
Futari no deai ha koko ni

[Simba + Nala]
Shinjiaou.

[TX-101]

Interesting! But I usualy like songs in their original language. There are so many versions on youtube that it could listen to them all day. If you are interested i add some links.;)

Anyway, I don't think we have ever meet in this thread. I'm Rok (my real name).

[nathalie]

Hiya Rok ^_^

Yeah, youtube is full of the good stuff, haha.

I love Lion King in different languages <333 *me loves it* haha :cheese:

[TX-101]

Me too.. i heard so many of them that i couldn't belive it (russian version of We are one is so good to me). I like remixes and diferent versions too. I'm collecting all TLK songs. You know how it goes... Download this, ask for that, it really entertains me.

[nathalie]

Hehe, yeah, I know how it goes ... Some people started calling me a soundtrack freak (only from TLK soundtrack though).

Getting mp3's is easy ... getting the original CD's, that's another story :s

[HasiraKali]

What I love most about the different language versions of TLKoB is the different orchestrations for each production. I think my favourite is the Japanese one. The orchestrations for the films are pretty much the same across the board, but it's still cool to hear them in different languages. :D

[nathalie]

I don't like that little part in CYFTLT though, on the English CD you don't have it, but on all the others you do, just before they start singing again in the song after a minute or so just hearing the music, you hear this trumpet thing or something, I don't really like that little part.

[HasiraKali]

:lol: It's a wayward elephant.

No, I don't know what it is. :hmm:

[TX-101]

So, you asked me in PM to add some links about TLK music in diferend languages as I said. It's so simple that you dont need links. Just go on www.youtube.com and type song's name.

I think that this is even better:
http://www.pridelands.ru/?p=music
just click on an album, there is everything.

[nathalie]

Aaah, the well known Russian site ...

[TX-101]

yup... one of the best for music which i know.

[nathalie]

Originally posted by Lion_King_300
I have them now!!!

Yes, the booklet has the entire Japanese lyrics in Hiragana (Kanji is really Chinese that the Japanese stole, Hiragana is their distinct "alphabet")

Would you like all the songs? If I were to scan it it would take a long time... but I think that's the only way I can get them online. Let me know what you would like me to do, and I'll try to get it done by this weekend.

Tim

Ooooh, I seem to have missed this post o_O

But it would be great if you could manage somehow to put the lyrics on-line :D

I'd like to sing (read: yell, lol) along =D

[Lion_King_300]

Sure, I'll do it sometime this week. You can read Japanese, Nath???

[Simbadorney]

WOWSER! That would be interesting to see. Possibly, this coming summer I might be heading to see the TLKOB in New York or Philadephia?

I'm not sure. I heard from a good friend of mine went to both theaters and he said the one in New York is way better than the one in philly.

I even asked him to get me the book pamphlet so I can get more info and to have it for me.

Ever since it came to New York, I always wanted to go see it and also if I have time to get tickets to see the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire show right there too. I have to see when I can buy the tickets.

That's cool and I'm interested to see the lyrics.

[Melody of Scar]

I'm gunna see TLKoB for my birthday in December. ^__^

[TX-101]

Hmm.. I still have to see that show, and I will. Whatever it takes.

[lion_roog]

I had a chance to see it while it was in Tucson, but I couldn't afford the tickets. But my friend saw it a bunch of times because he worked events for the Tucson Community Center and other things such as U of A football games...then he went and got himself fired...:D

[nathalie]

Originally posted by Lion_King_300
Sure, I'll do it sometime this week. You can read Japanese, Nath???

No, haha
But it's easier to try and sing a long, when you see the lyrics ^_^

[Azerane]

Pat and I are going to go see it in Orlando in January while I'm over in Florida! :D I can't wait :cheese: hehe, I've already seen it but I'd like to see it again and he wants to see it as well so it works out... otherwise I would've just dragged him there anyway :p Nah.. I wouldn't have done that. It'll be cool to see it again though and be able to take more of the stuff in :)

[Sharifu]

Aww that's too bad you couldn't afford seeing TLKoB Jeff. :( I hope you can see it someday though.

And Bec, I'm so glad you and Pat are going to see it. ^^ I'm sure he'll love it.

[TX-101]

Hahaha! Finaly i have music everywhere! I bought an iPod, and first thing what i put on it was TLKoB! I'm sooo happy now! haha!
And another thing is: i was on youtube again, nnd i watched some videos of TLKoB. They are so great. I stoped watching very soon becouse, I want to see it in reality. I can't wait that day.

