On Saturday, we saw The Lion King in Sacramento. It was absolutely beautiful, with incredible sets and the fantastic (if not altogether too familiar) story. I confess the opening sequence was the most amazing part for me, but get some Elton John/ Hanz Zimmer compositions in there and the rest of the show is nothing to shake a coconut-embellished stick at. The costumes, in particular, were absolutely amazing! Very well-designed and creative!
On Sunday, we saw Wicked in San Francisco. I can honestly say I've never been so inspired by a stage-performance before. The actors and actresses were phenomenal. The two leads, playing Glinda and Elphaba, were outstanding. The story was so much better than I could have hoped. I highly HIGHLY recommend this show to ANYONE. It's one I will want to see again (and again)! Maybe I'll luck out and they'll make a Wicked film that I'll get to work on :D
Not much on the animation end, as I've been trying to stay out of Maya as much as possible while on leave, and this weekend was a very nice (and very needed) break.
Trav
