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Global News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Global News
Magic of ‘The Lion King' comes to life at the Jubilee Auditorium
Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, Broadway favourite The Lion King has taken over the stage of the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. This isn't just any musical — bringing to life the royal coming-of-age story based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, reimagined to feature a pride of lions in Africa, as a live production is no easy task. View image in full screen The character of Simba in Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 Humans transform into hyenas, birds, gazelles and, of course, lions, while other cast members control larger-than-life puppets of giraffes and elephants. Story continues below advertisement View image in full screen Puppeteers performing in Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 Michael Reilly has been the puppet supervisor for the touring production of The Lion King since 1999. 'I'm in charge of 230 puppets, a lot of different styles of puppets. Anything that could possibly happen to them is my job to fix,' Reilly said. 'I just love being backstage and putting all that work into something. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'You throw it out on stage, and you watch, and you hear that audience reaction, especially after Circle of Life.'' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "You throw it out on stage, and you watch, and you hear that audience reaction, especially after Circle of Life."' View image in full screen The ensemble of Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 Everything in the production is made by hand. Story continues below advertisement 'That means that they can break pretty easily, because they're all very, very delicate and very, very light — so a lot of carbon fiber,' Reilly explained. View image in full screen Bringing the magic of The Lion King to life on stage. 1 The actors are the puppeteers and some of the puppets have an additional electronic element — like Scar. 'He's built around all these wires and all these mechanical boxes,' said Peter Hargrave, the actor who plays Scar. Hargrave guides Scar's movements with a finger control. 'There's a little 'go' button on the side that makes the mask go out — this is when Scar is feeling angry, more animalistic in his nature,' Hargrave explained. Hargrave has played Scar for three years. He said there's a learning curve, but everyone knows their puppets so intricately. Story continues below advertisement 'We have dancers that come into the show that learn to walk on stilts as a giraffe. Everybody's just learning a very specific thing,' he said. View image in full screen A giraffe puppeteer performing in Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 When it all comes together on stage, it's a spectacle. 'It's just a celebration of language, it's a celebration of dance, it's a celebration of puppetry, and it's all based in this really nostalgic, familiar tale that means so much to us,' Hargrave said. Broadway Across Canada's The Lion King plays in Edmonton at the Jubilee Auditorium until July 27th.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
As Modern Family's Lilly Pritchett aka Audrey Anderson turns 18, have a look at her most savage dialogues from the show
Get ready to scream, because the baby who entered Modern Family wrapped in a Simba blanket just turned 18. That's right, Audrey Anderson, better known as the gloriously blunt Lilly Pritchett, is officially an adult as of today, 6 June 2025. And honestly? She is not pretending to fall asleep anymore to avoid conversations, she is grown, glorious, and full power sarcastic. Let's rewind, when Modern Family first aired back in 2009, baby Lilly (played originally by twins) was introduced in a full-blown Circle of Life moment by her theatrical dad Cameron and his ever-neurotic husband Mitchell. It was chaotic. It was camp. It was unforgettable. But the game changed in season three when Audrey Anderson stepped into the role, and brought enough sass to set the entire Dunphy-Tucker-Pritchett clan ablaze. She did not just grow up; she came in swinging with enough burns to roast the whole extended family. "Can I take a break? I wanna be alone." Remember that time little Lilly wanted out of a dramatic photoshoot with her dad Cam and told Mitchell, deadpan, that she 'wants to be alone'? According to Cam, that cold stare was the exact emotion he had been trying to capture. "Cry me a river. ... Sorry, should I call you a wahmbulance?" Or the episode where she mercilessly dunked on her dads' emotions with a snarky 'Cry me a river,' followed by her new favourite comeback — the 'wahmbulance.' Claire, Mitchell's sister, may or may not have been the accidental sass mentor behind that transformation. "Do you have any queens?" "Yeah, two big ones." And then there is the GOAT moment: while playing Go Fish with Cam, he innocently asks if she has any queens. Without missing a beat, Lilly claps back with, 'Yeah, two big ones.' Cam is scandalised. Mitchell is somewhere in between laughing and traumatised. Classic. "Sometimes, when you read to me, I pretend to fall asleep so you'll go." Fast forward to one of the most brutally honest moments in Farm Strong, when Cam is being 'too emotional' — again. Lilly calmly tells him she sometimes pretends to be asleep just so he will stop reading to her. The entire fandom gasped. Some cried. Cam definitely cried. "Daddy's just having a moment, he's always having a moment." And let us not forget when Cam is 'having a moment' and Lilly shrugs it off like a seasoned therapist saying, 'He is always having a moment.' No lies detected. So today, as Audrey Anderson steps into adulthood, we celebrate not just the actor, but the legacy of the sassiest, most brutally honest little legend TV has ever raised. Happy birthday, Audrey. Lilly may be fictional, but her burns? Eternal.
