![]() Masks that are hand-controlled by the actors, the stunning costumes designed by Taymor - African stones and seashells hand sewn one by one into the lions' corsets - and the jewel of the production: the collection of puppets that transform the actors into the grassland's fauna. In the passageways that run backstage in the Lyceum, where the play is now an icon, one can access the well-guarded secrets of The Lion King. The actress playing Rafiki closes her eyes so the last rays can be painted on her face and the light crew is waiting to cast the orange light of the African dawn of the first scene, designed by its creator Julie Taymor, and based on the movie. Behind the red velvet curtain, the zebras are painting their faces with a tool that has nine aligned brushes that alternate between black and white. ![]() Ten minutes to go before the curtain rises in the Lyceum Theater, and the coliseum is overflowing - even though The Lion King has been showing there for over 12 years. ![]()
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