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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

How to Turn a Disney Cartoon Into Avant-Garde Theater by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz

A Disney movie might not seem like the best inspiration for an experimental stage production. In fact, when Julie Taymor was invited to intepret The Lion King for Broadway, she had her doubt…

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