The Lion King Study Guide (PDF) - Disney On Broadway

esourcesTEXTSThe Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway by Julie Taymor with Alexis Greene (Hyperion, 1997)A Day at the New Amsterdam Theatre by Dana Amendola (Disney Editions, 2004) Although THE LION KING has moved from The NewAmsterdam Theatre, this book still gives a fascinating look backstage at the daily running of this massive show.Julie Taymor: Playing with Fire by Eileen Blumenthal, Julie Taymor and Antonio Monda (Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2007)Puppetry: A World History by Eileen Blumenthal (Harry N. Abrams, 2005)Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History by John Bell (Detroit Institute of Arts, 2000)Rehearsing With Gods: Photographs and Essays on the Bread & Puppet Theater by Ronald T. Simon, Marc Estrin, and the Bread and PuppetTheater (Chelsea Greene, 2004)50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by Andrews McNeel Publishing and the Earthworks Group (Andrews McMeel, 1990)365 Ways to Save the Earth by Philippe Bourseiller (Harry N. Abrams, 2005)Where Is the Way: Song and Struggle in South Africa by Helen Q. Kivnick (Penguin Books, 1990)Aesop: The Complete Fables, edited by Robert and Olivia Temple (Penguin Classics, 1998)The Annotated Brothers Grimm, edited with a preface and notes by Maria Tatar (W.W. Norton, 2004)RECORDINGSThe Lion King, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Disney, 1994)Rhythm of the Pride Lands: Music Inspired by Disney's The Lion King (Disney, 1995)THE LION KING, 1997 Original Broadway Cast (Disney, 1997)DVDTHE LION KING, Disney Special Platinum Edition (Disney Video, 2003) This special edition DVD of the original animated movie includesinformative features on the stage productionLion King 2: Simba's Pride (Disney, 2004) The animated sequel to THE LION KINGINTERNETwww.disneyonbroadway.comVisit the official web site to Disney Theatrical Productionsanimals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/african-lion.htmlThe National Geographic Society is known throughout the world for its expeditions,educational initiatives and promotion of natural and cultural conservationwww.lionresearch.org/The Lion Research Center is a group of scientists whose mission is to promoteinto the basic biology and conservation of African lions, and to make that researchavailable to the public. This web site is an informative hub of the latest informationon African lions.www.lionconservationfund.org/The Lion Conservation Fund (LCF) supports projects that help to determine thedistribution and abundance of African lions in areas of great global conservationimportance.www.aza.org/FindZooAquarium/Find a zoo in your area by visiting the Association of Zoos and Aquariums web sitewww.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.06.x.htmlA wonderful site on African masks from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institutewww.hvpuppets.org/The web site for the Hudson Vagabond Puppets, a troupe that specializes in large scalepuppetryNational StandardsMid-continent Research for Education andLearning (McREL) offers a compendium ofK-12 standards and benchmarks adaptedfrom the standards texts of professionalsubject-area organizations and thestandards of selected states.www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.aspThe New York City Department ofEducation’s Blueprint for Teaching andLearning in the Arts: TheaterThe Blueprint establishes a framework fortheater arts education for every child inNew York City and acknowledges thecollaboration between schools and the NewYork theater community to forge this plan.schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/oaspimages/theaterbpfull.pdf39