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Meet the Lion King puppet master

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — All this week we are taking you behind the scenes of the Lion King in Kalamazoo. There are 230 puppets throughout the show. Puppet master, Michael Reilly, oversees them all and says ...
The Morning Journal

When a puppet breaks on ‘The Lion King’ tour, it’s his job to fix it

Considering Michael Reilly is the puppet supervisor for the latest tour of “Disney’s The Lion King” to come through Cleveland – the show will roar by the shore at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theater July ...
OnMilwaukee

Pulling the strings: Behind the scenes with "The Lion King" puppets

"The Lion King" is one of the Broadway’s grandest spectacles. Of course it qualifies as a spectacle financially, grossing over a billion dollars and becoming the fourth longest-running Broadway show ...
WGNO

Learning how to work the puppets backstage at Disney’s ‘The Lion King Musical’

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)-Disney’s “The Lion King ...
Times Union

Wear and tear keeps "Lion King" puppet-tenders on their toes

The musical "The Lion King" will return Proctors in 2022, but the date has yet to be set. (Provided photo by Disney.) The jungle comes alive again on Tuesday night as "The Lion King" puts down roots ...
NPR

'Lion King' puppet designer helps put a spin on a classic in 'Romeo and Zooliet'

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. A Shakespeare festival in St. Louis has found a way to make kid friendly as well with the help of a famous puppet designer. "Romeo And ...