The Lion King Lives in Me

So, for the readers who don’t know, I can be a bit of a hermit. However, tonight, I changed up my routine – which is basically that I come home, do whatever work needs to happen, and watch tv until I fall asleep. But tonight, a friend of mine and I decided to try to get rush tickets to see The Lion King Live! We got there at 5 for an 8 o’clock show, and stood in a line of students. At 6, we started getting tickets—but here’s the catch- the tickets were half off! What a deal! So we got fantastic seats in the second balcony—but on a wing!

See? I was behind the camera. Right on the edge! BRILLIANT.

            Y’all.

            This show.

            I can’t even.

            OH MY GOSH IT WAS SO GOOD ALL I WANT TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IS WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN! I LAUGHED, I CRIED (not that big of a shock). I. Loved. It.

            So first of all, it starts out with these people in giant freaking animal costumes. GIANT ANIMAL PEOPLE ( like so- Giant. Animal. People.). … Who sing! And dance! And then there were kids playing simba and nala as cubs. But guys. The art. The dances. The SET! I can’t even begin to rave on the set, but I’ll try. It was beautiful and so brilliantly done. There was literally an elephant skeleton on stage. (or so it looked like).

            My heart is so full from this performance. It pulled me out of a funk I’ve been in for a few days now. During the song, “He Lives In You” (both the first, and the reprise) I got goosebumps and just let the tears flow. It was beautiful. If you ever get the chance to see The Lion King Live! Take it. I will say, as much as I love the songs, I wouldn’t put the  music as my favorite for all the musical’s I’ve seen. It was interesting and fun and lovely, but not my favorite. But the art, the set, the costumes, the way they make these animals come to life on a stage--- it’s fabulous.