[nathalie]

Does he look like Winston? 'Cause I'm not so sure ... haha

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/mytlkcollection/DSCN2820.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/mytlkcollection/DSCN2825.jpg

(he's the one from this evenings show on ZDF)

[soulImbibe]

Wow I totally forgot about TLKoB coming to Orlando this holiday season.
I snagged up a ticket though, can't miss out on this chance. Especially for row 3 :evilgrin:
Anybody else going on the 15th?



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Disney Presents the Lion King (Orlando, FL)
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Orlando, FL
Fri, Dec 15, 2006 08:00 PM

Seat location: section ORCRGT, row CCC, seat 11
Total Charge: $88.85

[HasiraKali]

Nice. :D And Nath... those pictures scare me. :hehe: He has rabbit teeth. :evilgrin:

[lionkingfan]

I saw the lion king broadway musical in Toronto about 5 years ago when I was 16. I loved it! I really want to see it again but its not playing in Toronto anymore.

[HasiraKali]

Isn't the one of the tours stopping up that way sometime next year? I thought I saw something about it. :hmm: Or maybe that was Phantom. :confused: My fandoms are running together. :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

Originally posted by SoulImbibe
Wow I totally forgot about TLKoB coming to Orlando this holiday season.
I snagged up a ticket though, can't miss out on this chance. Especially for row 3 :evilgrin:
Anybody else going on the 15th?

Dang, that's an awesome seat! Lucky that seats that close are still available, I have a feeling that since TLKOB has been in Florida a few times before (Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, and is going to be in Ft. Meyers soon) that the show won't sell out as quickly as some places - like Seattle! Even singles were entirely sold out for virtually every show months before the tour even came.

I'm going on the closing weekend, January 12th with one of my friends from work, and (almost certainly) Hasira_Kali and her sister. It will be the 8th time for both Hasira_Kali and myself to see TLKOB, wow! :wow:

I originally bought only two tickets, but purchased another set of tickets today, the best I could find on the 12th side-by-side were row K (a bit misleading at the Bob Carr P.A. center because the closer rows are AAA-CCC then AA-KK then finally the single letters) but they are very close to the aisle in the center orchestra section. A few months ago the best tickets were only in row G, left Orchestra a few seats away from the aisle which is why I'm shocked that you were able to get a CCC seat for Friday night!



I can't wait. It's going to be such an awesome trip - my first time to Orlando and WDW.

[HasiraKali]

It'll be my 9th. But who's counting. :lol: I can't wait. I saw that the Finding Nemo show is opening in January so hopefully it'll be open at that time. :D

[Lion_King_300]

ninth??? Wow, I thought you only saw it seven times in San Antonio... did you see it once before that I forgot about?

Yes, we'll definitly have to check out the Finding Nemo show if it's running, I heard about that, and the Festival of the Lion King too (though I've seen footage already ;)

[HasiraKali]

Yeah I saw it in NY in 2000. One of Jason's last performances. :(

Oh FoTLK rocks! :lol: We should decide what section to sit in before... :hmm: Giraffe, Warthog, Elephant, or Lion? Lion. :lol: Closer to the Simba puppet. ;)

[nathalie]

Closer to the Simba puppet? No no no ... Closer to the guy who actually plays Simba ... :p

Haha, HK, he scared me a little too ... that's why I can't decide weather it's Winston or not, haha

[HasiraKali]

But in that show, there isn't an actual guy who plays Simba, it's just a Cam Clarke voice over. :( Otherwise, I'd sit on the float. :lol:

Oh and OT, Tim: I just saw pictures from rehearsals of the Finding Nemo show. It looks AWESOME. :lol: If it's not open in January, I think we might be going twice next year. :lol: Here's a link The Word of Nemo (http://72.30.186.56/language/translatedPage?lp=fr_en&.intl=fr&tt=url&text=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dlrp.fr%2factu-us_animal_kingdom_nemo_musical_143.html)
It actually reminds me of the old Legend of the Lion King show that was at WDW but was replaced by Philiharmagic a few years ago. A show which is awesome and which we MUST see btw. :lol: 3D TLK? Yes please. :D

[nathalie]

Huh? I thought you said the show also was the same as the one in Hong Kong?

Or am I that wrong ... *lol*

'Cause in Hong Kong there's definatly a man who plays Simba.

