{"id":130,"date":"2021-03-20T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/?p=130"},"modified":"2021-03-20T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T18:50:31","slug":"the-lion-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/the-lion-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lion Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-16.png?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-16.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-16.png?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-16.png?w=845&amp;ssl=1 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Joan Marcus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching \u201cThe Lion King\u201d for the first time in a theater is an unforgettable experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Costumes,the set,\u00a0the music,\u00a0everything is\u00a0incredibly striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Director of \u201cThe Lion King\u201d, Julie Taymor tends to get her ideas from sculpting wood and clay for the masks. She may have a picture in her head and try to get to it or experiment with different shapes and textures during the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taymor started traveling around the world at age thirteen and continued to get inspiration from different cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-15.png?resize=300%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-15.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-15.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-15.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-15.png?w=1104&amp;ssl=1 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Joan Marcus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1998, Julie Taymor become a part of history by being the first woman to win a Tony Award <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">of<\/g> Best Direction of a Musical \u201cThe Lion King\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">More than 50 people of color were hired to work on set for the Lion King and casted in the musical. This amount of diversity was life changing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She gave women all around the world the courage and inspiration to direct Broadway shows. Not only can they direct Broadway shows, but they can win Tony Awards for bringing significant and unforgettable work to the stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE LION KING (West End) - &quot;He Lives in You&quot; [LIVE @ The Alan Titchmarsh Show]\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNy6IC85iuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watching \u201cThe Lion King\u201d for the first time in a theater is an unforgettable experience.&nbsp; The Costumes,the set,\u00a0the music,\u00a0everything is\u00a0incredibly striking. The Director of \u201cThe Lion King\u201d, Julie Taymor tends to get her ideas from sculpting wood and clay for the masks. 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