In a previous post I mentioned my love for The Lion King. I have seen it live once before when I was younger, but I do not remember much of it. Tonight I saw it again in Las Vegas, and too say the least, it was a little upsetting. The first act reined almost completely true to the actual script, and parts of it were extremely beautiful. However, it was the second act when it all spiraled downward.

Not only did it add and take out parts of the original script, but one of the most memorable parts (for me, anyways) was completely ruined. Scar was on stage with Zazu, who was locked in his cage of bones. In the movie, Zazu went from singing “Nobody Knows” to “It’s a Small World” to “I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts.” It was all rather hilarious and it is one of my favorite parts of the entire movie.

Zazu

In the play, Zazu started singing “Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen” and then went in to “Viva Las Vegas.” I was very upset.

Yes, it is only a small part of the large picture, but it made me drop my jaw in shock. I was actually upset over something as trivial as changing five lines of script.

It was rather pointless, but I couldn’t help but to be disgruntled.

I won’t be forgetting how Zazu sang the wrong song.