[HasiraKali]

The one in Hong Kong is similar because of the floats. That's what I meant. I think. :hmm: I saw a video on youtube with the floats in the center of the theater going in a circle. I know they don't do that in AK. :lol:

[nathalie]

Oow, ok, then it's probably me who read wrong again *so, what else is new* :lol:

[HasiraKali]

This thread is falling way too close to the bottom. :p Here's a funky site. I don't know what it is because it's in a language I don't know. :p The logo's cute though. :lol:

http://www.tigercity.com.tw/rinfo_lion%20king.htm

And a lovely new picture of Scar from the Gazelle company (Dan Donohue).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/Dan-Donohue.jpg

Along with the article it came from http://belmontvision.com/articles/061025_A&E_lion.html

Oh and I got to hear some of Josh Tower... ;) Mmmmm :lol:

[soulImbibe]

Google News search turned up a couple articles about the recent tour of TLKoB:

An interview with ?Scar?

http://belmontvision.com/articles/061025_A&E_lion.html

More related:

http://tinyurl.com/ykkmr6 [rctimes.com]

[HasiraKali]

Oh cooooool! I just posted the first one before but I didn't see the second! :D

[soulImbibe]

D'oh I didn't realize you already had that link in there. Oh well :)

[HasiraKali]

It's ok. It's a good interview, it deserves to be posted twice. :D

[Kalahari]

I think "He Lives in You" should have been animated instead of "The Morning Report.

[HasiraKali]

I would have loved to have seen Shadowland animated. I do understand why they chose Morning Report but they should have done all of them for the SE DVD :lol: That way, crazy TLK fans could see them.

[Lion_King_300]

Thanks for posting that interview! One of the best TLKOB interviews I've ever read, article is nice too.

Nashville I don't think has seen the touring show yet, I'm glad they're giving the show a lot of media exposure.

[HasiraKali]

Getting my Austin tickets in a few minutes :D

[Lion_King_300]

TLKOB really needs to come back up to the Pacific northwest soon... I know a lot of people that didn't get a chance to go the back in 2004, and are regretting it.

Because of the fact that the show was just in both Spokane and Portland, however, means that we Seattleites will probably have to wait at least until 2008... :hmm:

And the show has been performed (or will be very soon) in Florida FIVE times in the past 3 years... whats up with that?

(Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville)

[HasiraKali]

Geez. Dallas gets it a lot too. SA and Austin have only gotten it once each. They need to spread the love. :lol: I think I'm just going to go up to Austin twice. It's not a long drive but I've got some trips to pay for. ;) I didn't get a chance to save up for this run either since it was only announced a few months ago.

[HasiraKali]

Double post but eh. I got my tickets. I ended up with two performances for now, opening and closing. I might go again in the middle, it'll just depend on my budget. I was also pleasantly suprised to find that tickets from UTPAC are much cheaper than Ticketmaster and they don't have service charges. I got orchestra seats for $50. Which, as people who frequently attend the theater may know, is awesome. :lol: Now they're not exceptionally close but they are on the aisle, rhino side, aka house right. I am excited. :D Now to book my other two adventures. :D

[nathalie]

I got this clip here for anyone who's interested, from German TV 19.10.2006

http://www.4shared.com/file/4791688/b5815010/Lion_King_-_ZDF__German__19102006.html

[soulImbibe]

Nice!

I need to stop watching clips before actually seeing it in the theater though... :hehe:

[Zaya]

Oooo, so much new stuff! Anyway...first here's your Josh:

www.myspace.com/joshtower

and I realized if you're interested in any other Simba actors just try the myspace.com/putheretheotherguysname ;)

AND I saw the show last saturday, 8th time (muahahahaha), London of course....Brian Temba as Simba AGAIN! (Nath, you really aren't lucky...), I think there were two understudies but you know me, just listening carefully if they say adult Simba :D

It was soooo fantastic, because they had so many technical problems and made us all laugh, together with the cast, once they even had to let the curtain fall for a couple of minutes :) And my favorite Mufasa had singing problems :( poor guy

Anyway...I told myself I wanna see it one more time, then I'll just stop...I don't really wanna see another Simba :lol:

[nathalie]

Yeah, the "not lucky" thing came with the whole package when I was born, lol.

Still, in my defense, Jonathan was great, haha.

[HasiraKali]

Yay! For Josh Tower! :D I want to add him but I don't want to appear a stalker. :hehe:

[Zaya]

Then get rid of the curtain background at last :lol:

[HasiraKali]

But I liiiiikes the curtain. :lol: I just bookmarked him so I don't look to weird. :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

I just uploaded a new video to Youtube that I'm sure all of you will like - it was a TLKoB documentary/special that aired on a local TV station while the show was in Seattle Washington from December 2004-January 2005.

Some of you may already have seen this as it was briefly hosted a while ago, but this is the first time a program like this has been made available to the public. It was originally recorded and edited by me.

