The Lion King - World Wide Tour - Director

The Client: Disney

 

For 10 ten years, I have been honoured by the opportunity to care for the most successful Broadway musical of all time. It has made over $3B since it opened in New York City 25 years ago.

The Directive: Direct live theatrical performances of The Lion King all over the world. From Australia, America, Ireland, Switzerland, and for the last seven years in London’s West End.

 The Process:

As the director, maintaining this mega-hit included collaborating closely with six departments, including marketing, nearly continuous casting auditions, staging major television appearances, tour launches, television interviews, and teching into new theatres with the international touring production.

COVID: Reopening the production after COVID was an especially challenging time as many new rules were put in place to safeguard the cast, crew, and orchestra during rehearsals and also the audience during live performances. A challenge we faced head-on, and the show came charging back into selling out every week.

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 What a thrill!