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Lionesses leaping in The Lion King
Photo: Johan Persson © Disney.
Trevor Dion Nicholas & Matthew Croke in Aladdin.
Photo: Deen Van Meer (c) Disney.
DISNEY’S ALADDIN AND THE LION
KING SUMMER POP-UP EXPERIENCE
Disney’s hit West End musicals Aladdin
and The Lion King are presenting a
summer Pop-Up Experience for Disney
fans old and new in Covent Garden
throughout August. Situated at 25 Long
Acre in the heart of Theatreland, the Pop-
Up will be open every day from Tuesday
31 July until Sunday 26 August .
Within this unique space guests will
be able to explore the iconic masks,
puppets and costumes from the Tony-
Award winning The Lion King up-close
and learn about the inspiration behind
many of the show’s impressive designs.
Guests will also have the opportunity to
step inside a specially-created ‘Cave of
Wonders’, where they will be able to take
a photo with the legendary lamp from
Aladdin. The fun continues at Covent
Garden’s Piazza where visitors are
invited to delve into a treasure hunt to
uncover four magic lamps – each
offering a clue to an Aladdin themed
puzzle. In addition to this, a variety of
free events will take place daily
including performances from cast
members of the two West End shows,
puppetry demonstrations and stage
makeup masterclasses, as well as vocal
and movement bite-sized workshops to
get a first-hand flavour of the shows’
music and choreography.
This summer Disney UK celebrated
the second anniversary of Aladdin in the
West End, which opened at the Prince
Edward Theatre in June 2016, while The
Lion King enjoys its 19th triumphant
year at the Lyceum Theatre.
NEW CAST FOR SCHOOL OF ROCK
From 22 August, term will begin for
the third year cast of Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s Olivier award-winning
production of School of Rock – The
Musical at the newly named Gillian
Lynne Theatre. The show is now booking
to 20 October 2019.
Based on the iconic film of the same
title, School of Rock – The Musical,
sees the kids from Dewey’s band
compete in the legendary Battle of the
Bands and embrace the power of rock.
Based on the hit film, this hilarious
new musical follows Dewey Finn, a
failed, wannabe rock star who decides to
earn a few extra bucks by posing as a
substitute teacher at a prestigious prep
school. There he turns a class of
straight-A students into a guitarshredding,
bass-slapping, mind-blowing
rock band. While teaching these pintsized
prodigies what it means to truly
rock, Dewey falls for the school’s
beautiful, but uptight headmistress,
helping her rediscover the wild child
within.
Craig Gallivan leads the cast in the role
of Dewey Finn (pictured) with Laura
Tebbutt as Rosalie Mullins, Alan Pearson
as Ned Schneebly, Michelle Francis as
Patty DiMarco and Jake Sharp.
Photo: Tristram Kenton
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