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| 103 of 153 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome show, May 03, 2006
|reviewer: Anonymous from Springfield, MA
|I went with my family to see the Lion King on Broadway honestly not overly enthusiastic about it. I've never really cared for the story and only went since all my family was going. I'm so glad I did! I was totally blown away by the music, acting, costumes...basically everything! The cast was tremendous and did a terrific job of telling the story. I've seen many plays in my life including other Broadway shows but this was by far the best I have seen. My advice is go, you won't regret it!
| 74 of 122 people found the following review helpful:
Te Best Musical Ever!, Oct 05, 2006
|reviewer: Hyebina from Anytown, AT 55555
|It was amazing! I thought it was like the movie. I was wrong. It it awsome. The costumes look so real. You will never forget this musical. The actors really sound like the real characters in the movie! Watch it, you will be amazed.
| 70 of 117 people found the following review helpful:
!!!!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!!!, Sep 09, 2006
|reviewer: Laura from Point Pleasant, New Jersey
|Wow! Amazing! Fantastic! Loved It! I had chills from the opening number! This play is phenominal! The costumes, the singing, and the dancing kept our entire group (there were 7 of us) riveted the entire time. This is a must see -- I can not put into words how great this was. I wish I could contact the cast to let them know how much I enjoyed each and every talent on that stage. Don't miss this one -- you will not be disappointed!
| 68 of 120 people found the following review helpful:
Beautiful!, Apr 18, 2006
|reviewer: Ash from OH, USA
|Lion King is my favorite Disney movie, and I didn't think it could get any better -- until we saw the musical. The costumes were beautiful, I loved all the bright colors! And they added a few songs, which were all amazing! I love Kissy Simmons, she's such a beautiful performer. The entire cast was magnificent, and I was very impressed by the kids playing young Simba and Nala especially. I bought the soundtrack at intermission, and it's still one of my favorites... besides Phantom and Wicked. :) The costumes were my favorite part, but the entire show was brilliant! 10 stars!
| 66 of 116 people found the following review helpful:
The King is a Lion, Apr 26, 2006
|reviewer: Alex Karpinski from USA
|The Lion King, How should I put this? It's more, understandable than the movie because they follow everything, they never miss a line, I mean.. it's a childrens theatre spectical. I went with my two sisters, my mom, dad, and grandma. I can tell you, there is no show better than Lion King. Better than Beauty and the Beast it was wonderful. Please pick Lion King to be your favorite. I LOVED IT!
| 62 of 109 people found the following review helpful:
Marcus and Gloria, April 15,2006 show, Jun 20, 2006
|reviewer: Gloria Rico from Miami, FL USA
|�Spectacular�- still does not do the performance justice. I cryed in the opening scene, and ending. The costumes will take your breathe away, the performace left nothing to the imagination. This was a birthday gift to my 9 year old son, and he reminds me every chance he gets, that this was the best present he ever had. This is a definite must see... for all age!
| 59 of 106 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent show...., Jun 28, 2006
|reviewer: Janet from Sale, Cheshire. United Kingdom
|What can I say...an excellent show with an outstanding cast. My sister-in-law saw the same show in Florida and it was staged completely different, enjoyed this more. You must go and see this.
| 59 of 106 people found the following review helpful:
One of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life, May 06, 2007
|reviewer: Luke S. from New York City
|First off, I would give this 100/5 stars if I could. I was so moved by this musical. Everything about the show is absolutely amazing, but the music is why I wish I could see it again. The songs "Circle of Life" and "They/He Lives in You" will bring out some of the strongest emotions you will ever experience. I was fighting back tears of sheer amazment and joy for the entire performance. This is a show for all ages and all people EVERYWHERE. If I ever am in NYC again, or anywhere else where this is playing I would not hesitate for 1 second to buy a ticket and go again. The show was just amazing. I cannot say enough good things about it. I bought the soundtrack after the show because I enjoyed the music so much. The songs mentioned before, especially "Return to Pride Rock/Circle of life (refrain)" will bring you to tears if you just sit and soak in the beauty of the music. Also, the chorus of singers dressed in traditional African clothing, were breathtaking. See it! Then see it again!
| 57 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
Incredible, Jul 20, 2006
|reviewer: Mark Perez from Phoenix,Az Usa
|The Lion King is a prime example of both insperation and pure genious. I saw it when I was with my drama club and i enjoyed every single second from the time Raffikii came out to the time mustafa died to the time simba triumphed over scar. For me it just shows how good can triumph over evil and it enspired me to be an even greater actor.
| 57 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
Theater charity pleas, Nov 05, 2006
|reviewer: Steve Barker from Garden City, NY USA
|Yesterday I took my family to see �The Lion King�. It was a truly exhilarating experience. The creativity of the costumes, sets, choreography, and acting absolutely blew us away. All of that exhilaration was immediately dampened at the end of the play when we were held captive for 5 minutes by several actors making a plea for contributions to the Theater�s favorite charity. We lost the �buzz� that cost us almost $700 (6 tickets) to achieve. I have nothing against charity pleas; but do it before the play begins so that it doesn�t interfere with the real reason we attend theater.
| 56 of 103 people found the following review helpful:
The Lion King Musical, Apr 07, 2008
|reviewer: Israel Joseph from Usa\'\'.
|The Lion King Musical Brings Out You Inner (Lion)''. The Music / The Dances / The Amazing Broadway / The Songs : ''He Lives In You'' & ''Circle of Life'' (also) : They Live In You'' & ''Rafiki Mourns''. Arcoss the World : Disneys Der Konig Der Lowen, Disney's Le Roi Lion, the Lion King (Dutch musical) And THE Winner Of SIX tony awards (This Is The Lion King''. ) The Lion King : Takes you Into A World of a Great broadway Musical !
| 55 of 112 people found the following review helpful:
great show but very poor air condition, Jul 02, 2006
|reviewer: nelson vasquez from usa
|the show was great but the aircondition inside the theatre itself is poor when i conplain they said they would correct the problem the second was the same you could see the audiance fanning themselve with the playbill booklets and whatever else the could find i reccommend skipping it with the price i paid for three tickets plus what they charge for a bottle water you would think the can give some air condition i gets they wanted to make you feel you are in africa
| 55 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
The most awesome experience, Nov 22, 2006
|reviewer: Cathy Walker from Virginia
|My daughter and I experienced New York for the first time Nov. '06 I have been on a high since I came home. I never knew the musical The Lion King would have such a profound affect on us. We will never forget that show or the lights of New York City!! It's another world with an atmosphere of greatness. Thank you for the 'Awesome' experience of a lifetime. Cathy Walker
| 54 of 101 people found the following review helpful:
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Jul 08, 2006
|reviewer: LeiLani from Aotearoa, New Zealand
| 53 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing, Sep 20, 2006
|reviewer: Denice from Denmark
|This show is just amazing, the costumes are fantastic, the actors are perfect, the music is wonderful - it's like being in another world, the show totally absorbs you. It's just absolutelly great!
