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Five Easter Eggs in the Lion King Musical Staged in Thailand

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According to Khaosod, The Lion King, the most commercially successful musical of all time, has landed in Bangkok – but the curtains in one of the sets look as if they were bought straight from Chatuchak Market.

Hey, we’re not being snarky! Zazu, played by Andre Jewson, says so himself when huge patterned cloths drop down after the fanfare of “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King.”

That’s just the first of a handful of easter eggs in the Broadway production adapted for the first time to Thai stages. The musical is running from today until Oct. 27 at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre.

Zazu also earned some laughs when he squacked, “Don’t send me back to Khao Kheow Zoo!” when teased by Mufasa, referring to the large open zoo near Pattaya…

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