Leaders
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Leaders
"Saudi Arabia Opening up to the World Culturally," Says Composer Lebo M
South African music producer and composer Lebo M brought his iconic sound to Riyadh alongside composer Hans Zimmer at the Mohammed Abdo Arena, Arab News reported. This occasion marked M's first visit to Saudi Arabia, in which he amused audience at Riyadh Season and seized the opportunity to reveal more about his career creating Disney hits. 'I got the privilege of leaving (the hotel) and going to the desert and getting the sense of both worlds and I am looking at the evolution of a society of a country in less than five years (since 2018). I appreciated the fact that I came here when it appears that Saudi Arabia is opening up to the world culturally,' he told Arab News after the show. The iconic talent is generally known for creating the distinctive opening chant of the 'Circle of Life' from 1994's beloved 'The Lion King.' Interestingly, M returned to the studio for 2024's 'Mufasa: The Lion King' with a song he composed titled 'Ngomso' and 'We Go Together,' which he co-composed with Lin-Manuel Miranda. 'I love interacting with people and learning about the country through people, hanging out here and meeting with people… It feels to me like 'wow,' I am coming to Saudi Arabia on a new journey of Saudi Arabia that has not been exposed to the world, and that's exciting,' he added. Great Passion M was born in 1964 and was forced into exile at the age of 16 after travelling to Lesotho to perform without an ID or passport. Then, he attempted to re-enter South Africa, but he was denied. Therefore, he settled in Lesotho before moving to the US. 'It never killed my dream of being somebody. When you come from where I come from, where you grew up with people that die young, that politically get arrested, I dreamed that I was going to be somebody,' said M. At that time, M found himself homeless, however, he continued to pursue his passion for music. 'My passion was rerouted, and I discovered Lebo M, the South African artist, because I had something unique,' he added. Related Topics: A genius Egyptian composer teaches Arabic to his foreign students by songs Anthony Hopkins Rocks Riyadh Season with Dreamlike Performance Hans Zimmer to Reimagine Saudi Arabia's National Anthem and More Short link : Post Views: 148
Arab News
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
South African composer Lebo M reflects on Saudi visit, Disney hits
RIYADH: On his first visit to Saudi Arabia, South African music producer and composer Lebo M sat down with Arab News to discuss his storied career creating Disney hits. Known for creating the distinctive opening chant of in the 'Circle of Life' from 1994's beloved 'The Lion King,' M returned to the studio for 2024's 'Mufasa: The Lion King' with a song he composed titled 'Ngomso' and 'We Go Together,' which he co-composed with Lin-Manuel Miranda. The creative talent brought his iconic sound to Riyadh on Friday, joining forces with renowned composer Hans Zimmer at the Mohammed Abdo Arena as part of Riyadh Season's calendar of events. 'I got the privilege of leaving (the hotel) and going to the desert and getting the sense of both worlds… I am looking at the evolution of a society of a country in less than five years (since 2018). I appreciated the fact that I came here when it appears that Saudi Arabia is opening up to the world culturally,' he told Arab News after the show. 'I love interacting with people and learning about the country through people, hanging out here and meeting with people... It feels to me like 'wow,' I am coming to Saudi Arabia on a new journey of Saudi Arabia that has not been exposed to the world, and that's exciting.' M has been in the music business for more than 40 years, starting with his first gig at 13 in Soweto, South Africa, in the midst of apartheid. Born in 1964, he was forced into exile at the age of 16 after travelling to Lesotho to perform without an ID or passport. After being denied re-entry to South Africa, he settled in Lesotho before moving to the US. During that time, M faced homelessness but, regardless of the hardships, he continued to pursue his passion for music. 'It never killed my dream of being somebody. When you come from where I come from, where you grew up with people that die young, that politically get arrested, I dreamed that I was going to be somebody,' said M. 'My passion was rerouted, and I discovered Lebo M, the South African artist, because I had something unique.' His career kickstarted after meeting Zimmer, who recognized his talent and brought him on board to co-write, co-produce, and perform the soundtrack of 1992's 'The Power of One,' which led to global recognition leading to his contributions in 'The Lion King.'