| 53 of 100 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!, Feb 12, 2007
|reviewer: ashley from New York, NY
|i saw the show in february '07 and it was awesome. I never experienced anything like it in my life!!! It was amazing how everything just flowed. I LOVED IT!!!!
| 52 of 101 people found the following review helpful:
This is the best show that i have ever seen!, Jun 06, 2006
|reviewer: Bradley and Mom from Memphis,TN USA
|We love this show!it rocks better than the one at Walt Disney World.this is a most my fav character is young simba.
| 52 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome, Marvelous, Spectacular, Jun 04, 2007
|reviewer: B.Miller from USA
|We went June 2, 2007, 8pm. My older sons, ages 23 and 20 rolled their eyes when I got the tickets, thinking they were too old for this show. Well, they were totally in awe, as was my 12 year old! My husband and I loved it as much as the kids! We all left on a cloud, the show is so uplifting! The talent was second to none. The two children in the show were absolutely AWESOME. Everyone in the show was. And....such beautiful scenery and props. Very cleverly done! Would love to go again! I just can't rave enough about this show! My first Broadway show ever, and what a way to begin!
| 52 of 108 people found the following review helpful:
Nasty Ushers-Bad Tourist Groups!!!!, Jun 25, 2007
|reviewer: Liz from Basking Ridge, NJ
|How unfortunate to have my viewing of this play interrupted by a obnoxious Usher who apparently thought I too, worked there! During the finale she came over to my seat to tell me to tell some one not with me to put away her picture phone! She actually screamed at me! This was after enduring the tourists from hell who apparently do not go out much or are not familiar with the story and laughed during the death of Simba's Dad. What trash. My mistake for not going at night to Broadway as I usually do. The costumes, music and dancing were fabulous when not being interrupted by idiots from out of town. And ushers who seemed to not know their function. The young ones were fine it was the creepy middle aged women who were unprofessional and sorely lacking in manners.
| 52 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
Fabulous!, Nov 05, 2007
|reviewer: Honora Daly from Falls Church, VA USA
|I attended the November 3rd matinee with my two great nieces who are 7 and 4. We thoroughly enjoyed the performance. The 4 year old was sitting on the edge of her booster seat just about the entire performance. The 7 year old was enthralled, and has asked to attend another show.
| 51 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
A NEW YORK LOVER, Jul 26, 2007
|reviewer: carla from buenos aires, argentina
|EXCELLENT! marvellouse site and beautifull scene. If you ever visit New York dont loose the opportunity of watching no only an emotional but unforgettable view. Two thumbs upfor this lovely broadway display.
| 51 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
AMAZING!, Jan 03, 2009
|reviewer: Jill Hughes from Scotland
|New York was a brilliant experience as a whole but The Lion King was the highlight of my holiday. The first scene is just out of this world, it gave me goose bumps and tears in my eyes. I new the show would but good but it was excellent!
| 49 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
Our first theatre date ! 2006, May 26, 2011
|reviewer: Ross and Julie Simpson from Michigan
|This was the best first theatre date EVER ! My then boyfriend/now husband took me to see this play. Words could not describe how beautiful we both felt it to be ! We had both recently lost our fathers, so this play could not have been more poetic. It really touched our hearstrings ! Thank you!
| 48 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
My Favorite Film is also my Favorite Broadway Show, Nov 18, 2006
|reviewer: Lavender from Ann Arbor, MI USA
|Ever since I was a little girl, The Lion King was always a favorite. When I heard Broadway made it into a show I was tickled pink. But then I realized it may never come to my town. However three years ago, my dream had come true. And it wasn't quite what I expected. It was phenomenal. The first thing that catches the audience's eyes are the costumes, puppets, set, choreography, and make up. While all of these are beautiful to behold, the best parts in my opinion are the songs and score. All of the singers, dancers, and actors. And of course the ever-lasting story. The music is exotic, energetic,powerful and at times even spiritual. The performances are full of joy, passion, and heart. They all bring to life the characters we know and love. And last but not least the story. The tale of a naieve but energetic child who has everything but is soon shattered. Now he must face his responsability and take his place in the Circle of Life. Get ready for all your emotions to pour out. A must see
| 48 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
The most amazing thing I have ever seen!, Mar 23, 2007
|reviewer: Floobagop from Tennessee USA
|You have to see this musical. The set, the lighting, the props, the acting, the singing, the music - it is all simply amazing. There is no better way to put it - you must see The Lion King on Broadway!
| 48 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
Breathtaking, Nov 24, 2007
|reviewer: Logan J. Kelly from FT. Luderdale, FL, USA
|What a Amazing Show! Everything was wonderful go and see it. I Love It!
| 48 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
fell asleep, Dec 09, 2007
|reviewer: tony from hawaii
|We went to the honolulu show and my kids loved it, unfortunately I lost interest around morning report and slept till the intermission my kid kept tapping me to stay awake but it didn't work, I thought little simba and his partner should've had headpieces also, it felt incomplete. also we paid premium prices for seats that we're too far and too high. the best parts were the opening ,the can you feel the love tonight,and the very end. those were the only moving scene's of the whole play
| 48 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
Wow Wow Wow, Feb 19, 2008
|reviewer: julian from southampton UK
|i took my wife to new york for her 40th birthday and part of the trip was to see the lionking i have never been much of a theatre goer but this show just blew me away the songs the costumes the set are FANTASTIC the hole show is a Must see. It is such a captivating show that moved me to tears its so beautiful ,Well done to you all who brought this show to life.
| 48 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
Tearfully Overwhelmed, Jun 14, 2008
|reviewer: Michelle Edwards from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|To The Cast of The Lion King on June 4, 2008 @ 2pm. My daughters 8th grade class came to see the Lion King for their graduation from Phila. I had never seen or had ever been to a play in my life. When you came to philadelphia I did not get a chance to come so being an escort for my daughter and her friends was my excuse to come. I can trully say i am a big kid at heart and the Lion King was one of my favorite movies. What I am trying to say is that when I looked up and saw the cast members coming down the isle at the start of the show I actually started to cry, that was how touched I was. I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity to see this remarkable play that I would suggest it to anyone. On top of seeing the lion king coming to New York was my first as well so I did not know where to start and not enough time. I only wished that I had gotten a chance to meet a couple of cast members so they could have autographed my program. Words could never express my heart Chell
| 48 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
great show...noisy candy wrappers, Aug 07, 2010
|reviewer: Wyona Mitchell from Dayton, OH
|The show was great, but the second act was spoiled by the noisy unwrapping of candy. It was rude and extremely unnecessary. The ushers stopped the taking of pictures, why didn't they stop the noise????
| 47 of 114 people found the following review helpful:
The King of musicals, Aug 26, 2006
|reviewer: Julie Tykskov from Copenhagen, Denmark
|I saw The Lion King for my 30th birthday my sign is the Lion so of course it couldn�t be any other show. It was magnificent and i enjoyed every moment of it. My favorite has alwasy been Phantom and Jesus Christ Superstar but this show has totally taken it�s place way up there. I think it�s so much better than the cartoon - maybe it�s because the show is for all ages. but really thumps up. LOVE
| 47 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
Unbelievable!, Nov 05, 2006
|reviewer: Michael from Pennsylvania
|This musical was he best thing I have ever seen. I went to New York for a funraiser for school, and got to see it. The cotumes, scenery, sets, and especially the specil effects were awesome! The actors did an excellent job. My main opinion: Perfect!
