A couple Sundays ago, September 30 to be exact, I was lucky enough to go see Disney's Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas. I found it interesting to compare the lengths between the feature film, the Broadway musical and the show performed at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. The feature film would obviously be the standard, setting the pace for the story. The DHS version does a great job hitting the highlights, telling the story and giving you the music you would expect. The Broadway musical is like the feature film on steroids. You get the story, highlights, filler, music, more story and more music. If I were to sum the musical up in the form of one word, great!
The Lion King Musical
This past Tuesday, I had the privilege to go see The Lion King Broadway musical. Let me start off by saying that it was amazing. I absolutely loved it. The costumes, the props, lighting, stage design, everything was fantastic. If you haven't seen this musical, and you have the opportunity, definitely take the time to go see this production. Having grown up with Disney's The Lion King, I already knew what the story line was all about. Father and son, son destined to be king, jealous uncle, betrayal, exile, self-discovery, victorious return and rebirth. That pretty much sums up, at least from my perspective, what happens here...
Keys to Opportunity
So during my internship with Disney's College program, I was lucky enough to get one of these keys (the key on the bottom). The folks in charge of Disney housing told us that this was our key to opportunities! I'll admit, while it's a little cheesy, it is in fact one of my favorite things I got during... Continue Reading →
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