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The Lion King

Animation of the automated Pride Rock set piece from The Lion King of Broadway as it ascends from the stage deck and spins into place.
Costumed performers manipulating giraffe and lion puppets cross the stage in front of brown, textured backdrop in a scene from The Lion King on Broadway.

Location

Minskoff Theatre
New York, NY

+ National Tours &
International Productions

Entity

Hudson Scenic Studios

Capabilities

Project management, Technical Design, Carpentry, Metal fabrication, Automation and Motion Controls, Lighting and Electrification, Scenic Finishes, Shipping and logistics, Installation, Rigging

Industry

Theater & Live Entertainment

The Broadway cast of The Lion King performs "Be Prepared" on and around an elephant boneyard set.
An actor costumed as Scar performs on an elephant boneyard set during the Broadway production of The Lion King.
Actors costumed as Timone and Pumba stand onstage in front of plant-shaped scenery in the Broadway production of The Lion King.
An actor costumed as Rafiki performs in front of a scenic unit finished as a baobab tree with a drawing of a lion at the center and flanked by dancers with grass reed hats.

Credits

Concept & Direction: Julie Taymor

Scenic Design: Richard Hudson

Costume Design: Julie Taymor

Lighting Design: Donald Holder

Mask & Puppet Design: Michael Curry & Julie Taymor

Production Photography: Matthew Murphy, Deen Van Meer, & Joan Marcus 

Press

1998 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (Richard Hudson)


1998 Drama Desk Award for Best Set Design of a Musical (Richard Hudson)

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