January 16th 2014- "The Lion King"

The last thing I did in London was see "The Lion King" with one of my roommates.  It is a show that I have been meaning to see on Broadway for years but have never gotten around to it.  I decided to see it in London because its easier to procrastinate when you live in New York.  I loved the way the costumes were made for the animals.  The puppets were absolutely incredible.  The best moment was when a huge elephant walked on stage through the audience. Timon for example was dressed in green, even though his puppet was orange. I was wondering why and then the actor was able to camouflage with the grass. It was beautiful how they created such an atmosphere of nature.  This show made me realize how difficult it is for actors to take on the mannerisms of animals and work with puppets.  These actors did a tremendous job.  There was so much great spectacle.  It was a wonderful end to a wonderful trip!