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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.
TECHNICAL REHEARSALS
With a host of computers sitting on large boards spread out over the seats, and headsets to communicate backstage, we were able to begin tracking the cues. While I, the [...]
Disney’s The Lion King, quite deservingly, is praised for its incredible artistic value. Director Julie Taymor crosses ethnic and historical boundaries mixing Indonesian Puppetry styles with African storytelling and shamanistic theatre traditions to allow seemingly opposing worlds to interact. The grand wilds of African landscape have been brought into a “controllable” theatrical environment that can [...]
Each autumn we work with booking agents and with producers to bring the “Best of Broadway” to San Diego - and the best of other theatrical entertainment events. This is a rundown of some of the considerations made putting together our 2009-2010 Broadway Season.