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Lion King: Minskoff Theatre
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A modern urban legend assesses that part of a scene was removed from the American version of The Lion King stage musical. When Mufasa dies, the lionesses cry over his dead body: this is enacted using a Japanese bunraku puppet mourning technique in which ribbons flow out of the eyes to symbolize tears. Some further back in the theatre may have mistakenly thought the lionesses were crying toilet paper, and laughed at an inappropriate moment. However, although the scene can provoke laughter and confusion, the scene was not actually removed.
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November 8, 2007 -- "LION King" audiences at the Minskoff have been sniffing the sweet scent of marijuana. It turns out the pot-head fans of former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, who's doing a nine-day stint at the Nokia Theater next door, were lighting up. "The smoke was so thick it was seeping through the wall and into the Disney audience, and they started complaining," a spy at Monday's show told The Post's Bruce Golding. "The ushers are now very vigilant and making sure nobody lights up." A Nokia rep admitted there were complaints. The Minskoff had no comment.
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CHINA July 18, 2006 -- THE LION KING opens an English-language production in Shanghai. The limited engagement marked an historic event for THE LION KING, having played 101 performances at Shanghai's Grand Theatre. It became the longest-running Broadway show to be presented in Shanghai.
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