![]() ![]() Where: KeyBank State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave. I cannot imagine what it is going to feel like after ‘Circle of Life’ but I know those emotions will be big, and I think the audience is going to feel the exact same way.” Disney presents ‘The Lion King’ The North American touring production of the Tony-winning Disney musical The Lion King resumes performances beginning October 1 at Cleveland's Playhouse Square.Watch the company reassemble for. “I think especially these first couple of months - and these first two and a half weeks in Cleveland, more so than any - there’s going to be so much emotion involved with just restarting after what everyone has been through. That’s because of the universal story that we’re telling. “We found that so many times over the years, not just during the pandemic but over all kinds of things in life, where ‘The Lion King’ seems to mirror what’s happening in the world. “The show is still as wonderful and as joyous as it’s always been, of course, tinged with some sadness, but that’s part of life,” Reilly said. ![]() ![]() That said, the notion of coming out of the pandemic will decidedly be in everyone’s mind onstage and off. Home of Disneys the Lion King, the Minskoff Theatre was named for Sam Minskoff and Sons, a distinguished real estate family. The good news for the current production of “The Lion King” is Reilly said there are basically no changes since it last came to Cleveland in 2019. So Zazu is difficult on basically every front.” The Lion King is scheduled to return to Cleveland for only two weeks at Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre beginning Oct. ![]() “It’s also a matter of building up that stamina of having those muscles that you don’t use in everyday life. “It’s not the large muscles in your arms that it takes to operate him but it’s the tiny muscles in your hands and forearms. “It’s only a four-pound hand puppet bird but Zazu has dual controls so you need both hands to operate,” Reilly said. ![]()
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