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
The Lion King, Apr 05, 2008
|reviewer: Israel Joseph from USA
|The Lion King On Broadway Is The Winner of six 1998 Tony Awards , Including BEST MUSICAL''. , The Lion King tells The story of Simba, A Young Lion Cub'' ! who Struggles to Accept The RESPONSIBILITIES of adulthood and his Destined Role As KING !
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
First Seen Broadway Show, Jun 10, 2008
|reviewer: Michele Loppnow from Watertown, WI USA
|This show was spectacular. You can appreciate the effort put forth by all that were involved in order to make the show successful. The amount of detail put into the play is unbelievable, the costumes, props, lighting, and sound bring pride rock to life. Would recommend this play and theatre as a must see!
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
Lion King AMAZING!!, Aug 06, 2008
|reviewer: Lion King from Midwest, USA
|Good seats, great acoustics in the theater.. The costumes were simply stunning!!! Amazing music and acting! Such a great experience.
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
One of the greatest events of my life, Oct 16, 2008
|reviewer: Barbara from Greenwood Lake, NY
|I thought I was the only one brought to tears by the incredible first act as they all sang that hauntingly beautiful African song and appeared with their fabulous and intricate costumes, but after reading the reviews I see that I am not alone. I wish my mother was alive to see something so very beautiful. I will go again. This is a must see for every man, woman and child. I think if Elton John and Tim Rice never did another production, they would still go down in history for this incredible event they created. Thank you so much.
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
Lion King on Broadway, Jul 16, 2009
|reviewer: Colleen Malone from Barre, VT
|AMAZING!!! My 12 year-old daughter and I saw the production at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway and it was like nothing we had ever seen before. Theatre was immaculate and the show was breathtaking!
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing, Apr 17, 2010
|reviewer: James from USA
|It was the best musical I ever saw. The actors were great and the music was awesome. Every seat had a great view. I have recommended it to many different people.
| 47 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
The Lion King - Breath Taking, Dec 07, 2010
|reviewer: SkiMom1 from Harrisburg, PA
|My 24 year old daughter and I decided to see our first Broadway show and we picked The Lion King in NYC at the Minskoff Theatre. The Lion King has always been a family favorite Disney film. We bit the bullet and got seats up front. It was expensive but worth every penny. The opening act, Circle of Life, was the most spectacular thing we have ever seen. We both cried through it. Listening to the music and seeing the animals walk down the aisle gave us goose bumps. The costumes were engineering marvels and the actors who wore them were in character the entire time. There were so many small children in the audience and I was concerned that maybe might hear fidgeting and crying. You didn't hear a peep from anyone. Young and old were totally mesmerized. Thumbs-up for this day out. It will be one we will remember as one of those great "moments" in life.
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Great!, Mar 18, 2008
|reviewer: Aleix!!! from Barcelona!
|Very Good and cool!!!!!!!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
AMAZING costumes!, Apr 10, 2008
|reviewer: Cris from Westchester County; NY; USA
|I found The Lion King on Broadway, NYC to be true entertainment! The costumes were absolutely incredible; most likely the best of any show you'll ever see! Cudos to all the actors and actesses -- magnificently done! The music was very moving as well. This is a must see show! Looking forward to seeing it again in the future!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
FRANTASTIC, JUST FANTASTIC, May 20, 2008
|reviewer: D. Rivard from Canada (Gatineau QC)
|I have never seen such a magical, superbly presented show! Once again, the team Webber/Price has surpassed themselves. The opening alone moved me to tears and it seemed the whole production lasted only a few minutes. The signing is out of this world. The costumes are incredible. And our group had the great pleasure of meeting one of the singers, Ian Yuri Gardner. What a wonderful artist and so generous. He gave us a very informative (and much appreciated) tour backstage. All of it was a grand experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Jackie, Dany, Bugs, Madeleine, Don, Joyce and Louise
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Aboslutely AMAZING!, May 28, 2008
|reviewer: Corey Bastarache from Saint John, NB, Canada
|When I first heard that my group that was traveling to NY was going to the Lion King, I was a little nervous, becasue I figured it would be a childrens type play. But as soon as the show started, I knew that I would enjoy it. Some of the scenes were so breath-taking and amazing that tears came to my eyes, and I got goose-bumps. The whole thing just went by so fast, but it was still, by far, the best musical that I have seen. The cast did an great job, and I have been telling everyone that I know that they have to see it for themselves. Thank you so much... for the preformance... a memory that I wil never forget.
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Great performance, not so good seats, Dec 27, 2008
|reviewer: Dennman from Wisconsin
|The performance itself was wonderful. I don't know if there was a weak link. Truly a magical experience. My only complaint is the seating. We were in seats 13 and 15 on the far side. The balcony hangs over and the view is obstructed when the main characters are standing on Pride Rock. I found this to be rather disappointing. All in all a good experience.
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
SPELLBINDING, Mar 25, 2009
|reviewer: Fiona Fraser from Scotland
|From first note to last this was a spellbinding show. The costumes were amazing and so cleverly designed. The music, dancing and singing was out of this world. New York was the cake and the Lion King was the cherry on top. What a night!!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Lion King Was Great!, Jun 12, 2010
|reviewer: Anonymous from Colorado Springs, CO
|Last August, 2009 my family and I flew to NY for my niece's wedding. I wanted to do something special on the day we got there, my husband and kids had never been to NY, so I booked tickets for the Lion King. I was able to get fantastic seats in the mezzanine. I was concerned, since we had had a very busy day, that my son and daughter would be too tired to stay awake for the whole evening performance. Was I wrong! They, along with my husband and I, loved the program and when we got back to the hotel that's all anyone talked about. We still do to this day. We still talk about the costumes, the music and the whole performance. My son and daughter especially enjoyed Zazu, the actor really brought the "bird" to life.
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Patricia, Jul 27, 2010
|reviewer: Patricia from Brooklyn, New York
|This show is awesome, in my opinion it has put Disney in class by itself. I think everybody need to experience this show TWICE! I saw it in 1998 for my birthday and now my 7 year old daughter will experience the wonder of The Lion King for her birthday. Talk about Life coming full Circle. Go see this show.
