*"A ravishing spectacle. I can hardly wait to see it again."*
Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday
*"For once a mega-musical lives up to the hype; this is a dazzling show."*
Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph
*"A blockbuster musical with beauty and brains."*
Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times
*"Pure delight floods the Lyceum Theatre."*
Paul Taylor, The Independent
*"It lights up the West End with a blaze of fabulous imagination."*
Nicholas De Jongh, Evening Standard
"An indisputable triumph... superlative entertainment; puts most other mega-musicals in the shade."
John Gross, Sunday Telegraph
*"My jaw hit my knees... Is 'The Lion King' as good as they say it is? - Dammit Yes!"*
Robert Gore-Langton, The Express
*"This is a wonderful, wonderful musical: thrilling, warm-hearted, inventive and original. 'The Lion King' will touch a deep chord in everybody."*
John Peter, Sunday Times
*"You hope all nights at the theatre will be like this. 'The Lion King' restores true magic to the West End." *
Michael Coveney, Daily Mail
**THE LION KING AWARDS**
Visit London Award 2007
Best Theatre/Show
Visit London Award 2006
Best Theatre/Show
Laurence Olivier Awards, 1999
Best Choreography - Garth Fagan
Best Costume Design - Julie Taymor
Evening Standard Award, 1999
Theatrical Event of the Year
Ivor Novello Music Awards, 2000
International Achievement in Musical Theatre
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award, 1999 (UK)
Best Designer - Julie Taymor & Richard Hudson