The Lion King

My second pick, and this one is a completely different energy.

Over at the Capitol Theatre, Disney's The Lion King is on tonight.

The Lion King, full production, roaring puppets, that opening number that makes grown adults weep into their programs.

If you've been putting it off, this is your midweek nudge.

A few quick mentions, because Wednesday is genuinely overachieving.

A two car crash on the Princes Highway northbound at St Peters with lane one of three closed.

Next train announcements unavailable at Gosford and on platforms 1 and 2 at St Mary's, so check the screens.

And tonight, the city has Mozart's Requiem at the Opera House, The Lion King at the Capitol, Heather's at Walsh Bay, Aaron Chen at the State, Titanic at the Showground, Harry Potter at Fever Pavilion, sound healing at Westfield of all places, jazz at the Freeway Hotel and a proper live music spread from Newtown to Barangaroo to Marrickville.

So as you can imagine, we dive deep and we cover a lot and we chat about what the psychic told him is one of the craziest stories I've ever heard.

Writing, plus his Green Lantern spec script, his love of Resident Alien, being emancipated at a young age, gut feeling and leap of faith, choosing hairspray over the Lion King, working on cruise ships, generosity of spirit, plus plenty more.

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You know the drill.

It's like finding ingredients when you're cooking something, and you find these two flavors that just complement each other so well.

Carrie was just amazing to work with, and we just clicked.

And then in between that reading and when they decided to move the show to workshop, I had gone and auditioned for The Lion King.

And I had... whatever the role that Whoopi Goldberg voiced in the movie, I think it's Shinzi.

And, you know, things just started to align and I got lucky.

I, you know, I booked the Lion King.

I was playing Timon in the Lion King for a few years.

I've seen that was in Canada.

Yeah, Hakuna Matata.

are the hype person.

That's the job.

You know, that's the gig, right? When I was doing Rock of Ages or The Lion King, people always ask, they're like, how do you do the same show six nights a week? With the same passion.

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Now, her clients have worked on Broadway productions like Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, and major film and television projects, including Sons of Anarchy, The Flash, Obi-Wan, and Five Nights at Freddy's.

She's also worked with talent and recording and gaming commercials and endorsements she has done it all please welcome to the show the Demia Avery show the industry Lynn Marks welcome nice to meet you oh you're so welcome we're so glad to to talk with you today now let's get right into it let's go back You actually started out as an actress, if I'm speaking correctly, in the UK.

So take me back to the young Lynn.

Well, you know, Bob, we've got a really great, what I call, all-rounded season for families, for individuals, for couples.

We start out with Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Buena Vista Social Club, Dr. Seuss Grinch, Notebook, Clue, Sound of Music, Outsiders, Harry Potter, Just in Time.

I mean, we really have something for everybody on this season.

Well, tell us about Jersey Boys and Sound of Music.

We can all sing along to that one, of

course.

The Lion King will be in New Orleans.

That's a show with a lot of complicated architecture, a moving stage, trap doors, the old rounds that show the animals leaping.