It's hosted by 7-time Emmy award winning broadcaster Steve Pool, better known as the longtime weatherman for Komo 4 news. Includes interviews with the cast, crew, directors Garth Fagan and Julie Taymor, and lots of cool clips and info. It's missing the wrap-up section though - but it's only a couple minutes long at the end.

It was very difficult trying to reduce the file size and length of the clips to fit youtube's restrictions, and I finally was able to do it without buying any software online! (aka downloading numerous freeware and shareware programs and using the ones with more generous restrictions) :wow:

Enjoy, and I'll see if I can upload other TLKOB videos to youtube in the near future.

Lion King: Backstage Pass part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAw4Ns7KYg8)
Lion King: Backstage Pass Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eY7cBVkbhU)

Oh, and if anyone wants me to send them the show in its entirety, just PM me. ;)

[Hope & Pride]

Wow, thanks for uploading this Lion_King_300 that was great =D
can't wait for more clips from you.

[TX-101]

That's awesome! thanks.

[HasiraKali]

Yay Tim! :D I grabbed it from YouTube but I can't remember if I have the whole thing in all it's uncompressed for YouTube splendor. :hmm:

[HasiraKali]

My Austin tickets came in today! :D I'm so excited! :wow:

[soulImbibe]

I finally got a chance to watch the clips. Thanks for the upload!

If you use Windows, the included Movie Maker software will let you easily split video files into multiple segments as long as they aren't copy protected. You can specify desired quality as well to reduce file size.

[Lion_King_300]

I uploaded another one! This new video is the "Lion King - Behind the Curtain" special that aired on KATU TV in Portland last year. The program is in its entirety and it is quite different than the other program I posted earlier.

There's a focus on puppet and mask co-designer Michael Curry as they report from his design company in Oregon, and there are some great clips from the show and in-depth interviews. This is my favorite TLKOB documentary ever, enjoy!

:)

Lion King Behind the Curtain Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG5cc4KKkdM)
Lion King Behind the Curtain Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieNP6sz7y8s)

[HasiraKali]

I love that one! :D They didn't have anything like these on TV when the show came through. It was more like, "Yeah, it's here go see it" than anything else. It was rather disappointing since we do have a fairly large theater community. :(

[Hope & Pride]

Wow Tim, I liked this one even more than the other one. Keep em' coming :D

[Bahati]

I believe I was the one to record the KATU special, if my memory doesn't deceive me. I'm pleased to see it imbued with new life.

[Lion_King_300]

Ah that's right. It was so long ago I couldn't remember who it was. If you want I can credit you in the Youtube description, but I did have to change the formatting twice and split the file to fit youtube's restrictions on video posting.

Thanks again Bahati for originally making the vid available to all of us, and let me know how you would like to be credited if you want me to mention your name. :)

[HasiraKali]

OT: Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim. Your PM box is full. :D

Back on topic. One of the girls at work is trying to get tickets for TLK in Austin. We spent about an hour looking for tickets for her and her boyfriend. We found some fairly good one on the orchestra aisle. I was like "GET THEM GET THEM!" But she has to wait until payday next week. I hope they're still there when she goes to order them. She was really bummed that she missed it when it was here.

[Lion_King_300]

Sorry Amanda, should be fixed now ;)



And for everyone, I uploaded two more clips:

The first one is just about the complete Curtain Call from when I went to see The Lion King in Shanghai last summer. The audience there was much more reserved than they are in the States and there was not nearly as much whistling and hollering that I was are used to hearing - and no standing ovation??? Features the Australian Cast, August 15, 2006.

The second one is my favorite Dutch Clip (the awards show is already posted numerous times on Youtube) the appearance of Gino and Carolina on Life & Cooking performing Can You Feel the Love Tonight. I did edit it to remove the talking before the scene starts, though some of it is kind of funny.

Lion King Shanghai Curtain Call (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZdq2pMegQ)
Dutch Lion King - Can You Feel the Love Tonight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32KZYkmbD9c)

[HasiraKali]

OMG IS THIS WHO I THINK IT IS?! :gasp: It was taken in the right place to be.. I need a wireimage account! Pronto! Anyone have one? :lol: *puppyeyes*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/november162006.jpg

[Lion_King_300]

Wow nice pic!!! btw Amanda your PM box is full ;)

[Kiara Serengeti]

Originally posted by HasiraKali
OMG IS THIS WHO I THINK IT IS?! :gasp: It was taken in the right place to be.. I need a wireimage account! Pronto! Anyone have one? :lol: *puppyeyes*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/hasirakali/TLKoB/november162006.jpg

Hasira...I think you need to go to Broadway-Simbaholics Anonymous :cheese: Although he IS hott...who do you think that Simba is? I only "know" Jason Raize, and that doesn't look like him...does it...?

