The Lion King is one of the best musicals out there. An amazing cast utilize excellent choreography mixed with fantastic singing to produce a fantastic musical experience. The musical follows the character of Simba. Simba, son of Mufasa, is set to take over as king when his father dies. This father/son dynamic plays a large part in the story.

For those who enjoyed The Lion King movie, the musical is sure to be a delight. The musical uses the same charm and innocence of the movie while giving the audience an even more intimate view. One of the movies most amazing scenes is the stampede scene and the musical does an amazing job capturing this high tension moment in the story.

While Simba is growing up, the story shows his development and advice from his father Mufasa. Mufasa is the wisest lion that exists and is teaching his son lessons on life and how to be a fair king. When Simba’s Uncle Scar learns of all the advice Simba receives, he becomes angry. Scar does not like the fact that Simba is going to be king and would rather be king himself.

Scar uses his childish jealousy, an interesting motif as the older Scar is more childish than the younger Simba to concoct a diabolical plan. He has Mufasa killed and blames his death on Simba. While Simba is distraught at his father’s death, Scar uses this time of grievance to cease control of the kingdom. Simba runs out into the wilderness for some of the more interesting scenes in the musical.

Simba meets Timon and Pumbaa. Timon and Pumbaa have a very carefree attitude towards life. This attitude is soon adopted by Simba who needs to escape from all his troubles. The attitude of a worry free philosophy is summed up by the phrase, ‘Hakuna Matata.’ With this phrase as their motto, they live a very stress free life with no responsibility. Consequentially, they never accomplish anything of substance in their life.

Simba realizes the pitfalls of this lifestyle through some wise guidance. With the help of this guidance, he realizes that his rightful place is as king. He comes back to the kingdom to confront the evil Scar. After Simba exercises his demons, he is able to overthrow Scar and take his place as rightful king. The Lion King the musical is an amazing story with valuable life lessons.