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
It is another world with splendid atmosphere.., Aug 30, 2010
|reviewer: Kiran Babu from India
|Broadway show in New York: I had an opportunity to watch The Lion king – Broadway show in New York. I have been on a high since I came home. It was amazing! It was flawless. I thought it would be like the movie. I was wrong. It is splendid. The costumes look so real. You will never forget this musical. The actors really sound like the real characters in the movie! Watch it, you will be amazed. I never knew the musical The Lion King would have such a profound effect on me. It's another world with a splendid . Thank you for the 'Awesome' experience of a lifetime. I don't have to talk much about the show for the simple reason that the show was running since 1997 uninterrupted till date. Fifteen years - not out..
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
lion king, Mar 07, 2011
|reviewer: Anonymous from Anytown, AT 55555
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
A LIFE LONG MEMORY!!!!, Apr 02, 2011
|reviewer: Gabriel DeMaria from New York
|From the opening curtain to the final call, emotional, riveting!!! Truly a show for the ages!!!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Moving!, Feb 19, 2012
|reviewer: Chris M. from Pittsfield, ME, USA
|I sit here composing this review in the final hours before going for my THIRD time! Only this time, I am taking my 5 & 3 year old daughters who are absolutely so excited they can barely keep it together. This show is the most absolute amazing collections of costume, cast, music, and story telling I've ever seen. This is a show that I tell everyone about, beg them to go see and think to myself why anyone wouldn't want to see it! The first time I went, like most men ("stereotypical" men) didn't really have a strong desire but now I sit here awaiting my third show, and couldnt be more excited than a 6 year old on Christmas Eve!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
WOW, Oct 14, 2011
|reviewer: Marcella from Delaware
|I cried during the opening selection. It just moved me. Excellent cast, excellent singing, excellent costumes and excellent acting A must see.
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
INCREDIBLE, Aug 06, 2012
|reviewer: Amy from Wales, UK
|first you do not no what to expect because of the transition from screen to stage, well all I can say is this is the most inspiring heart warming incredible Broadway experience from beginning to end. Laughter, Happiness and I was moved to tears, the whole cast and people behind it were incredible, the vision and the depth of the stage and performance, I would recommend this show to anyone, a must see!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing Show!!, Mar 10, 2013
|reviewer: Anonymous from New York, New York
|I saw this show 4 years ago with my family, and we were all just blown away. I thought it was the best Broadway show I'd ever seen (out of a dozen or more). Now I'm bringing a favorite cousin to New York. She has never seen a Broadway show, and this is the one I picked to bring her to see!! I loved it and can't wait to see it again. Yes, I would take children to see it...my grandchildren were 6 and 10 when we saw it, and they loved it.
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
OH !, Feb 27, 2007
|reviewer: Florian from Duisburg ,NRW Germany
|I`ve had the chance to see the show in Hamburg .That`s in Germany and in New York and I must say that`s the best show on Broadway and in Germany.This sound ,this costumes and the scenes.Fabulous . You must see this show to beliv it!
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
The KING of all Kings..........THE LION KING!!!!!!!!!, Jan 18, 2008
|reviewer: J.H.Okonkwo from Maryland
|I saw the Lion King 5 times in New York and once here in Maryland. I simply loved, adored, and cried each time I saw it. Very moving, with a deep spiritual message. The beginning scene and the 'Cirle of Life' along with each and every performer captured my heart. My only regret was the uncomfortable chairs in the New Amsterdam theather. None- the-less, it didn't stop me from seeing it over and over. I tip my hat and bow to everyone involved in this superb musical. .
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
The Lion King (Broadway), Apr 07, 2008
|reviewer: Israel Joseph from USA
|Disney's The Lion King - Brings Joy To New York City Being the Best of Disney On Broadway : the lion king on broadway Is Insperational or Astonishing, Brilliant !!! Go To www.disneyonbroadway.com/ For More Information !
| 45 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
AMAZING!!!, Dec 05, 2008
|reviewer: Logan J. Kelly from Sunrise, FL USA
|When I saw this show I was amazed with the effects music and book plus great actors. Beautiful. Simply Beautiful
| 45 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
awesome!, May 19, 2009
|reviewer: Dustin Behr from Lanesville, IN, USA
|The performance was cool. I loved it. TLK IS THE BEST dISNEY SHOW EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
the lion king, May 26, 2009
|reviewer: Matthew from New Jersey
|the lion king on broadway is one of the best shows I and my Kids have every seen. The speacail affects were amazing, the hole theaters was crying
| 45 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
Still Very Good But..., Oct 01, 2009
|reviewer: BD (Formerly from NYC) from CA
|I was very fortunate and saw the Lion King when it first opened on Broadway in 1998 when it was staged in its original form at the Amsterdam Theater. It was nothing short of mind blowing. The theater was a jewel box, the costumes (as they still are) amazing, all TDF. If you see it now, at the Minskoff, as I recently did with my 8 year old daughter, a couple of things: It is still worth seeing, but if you saw the original, your mind won't be blown. The Minskoff has all the charm of an older Hyatt Hotel. The staff is primarily very nice, but some very rude. There are not nearly enough ladies' toilets for the 15 minute intermission. The line was at least 25 minutes long. I finally covered my daughter's eyes and took her to a stall in the men's room (followed by 2 other Moms w/ little girls). The slope of the Orch. sec. is such that you will need 2 kids pillows if your kid(s) are young. Disney has added 2 disruptive scenes w/Timon and the warthog that focus on flatulence. Stupid.
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
carole, Jan 21, 2010
|reviewer: carole from long island ny
|The actors really sound like the real characters in the movie. This is one play you will never forget, especially enjoyed it since I love Lion King the movie. The costumes were amazing and worth seeing had great seats Orch. and they were worth every penny. Sat in row N and the seats were close enough to see everything. Make it a point to see this play the only problem nothing will ever compare to this.
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
absolutely beautiful, Feb 14, 2010
|reviewer: Leila from New Jersey
|What a fantastic play, everything was beautiful; from the lightining to the customes, from the musical to the performances, everything was absolutely magical. I recomend it to everbody I know, this is a good play for all ages. I went with my two daughters (11y and 7y) they were so delighted, that we want to go again.
| 45 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
THE KING OF BROADWAY, Apr 12, 2010
|reviewer: jim from Hurleyville, N.Y.
|The lion king was truly spectacular! I have been to several shows but this one takes it! the actors and actresess really lived the parts they played! They sounded like them and they took you right to africa as the show was preformed. each person was simply perfect the venue was good dont miss this one, i loved it!
