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I think the best part of the musical was the beginning and the end where they perform "The Circle of Life". Everything else was pretty... boring. The animal costumes, stage setting, props, and lighting were pretty cool, but definitely not breathtaking. I wanted to like it since it was Disney but I just wasn't feeling it. Neither was my family, since my mother fell asleep at one point. I also felt like the choreography wasn't very synchronized, which made me wonder whether or not these were the same performers from New York, who were also in Los Angeles for a brief while.
I honestly think the Lion King show down in Disney World was more entertaining. Maybe because it was a smaller venue? Even Mamma Mia! was much more fun and interesting. But the best Las Vegas show I've ever seen? Celine Dion HANDS DOWN and of course, Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian.
Also, the woman sitting behind me would NOT stop talking, going "ooooh", "aaaah", "so beautiful!", "amazing!", "wonderful!", etc. during the performance. She would constantly laugh like one of the hyena's up on stage at everything Pumba and Timba were saying. At one point, I couldn't even hear the performer's dialogue 'cause she wouldn't stop laughing. Annoying!
P.S. I'm sure if you love the animated version (which I don't), then you'll probably love this musical adaptation. As for seating, the theatre is designed sort of like a stadium movie theatre but I recommend sitting in Section B. I sat in Section B during Mamma Mia! and could see everything up-close so it was pretty amazing (whereas for Le Reve, the higher the seats, the better). For The Lion King, we sat in the front section of F and although it wasn't far, I didn't enjoy it as much.
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