Julie Taymor

The stage adaptation of The Lion King is being hailed around the world as a once-in-a-lifetime event. This book features a developmental history of the production through beautiful artwork, photos, and behind-the-scenes details of the challenges the director and actors faced and the making of the elaborate sets, costumes, and masks.

Shakespeare in meltdown, brutal, berserk. I.e., an over the top production evocative of Shakespeare's intent and the desires of his late-Sixteenth Century audience. I will not be able to rate it until I can tame my adrenaline gland.

This has great information on Julie Taymor's process of creating the animals for the stage show. Great pictures, too.

good artistry
mirren, molina and cooper are excellent