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RUDE!!!!!!!!!!!, Jul 19, 2010
|reviewer: NEECEY from Phila, where we have manners
|OK, let me explain myself, the show was FANTASTIC, but I was so distracted by the rude ushers and the obnoxious audience that I could not enjoy the show. PLEASE STOP allowing people to bring food into the theatre. The lady next to me was eating hard pretzels for goodness' sakes! And leave your cell phones at home you about 15 morons forgot to put them on vibrate and 3 actually answered the phone during the show!. Never again.
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Emotion twister show, Jul 20, 2010
|reviewer: R. Mora Marin from Monterrey,Mx
|My kids grew up with the movie, watching them now as teenagers enjoy the show the way they did was quite an experience. Greatest show ever! We are looking forward to watch it once again.
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Beautifully done!, Dec 30, 2011
|reviewer: Amanda from New York, NY
|I splurged to take my daughter to the show for her 7th birthday and neither of us were disappointed! Spectacle was not just for spectacle's sake, Taymor did a wonderful job of bringing the story to life without it being "over the top". Overall a birthday she will not soon forget!
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Deception, Dec 22, 2012
|reviewer: Llyce from Brazil
|I watched it on november,21st.Great expectations! Dancers were terrible. Musicians=play back? Scar was a joke. I really appreciated the kids and Mufasa. It was good,but too much money for only an acceptable entertainment.
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Awesome!, Sep 09, 2013
|reviewer: S. Davis from Alabama
|I saw this in London and was so enthralled I saw it again in New York. Fantastic costumes! Inspiring.
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A complete disappointment, especially from the music perspec, Jan 21, 2014
|reviewer: CutePug from New York, New York
|We were a group of eight people who had never seen Lion King Broadway show before but had watched the movie and listened to those delightful melodies from CD many times. We paid top $$$ for the tickets hoping and expecting to finally enjoy the famous Broadway show and fantastic live music just as in the Lion King movie and CD. However, we were totally dismayed to find out 99% of the music were African folk tunes which sounded like chanting mingled with shouting in a way without much pleasant melodies except for the first and the last songs in the show that sounded familiar to our ears, so to speak. As far as the stage sceneries, there was nothing astounding or anything spectacular to see. In many scenes, there were just blank stage, no effort was put into force on the stage sceneries whatsoever. In general, this is a mediocre Broadway show at best which does not deserve its famous reputation in my most humble opinion.
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Third play in three days, Jul 14, 2014
|reviewer: Mike from jackson ms
|And no doubt saved the best for last. Pure and simple MUST SEE. No words can describe it. WOW
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The Experience of a Lifetime, Aug 25, 2016
|reviewer: John Velasco from Charlotte, NC
|My grandparents took me and my brother and cousins to see this show in Greenville, SC, while it was on tour. This show had so much scenery that the actors could not fit backstage but had to hang out in the lobby. The singing and choreography was phenomenal and the creativity exhibited by the costumes was breathtaking. I have never been able to see another show without remembering it since.
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In the last 24 hours, I've had three men I really respect discuss three topics with me. One asked about pain and baseball. Another asked about the dangers of wall vs. player collisions. The last one asked about the cost of injuries. This is a bit of a change of pace for UTK, but it's all related, so I wanted to share the type of things I think about on a day-to-day basis.
What's the worst pain you've ever had? I asked that question to my Tweeps and here's some of the answers, so start cringing:
"Ruptured appendix at age-17."
"Pouring rubbing alcohol onto a punctured ear drum."
"Fouled in a pickup hoops game and my collarbone popped out."
"Severely broken left ring finger. Required surgery and a plate."
"2009, Little Rock, AR, 4th inning, 3-2 slider, shoulder blow out."—that one is Michael Schlact, who's rehabbing from the injury now in the Rangers' system.
"The time I got Huston Streeted by a soccer ball."
"Shattered patella" - Kevin Goldstein, explaining why he's a 20 speed player.
"Catheter after ankle surgery. Nothing close."
"Dry sockets—all four—after wisdom teeth removed."
"Three litre bottle of Coke thrown squarely to the balls when I was 14."—I don't want to know the rest of that story.
"When I lost my fingernail at football practice."
"Almost completely torn hamstring requiring 6 weeks of PT but no surgery. Still aches 15 yrs later."
"Burning, searing, mind altering pain from hip to knee thanks to a herniated disc."
"Meningitis headaches."
"Torn plantar fascia." - Colin Wyers. Our company softball team is going to suck.
"The day after surgery for my ACL."
"Horse trampling—cracked 2 ribs and fractured my forearm."
"Shingles, on the left side of the face including eye."
"Q-tip stuck up my penis. (Yes it was a medical procedure)."
"Last summer I had three kidney stones at the same time."
"Getting hit on the end of my finger by a softball. Resulted in a partial amputation and a 5hr surgery to save my finger."
"Having my ulnar compound fracture reduced." - BPro's Dan Wade. We're hard on interns around here.
"Physical therapy for shoulder labrum reattachment. 1000x worse than actual injury."
So how do those compare to a Carl Crawford, Tyrone Proethroe, or Jacoby Ellsbury—three injuries I'm imagining that those athletes might describe as rating a 10 out of 10. The answer might surprise you. Doctors often ask you to measure pain on a scale of 1 to 10 no matter what the situation is. Last time I was at the doctor, in what led to surgery last season for a torn abdominal muscle, I was asked that question and I kind of perked up, knowing the reason. The fact is that the worst is the worst. One man's hangnail "10" is the same as a compound fracture "10." While individual responses to pain are very different, the disabling nature of pain is the same. That doesn't make it "right" or "wrong"—it just is.
Study after study has shown that measures of pain—nerve conduction, blood pressure, even brain scans—aren't much more accurate than a simple question. Which leads us back around to how players respond to pain. Some might fight through it, the way Joe Mauer has done all season. Some might shut it down, electing to have the surgery that will end the pain (Ryan Sweeney), while someone with the same injury might be able to play through it (Josh Hamilton.) That doesn't mean one is more or less painful or that one of them is a "better teammate" or "more man." Once baseball fans and baseball media understands this, we'll all be better off.
Over on Twitter, a discussion started up about padding on walls. I started thinking about it and my immediate solution was "more padding." Some smart people questioned whether that would work. "Of course it would work," was my reply... but it did get me thinking. Was it the best solution? In auto racing, one of the key innovations of the last decade, largely due to deaths of Scott Brayton and Dale Earnhardt, was the SAFER barrier. I wondered if there could be some variant of the SAFER system that might work for baseball. A couple calls over to IMS, where SAFER was developed, and the answer was "probably not."
Then someone brought up Peltzman's effect. For those not familiar with it, it's the "law" that states that safety advances often cause more reckless behavior, canceling out any benefit of the safety enhancement. Which got me thinking about two "quirky" stadium sections: Tal's Hill in Houston and the monuments that used to stand in the field of play at old Yankee Stadium.