[Zaya]

It's Brian Makiwane, it's B!!! OMG it's B! Amanda you're a genious!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! Where did you find him!!???!?!?!?!! How did you get that big picture MAN!! I can't make the other two big!!!! GRRRRRR!! :((((

OK, OK I got the medium size...found someone with the big pic account yet?! Did you, did you??!

And look, they were singing outside, in November, are they crazy, it's zero in London at that time!!! Are they crazy, he's gonna get sick, again!

[HasiraKali]

I know! I've been looking for someone with an account but no luck. :( I'm tempted to just get an account for a month to get them. :lol: It's only like $10. :hmm:

PM box = unfull now. ;)

[Zaya]

Muahaha, I found a bunch of other pages with those pictures, one pic of them huging is reaaaaaly nice, Alexia is so beautiful there :) And they are on youtube too...but just the end part because everyone was recording Emma Bunton...bleh

[nathalie]

Finally some pictures of him ey, hehe.

Can't find anything on youtube though :s

[Zaya]

there you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Z-MGxxO8Y

See the guy with a weird costume, waving, LOL, just joking...:)

[nathalie]

Hehe

*hmm* Brian doesn't look so tall next to Alexia.

Or is Jonathan just a really taaaall guy? lol

[Zaya]

He ain't that tall...182 or something...but you've seen the pic of them together, i think it's somewhere in here too, she seems pretty small, although she isn't really, she's as tall as I am.

[HasiraKali]

Because this thread is sickly. :( And we were talking about it in the WWtbKotPL after party. ;)

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=13311

[Zaya]

Why sickly...there ain't nothing wrong with that link?

[nathalie]

she ment this thread was dying, I believe

[HasiraKali]

Yeah, this thread is sick. :( Where have all the Simbaholics gone? :( :lol: Did November explode on everyone else too?

[Zaya]

Lol, nah amanda...it's just, my Simba desease is curing slowly...there's a new one that still involves same people, but dressed up in every day clothes and singing 'show you' ,lol :)

[HasiraKali]

Nooooooo! There is no cure for Simba-itis. :lol:

[Lion_King_300]

"-itis: Suffix meaning inflammation. For example, colitis is literally colon inflammation."

Sorry to hear that you have inflammation of your Simba! Doesn't sound good - probably should go get that checked out

;)

Anyway I just posted a couple new videos to Youtube after a lengthy absence (I've run out of TLKOB stuff to post and I have a lot of subscribers asking for more!)

The first is from the 1998 Tony Awards featuring all the additional information and commentary from the nominees, I joined all the separate clips together as one (most of you have probably seen them) and also the storyboarded "Early version" of the CYFTLT scene as featured on the TLK Special Edition Laserdisc which is now obsolete. Enjoy!




Tony Awards TLKOB commentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn07ziEnAlk)
CYFTLT Early Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFnMOq5py0)

[HasiraKali]

The goofy Simba laugh. :lol: It cracks me up every time.

Perhaps I should rename my disorder then. :hmm: Simba is most definitely not inflamed. ;) :lol:

[superdoglac]

I have to say the stampede, even though it was sad it was very interusting how they did it. Unfortunatly the people sitting behind me were laughing and saying "haha mufassa died" :(

[HasiraKali]

It is very clever. :) When/where did you see the show?

[Lion_King_300]

Yeah - the burning question in my mind before my first time was "how in the world are they going to stage the stampede scene???" and it was great, just blew me away like the rest of the show.

I found an article featured in the Tennessean newspaper about the Lion King's run in Nashville, and I think it's one of the best overall articles I've ever read about TLKOB. Enjoy!

Nashville TLKOB article (http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/ENTERTAINMENT05/610220309/1005/MTCN0303)

[Zaya]

Superdoglac...where did you see it? When did you see it? Who did you see in it? LOL :)


Yes there is a cure HK!!! There is a certain medicine...it's hard to find it...and even harder to get it...but when you do...just get the tiniest taste of it, you become totally addicted...I believe you know what I'm trying to say ;)

How's the harem BTW?

[HasiraKali]

:lol: I would think that the medicine you speak of would only make it worse. ;)

The harem is sulking. :lol: I'm sick, so I'm avoiding them. Don't want them to get sick. ;) Especially when they're dressed quite scantily and out in the cold. :lol:

[TX-101]

Originally posted by Lion_King_300

CYFTLT Early Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFnMOq5py0)

That's great!

Does anyone have this version of CYFTLT?