Word: mufasa
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...plot centers on Simba, a young lion who—with the aid of his animal friends Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu, and Rafiki—must reclaim his rightful throne after his father Mufasa is murdered by his jealous uncle Scar...
Sinister acts included Uncle Scar slaying Mufasa in The Lion King and Mickey Mouse attempting to axe the water-carrying broom in Fantasia...
...comedy: old people acting hip always get a laugh. And, yes, there is comfort in that. As a newly minted middle-aged person, I am no longer culturally relevant, but if I hang around long enough, maybe someday, if I'm lucky, I can be a novelty act. As Mufasa says, it's the circle of life...
...wildebeest stampede conveyed by wheels and masks, dazzle with their allusive originality. Some of the most striking images are the simplest. Women with grass headdresses stand in a row and sway to manifest wind in the African savanna. When the lionesses grieve over the death of their King, Mufasa, they pull ribbons of fabric from their eyes to suggest tears...
...Hoyle's hammy-English-butler routine as Zazu, is more labored than in the film. But the show has few longueurs, some good new songs (Tim Rice and Elton John added three to the five they wrote for the film), and elaborately staged climaxes that really pay off. When Mufasa falls to his death from a cliff, he floats to the ground (suspended on wires) with a slow-motion grandeur that no movie special effect could...