Tal's Hill has, to date, never caused an injury, though many (including myself) thought it would be a hazard. Between the 420 and 436 mark and with a near 40-degree slope, there have been several dramatic plays, but I wondered how often they could even come into play. It's impossible to answer, but using Hit Tracker's data, the distance isn't the real problem. It's hitting it that distance into a relatively small area in dead center.
So what if instead of warning track and wall, as we have now, we used a dirt embankment? Would knowing that, as an outfielder, you were about to run up an angled embankment slow things down? It's not practical, mostly for structural reasons, nor is it clear that it would reduce injuries. Dirt is pretty low in cost, but construction and maintenance make it a bit less reasonable, especially compared to the relatively low cost of foam padding. As for those monuments in Yankee Stadium, Steven Goldman, our resident old-timer, says that he's not aware of any injury out there, due to their sheer distance.
That raises a final question: Does a known hazard keep players from getting hurt? I don't know that Aaron Rowand or Jim Edmonds aren't going to slam into a brick wall as hard as they do a padded one. It's seen occasionally in Wrigley Field to this day, as well as other less-protected areas of other stadiums. The idea of last year's Rick Ankiel vs. wall collision, sans pads, might have been worse than it turned out to be makes me pale. I'm always one to suggest that pads or protection of any type, but in this case, I'm not sure that Peltzman isn't on to something.
Here's a question I don't have the answer to, but that should be reasonably easy to answer: Do teams get more with deadline trades (on average) than they lose to injuries (on average)? It would take some GIA-style calculating, but I think that the data is there to make it. My guess is that injuries are significantly more costly than even the best-case scenario for trades. Trades sometimes work and sometimes don't, much in the same way that injuries seem to have a random element to them. They can even go together, in a case like Mark DeRosa last season. I asked the trade guru herself, Christina Kahrl, for her take on the value that a team could generate at the deadline.
"For best cases for hitters or pitchers, these things seem to generally run around 4-5 WARP generated, using Manny Ramirez or Mark Teixeira from 2008, or CC Sabathia '08 and Randy Johnson '98 as best-case examples," she explained. "But that's what they accrue, not the net gain, which would be lower. More usually, I'd aim much lower, maybe a win net if you're lucky."
Yet even with this, teams will spend far more time and effort on trades and scouting than they ever will on injury prevention.
Carlos Santana (injured knee/leg, ERD TBD)
Ryan Howard (sprained ankle, ERD TBD)
Kevin Youkilis (sprained thumb)
Mike Cameron (strained abdominal, ERD 10/4)
Carlos Silva (cardiac evaluation, ERD 8/30)
Quick Cuts: Joey Votto has some mild tendonitis in his wrist. Watch over the next week to see if his power numbers suffer any. ... Joe Mauer is going to be limited to DH for much of this week, due to his shoulder inflammation. ... Martin Prado went to the DL, but as I said yesterday, it was more of a roster decision than any reflection on his finger. He'll be back at the minimum. ... Images showed no fracture of the wrist for Randy Wolf. He's lucky, but there's no word about when his next start might happen. ... David Freese seemed to have a setback in his rehab game yesterday, according to several reports. No details yet. ... Todd Helton is hitting well on his rehab assignment, but the Rockies don't seem in a rush to get him back. ... In something of a surprise, Jordan Zimmermann was optioned to Triple-A after being activated off the 60-day DL. Reports have him getting "several more starts" before returning to Washington. ... Gil Meche has decided against shoulder surgery, given it would end his 2011 season as well. He'll try to pitch out of the bullpen if he can rehab back to some effectiveness. ... The Rangers are going to use Josh Hamilton's absence to get a couple other guys some rest. Again, the big divisional lead helps. ... Steve Pearce will have season-ending knee surgery. The rehab didn't work. ... Jeremy Hellickson? He's good. It was very nice to see David Price and Matt Garza greeting him after every inning, talking to him throughout his start.
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Any update about Ben Zobrist's back?
Aug 03, 2010 08:11 AM
worst pain for me was the dye test for my shoulder prior to a bankhardt shoulder reconstruction - it hurt worse than the actual reconstruction, the PT, a broken clavicle or countless sublexed/dislocated shoulders
Aug 03, 2010 08:46 AM
Top two painful moments for me:
Aug 03, 2010 09:40 AM
My worst -- don't read this if you're male and squeamish and know what the condition is -- was a bout of inflammatory epididymitis in grad school a long time ago. Like what happened to Carl Crawford or Adrian Beltre, but hitting whenever you move, and lasting three days. Man, that was unbelievable. All the sports fractures I've had (quite a few), rolled together into one, don't compare.
Aug 03, 2010 10:01 AM
Nate W.
Was Peltzman the one who argued: to promote safer driving, we should install daggers pointing toward the driver from the steering column?
Aug 03, 2010 09:08 AM
Thank you for the zinger at Shaughnessy
Aug 03, 2010 09:38 AM
What about the Metrodome fence style? Yeah it has posts, but if you could properly pad those posts, in between them has a lot of give. Not a perfect solution, but better than a normal wall?
Aug 03, 2010 09:55 AM
That's gotta be a rough list if cytoscopy didn't make the cut. Although maybe it just kind of lumps in with the stuck Q-tip. God, I still shudder thinking back to it.
Aug 03, 2010 10:21 AM
Most painful moments:
Aug 03, 2010 10:21 AM
Worst pain ever: second-degree and third-degree burns over two-thirds of my body, before they used induced comas to relieve the pain. My doctor didn't want to risk narcotics addiction or anesthesia use, so I had debridement without narcotics and grafting surgery without anesthesia.
Aug 03, 2010 11:36 AM
I think this is the last update you had on Kyle Blanks, " A lot of people have been asking about Kyle Blanks. Sadly, there's just no new news, positive or negative, about Blanks. So far, the only good news is that surgery isn't on the schedule."
Aug 03, 2010 11:39 AM
Knotted-up, gangrenous small intestines. The few hours before I was taken into emergency surgery to remove a foot or so. Oh yeah, NG tubes are worse than urinary catheters, it's not even close.
Aug 03, 2010 13:19 PM
OK, now we're in there. This is pain: this is pain that, merely by description, many can tell must exceed their worst life pain, exceeding their own "10."
Aug 03, 2010 15:05 PM
Worst pain: Randomly ascending testicle. Ow. Ow.
Aug 03, 2010 14:27 PM
Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that Kevin Youkilis has a muscle tear at the base of his right thumb.
Aug 03, 2010 14:31 PM
Worst pain, two part. Kidney stones and two broken ribs, one on the side and the other on my back. Different kinds, but I would not recommend either.
Aug 03, 2010 14:44 PM
Who said this: "I have a huge pet peeve of people who let little, tiny injuries keep them out. I will play in pain because I do not want to be in that category of players who do not tough it out."
Aug 03, 2010 15:08 PM
Brian Cartwright
Kidney stone.
Aug 03, 2010 17:55 PM
I don't have too much information on it, but the new baseball field at Michigan State has a small hill leading to the fence all the way around.
