Tony Freeman remembers when the first casting call went out for Disney's "The Lion King." Starving actors who ... They fuse human acting with mechanical masks and body parts devised to suggest ...

The Oregon native who co-designed the many puppets and masks that animate the Broadway production of Disney's "The Lion King" never studied puppetry or drama. Instead, he began his career as a ...

“The Lion King” is a very physical show, so it’s no surprise that the masks and puppets experience some wear and tear. Day to day, Reilly and his team make small fixes to the puppets based ...

Giraffe heads, hyena parts and gazelle masks for "The Lion King" backstage at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. It takes two days just to figure out where to put everything backstage, said M.

“The Lion King” tends to make a big impression ... One of the big challenges in playing Scar is the costuming. The lion mask sits upon the actor’s head, but mechanics and simple movements ...