On October 1st Disney’s The Lion King returned to Chicago for a third time. Previously it’s 39-week premiere engagement in 2003 and 13-week return engagement in 2005 both played sold-out runs at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. The popular touring performance opened to rave reviews from Chicago’s top theater critics. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune described the show “An entrancing thing of beauty” while Hedy Weiss told readers “New revelations come with each successive viewing of Julie Taymor’s gloriously culture-blending musical ‘The Lion King.’ The seamless magic of its multifaceted, cross-pollinating artistry continues to astonish, and its immense energy, visual beauty, humor and wit only deepen.”
