It’s an eye-popping demonstration of stagecraft-and it’s a magnificent demonstration of how many different ways there can be to tell a story with genuine creativity. That’s when the aisles of the Eccles Theater become part of the procession to Pride Rock for the presentation of the young lion prince Simba, as actors in massive costume frames bring elephants, rhinos and other creatures of the savannah close enough to touch. It takes only a few minutes of the touring production of Disney's The Lion King for anyone unfamiliar with this version to realize it’s a completely different beast from its film cousins. Darian Sanders as Simba in The Lion King.
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