Aug 04, 2010 13:06 PM
Michael Bodell
I broke my arm near the wrist playing basketball in high school and finished the game (another 3 minutes or so) before getting treatment. No pain at all (could have been shock).
Aug 04, 2010 14:25 PM
Jeff Evans
Kinda late on this because it's Thursday and I just now got a chance to read this, but I watched the whole game Hellickson pitched against the Twins and thought to myself: That kid's curveball reminds me of..., and then Bert Blyleven starts talking on the telecast.
Aug 05, 2010 17:41 PM
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SANTA CRUZ -- A Prunedale couple is starting 2013 with a huge change: a bouncing baby girl.
Alanna Cooper was born at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, making her one of the first babies to be born this year in Santa Cruz County.
The 6-pound, 14-ounce baby joins two big sisters, Sienna and Kyla. She slept soundly in her mother's arms Tuesday afternoon, wearing a tiny hat and a blanket with a design of colored footprints all over it. Her grandparents joined her sisters and parents in welcoming the newest addition to the family.
Proud parents Elizabeth and Justin Cooper hadn't decided on a middle name for Alanna yet, though 4-year-old Sienna was actively rooting for the name Bella. She was still trying to convince her parents that Bella would be a better first name Tuesday afternoon.
Sienna touched her baby's sister's little hands and smiled, snuggling up on the bed with her mother and Alanna.
"She's thrilled," said Justin Cooper, a firefighter for the city of Monterey, about Sienna. "She's been waiting to hold her,"
Also there to welcome Alanna to the world was big sister Kyla LaMasters, a 15-year-old sophomore at Monte Vista Christian School. While more subdued than boisterous Sienna, she too was quite excited to meet her newest little sister.
Elizabeth Cooper, a science teacher at La Paz Middle School in Salinas, praised the staff at Sutter, where she also delivered Sienna.
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Elizabeth, wearing a polka dot hospital gown, said she was only in labor for about two hours, and that she did a little countdown to midnight in her head as she experienced contractions. She wasn't necessarily looking to have a New Year's baby, but it definitely is kind of cool, she said.
Hospital staff said Alanna's birth marked the first time the county's first baby of the new year had been born at Sutter in a long time.
As of Tuesday afternoon, no births had been reported at Dominican Hospital. Calls to officials at Watsonville Community Hospital weren't returned Tuesday.
Watsonville Community Hospital boasted the first baby born in a county hospital in 2012 with little Shaila Contreras, who entered the world at 12:54 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2012.
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The scene, near the intersection of North Ingram and East Church streets, was chaotic, as investigators spoke with witnesses and a large crowd peered past patrol cars at the body of man lying in the street. A helicopter buzzed nearby.
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District Director of Safety and Transportation Bryan Vaughn said a coach caught the eighth-grader with the gun around 11 a.m. while checking on students in the locker room.
HEATH SPRINGS – Mark your calendars for Oct 16.
That's when the Heath Springs Volunteer Fire Department will have the grand opening for its newly renovated station on Duncan Street.
Fire Chief Patrick Helms made the announcement at Tuesday's Town Council meeting.
The opening will take place at 3 p.m. that day.
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Mick Mulvaney, who's more than eight months into his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives, recently sat down with The Lancaster News to speak on a few current issues and reflect on his time thus far in Washington, D.C.
KERSHAW – Cleaning and maintaining roads in Kershaw will be a lot easier now.
Town Council voted unanimously Monday to buy a used street sweeper. The equipment, which costs $29,000, will come from a supply company in Monroe, N.C., said Kershaw town Administration Tony Starnes.
This will be the town's first street sweeper, which will remove dirt and debris from streets, as well as take up grass that grows over curbs.
The town's current clean-up process is a lot more tedious.
The Lancaster County school board amended this year's general fund budget during Tuesday night's monthly meeting, giving county property owners a small break on their taxes.
Board members also heard an update on the district's safety and security measures.
Prior to the budget amendment, Lancaster County property owners expected to pay a total of 140.5 mills worth of taxes this year toward Lancaster County School District's $70.5 million general fund budget, which was approved in June.
One man has died and another was injured after a double shooting in Kershaw on Wednesday afternoon.
Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile said Harry Edward Blakeney, 69, was killed after he was shot near the intersection of East Church and Ingram streets in what may have been a robbery.
Another man was also shot, but managed to drive away from the scene, Faile said. He was later met by sheriff's deputies and flown to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for treatment of his injuries.
A Lancaster man died last weekend after becoming trapped inside a house fire and detectives are searching for the cause of the blaze.
Clinton Yarborough Harris, 52, died Friday night after a fire spread through his Ruth Street home. Lancaster Fire Department Battalion Chief Chuck Small said Harris' body was later found by firefighters who were tackling the fire.
Maybe you noticed the lack of activity at the fairgrounds on Kershaw Camden Road earlier this week, or the absence of a glowing midway where a fair should have been. Maybe you didn''t.
Either way, there's something to the lack of rides at the site of the annual Lancaster County Fair – it's been delayed.
Originally set to run Tuesday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Sept. 24, the fair has now been rescheduled for Oct. 4 through Oct. 8.
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(Boston, Revised-10/16/12) New England Law | Boston: New England Law | Boston's adjunct professors are drawn from a pool of outstanding law practitioners, including more than a dozen judges. This year, students learned about the role of the federal judge in a class taught by one of the region's most prominent jurists.
Hon. Mark L. Wolf, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, taught Perspectives-in-Law: The Federal Judge. Readings for the seminar included historical materials and illustrative cases, including some decided by Chief Judge Wolf.
(Chief Judge Wolf announced on October 16, 2012, that he will be retiring from full-time status in 2013.)
Chief Judge Wolf is frequently in the public eye for his involvement in high-profile cases, including recently those of mobster James (Whitey) Bulger and disgraced former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi.
Chief Judge Wolf was praised in a June 29, 2011, editorial in the New York Times, "The Judge Who Cracked the Bulger Case." The editorial discussed Chief Judge Wolf's 661-page opinion on the James (Whitey) Bulger case and lauded his "courage and persistence." In another Times editorial, "Justice and Open Files," from February 27, 2012, Chief Judge Wolf was quoted on the problem of prosecutorial misconduct.
Chief Judge Wolf was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1985 and became its chief judge in 2006. He is a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, having previously served on its committees on Criminal Law, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Codes of Conduct.
He previously served in the Department of Justice as a special assistant to the deputy attorney general of the United States (1974) and the attorney general of the United States (1975 to 1977) and as deputy United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts and chief of the Public Corruption unit in that office (1981 to 1985). He was also in private practice in Washington, D.C., with Surrey, Karasik & Morse and in Boston with Sullivan & Worcester.


