wonderful show at the Mandalay Bay Theatre

Vegasfox · #1 07-14-2010, 05:53 AM

There is one show in Vegas that I consider a must see for all ages. This is a wonderful one to take your kids to when visiting Vegas. I had the plaesure of being able to see it when it was showing in Toronto, Canada years ago.

The show that I'm speaking of is Disney's The Lion King. No I'm not talking about the movie. This is a musical that tells the story and does so with brilliant choreography. It is being shown daily at the Mandalay Bay Theatre.

In this show you watch as Simba grows up first embrassing, then running from, then finally emrassing again his destiny as the king of his pride. In this show they use a form of puppetry called Bunraku Puppetry from Japan that shows both puppet and performer singing and dancing while also minipulating the large puppets along the storyline. With other performers the use the unique costumes designed by Taymor in which they use african style masks with fitted head pieces and other moveable cotume pieces that transform the performer into their charachter without completely hiding their faces and body movements.

Like I said this show is a must see when going to Vegas.

vegasrocks · #2 07-14-2010, 04:24 PM

It does sound like a great show for adults and kids.

I got to see the Lion King on ice a few years ago. It was amazing. I enjoyed it as well as the kids. I would definitely see it again given the chance.

Rival · #3 07-15-2010, 03:05 PM

This is definitely a show that is fun for the whole family. I also saw the Lion King on Ice when it came to town and it was wonderful, I can only imagine how elaborate and amazing the stage costumes will for the show at the Mandalay Bay! We all had a great time at the ice performance and I would love to see the stage performance.

The Lion King was one of favorite Disney film's and it was wonderful to see it brought to life.

Vegasfox · #4 07-17-2010, 11:41 PM

I havent seen Lion King on Ice. This one definately would be better i think though. Their acting and the different graphic details they use are wonderful. I think if you liked Lion King on Ice you would probably love this one. I was in the balcony when I seen it and they had actors that came up into the balcony and hung rigings of bird flocks over the side to give more of a feeling that you were actually part of the play to. I thought it would be a dumb show to see but it turned out to be really good and I loved it. Trust me this is a good show to go to.