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Julie Taymor, director and designer of the Broadway production of The Lion King, gives the following account of casting procedure and rehearsals for that production.
PREVIEWS
Two days later our first audience had taken their seats in high anticipation. By this time our whole crew, including producers and performers were a little frazzled, exhausted, and not quite [...]
Julie Taymor, director and designer of the Broadway production of The Lion King, gives the following account of casting procedure and rehearsals for that production.
PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
Once the singers and dancers had learned their music and dance choreography, they joined me in the large rehearsal room to work out their blocking and integration into [...]
Julie Taymor, director and designer of the Broadway production of The Lion King, gives the following account of casting procedure and rehearsals for that production.
PRINCIPAL REHEARSALS
During the first rehearsal days I worked improvisation ally with the principal actors. We would move back and forth between reading and analyzing the text and getting up on our [...]
Over the next several months leading up to THE LION KING’s arrival in San Diego, I will be posting several blogs about the creative process THE LION KING underwent during its creation. This particular article will be divided into 7 different blogs. Today’s is about the Casting Process. Enjoy!
~Holly Mann
Executive Assistant
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Julie Taymor, director and designer [...]