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After the close Wednesday, Restoration Hardware (RH) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.07 per share on revenue of $284.2 million. Revenue rose 22.2% year over year, in line with previous estimates. Same-store sales grew 29% on top of a 36% comps figure last year. It earned $1.7 million in the quarter, compared with a loss of $4.8 million last year. Since Restoration's public offering Nov. 2, the stock has risen approximately 14%.
Restoration Hardware is no stranger to being a publically held company. The high-end furniture retailer had been public until mid-2008, when a pair of private-equity firms had acquired it. The company ran into trouble because it expanded too quickly and found lots of ways to lose tons of money. The timing here turned out to be fortunate, because the company ultimately avoided reporting all sorts of nasty financial results during great recession. For example, between 2008 and 2010, sales fell 13%. The last full year the company was public, it managed to lose $51.9 million on sales of $722.2 million.
During the company's hibernation, management restructured Restoration Hardware. It reduced the number of stores to 73, down from 102 in 2008. The remaining stores were renovated, and the company began to shift the focus towards larger "gallery" stores, where more furniture could be showcased. Gallery stores are typically three times the size of its existing stores. Restoration Hardware also enhanced the quality of its merchandise, trying to position it into the luxury-furniture market and to build a true lifestyle brand. It is now building flagship stores in affluent communities such as Boston; Greenwich, Conn.; and Scottsdale, Ariz.
Previously, the company designed and manufactured a small quantity of furniture. Now, it merely curates a large number of pieces produced by Chinese furniture makers. That speeds time to market, reduces inventory and lays off the manufacturing headaches to someone else. Management believes these changes, as well a $60 million investment into its supply chain and back-office operations, will dramatically improve profitability.
The furniture patch is a low-single-digit-growth business, and it's highly competitive, especially at the high end (defined as those catering to households earnings more than $200,000 a year). It seems to me Restoration Hardware is trying to position itself above Ethan Allen (ETH) and compete head-on with Baker Furniture, which is usually the first stop right before a customer buys custom-made pieces.
The stock already factors in a lot of good news. I've seen price targets as high as $43, or about 42x fiscal 2013 estimates of $1.02. But I would be reluctant to pay that kind of a premium for a company that has shown, in the past, that it can't make money.


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gigazarak wrote:Wow! It's so shiny!
The trailer looks kinda bland tho, it's just a box, in that way, it's TOO G1 if there ever was such a thing
What am I expecting tho? Power Master Optimus Prime with like, the Godmaster extended trailer? Well maybe I am! It's over the top, just what the Bay movies demand, maybe the trailer transforms into something elaborate? If so, it'll certainly transform ELABORATELY!
Great photos for night-time! Thanks!
CybertronHotShot wrote:Prowl fighting Barricade
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- 24. ~S.U.V. - Society of Ultimate Villainy*
~ And all this time I thought S.U.V. stood for Sports Utillity Vehicle.
Highbeam wrote:CybertronHotShot wrote:Prowl fighting Barricade
I'll second this idea for the next film! If they could bring back Scorponok for a few seconds in movie 2, why not bring back Barricade in movie 3 and give him an awesome fight scene? He deserves one!
froneyzone wrote:I'm kind-of "geeking out" about these. I saw this early Friday morning and couldn't really tell what it was all about. Nothing came out of the semi-trailer and nothing went into it (that I saw) - it just showed up...sat for a few minutes and made a turn...while they were filming.
If you notice under the number 98...it has NEST printed on it! Could this be the NEST moving headquarters...or better yet (and this is where I started "geeking out") Ultra Magnus!!! That would be so AWESOME!!!!!!!! Or maybe it's just another one of Michael Bay's cruel jokes on us fanboys!
Counterpunch wrote:FP sure does provide some F'd up head.
Lockdown91 wrote:On a sidenote, has anyone seen jolt on location?
Seibertron wrote:Highbeam wrote:CybertronHotShot wrote:Prowl fighting Barricade
I'll second this idea for the next film! If they could bring back Scorponok for a few seconds in movie 2, why not bring back Barricade in movie 3 and give him an awesome fight scene? He deserves one!
I've wondered the same thing unless Ford doesn't want it to be featured in a movie with a bunch of GM products? There has to be some reason why he wasn't in the last movie and that no one has seen night or day of him here in Chicago with the other cars.
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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by kgibsonuk, Oct 7, 2012.
Yes. WWJW hasn't posted in a long while, but her husband is still around.
I had no idea she's married! Who's her hubby? Did they first meet on the BBS or irl?
LOL I'm really getting old - I'm beginning to be interested in gossip
Haven's still technically open, y'know...
I made a post a whlie back just so that there would be a post made there in 2012.
Geez, we must change that! I'll have 2 1/2 weeks off, starting with dec 13th. Prepare for a spam attack (i.e. 10 posts a day)
*checks old bookmarks*There used to be so many boards back then. I particularly miss Batboy's "Spacebar". I loved that place.
And there was "the land of Hoshi and Further", but it died before I even had a chance to register. Are Hoshi and Further still around? I didn't have much interaction with her, but Further was a Flaptain with me here and a bridge troll at TK.
And there used to be "motiveighT" by Shattered Harmonies. What became of him? I haven't seen him in years!
Btw, Bas' and Calli's SDG is still there. When Bas' boss wouldn't host it on his server anymore and Bas and Calli were bored by runnning a board, I rented some serverspace and have been hosting the board ever since. Precisely a decade, next week Since it's the third incarnation of SDG it's called SDG3 now and is members only, like a lounge here (to keep the spam bots out). There has been only 1 post this year, too (seems to be a trend ) but it's waiting to be resurrected one day. Maybe when we're all pensioned off and have more time for spamming again
Mal still lurks at LoNAF. He and his wife are expecting their first, now.
Really? wow! Somehow I can't imagine him as a dad. Nor as a husband, even. A decade ago I got the impression that he was a bit too infatuated with himself. It's amazing how people change when they fall in love
I also don't remember - or see in the member list - a joint account.
Perhaps they got deleted? Shared accounts are not allowed here, according to the FAQs
^ They didn't have one, it was just a pejorative nickname some people gave them.
Ah, Barcode. Her and I got up to mischief long ago. I can't remember the details. We took the goings on of the BBS way too seriously back then.
And LL got banned? That I missed. Now she was smokin' hot.
I have been here 11 1/2 years... So, I'm almost a noob!
Alight Bob?
What did you make of the new red dwarf?
If she was, it must have been temporary. She would post sporadically but it has been years.
I can't believe Robert Loggia is going to be a father. He was a nutcase.
I rather enjoyed it. though it was hit and miss for some episodes. still intend picking up the blu-ray.
LOL great minds, Bonzie I just tried to put it more politely. He must have been the person after whom they modelled the vain elf (Faban) with the mirror in the Barbie Fairytopia Magic of the Rainbow movie LOL
I only know what I was told about LL. She had vanished one day and the TKers said she had been banned for her connections to TK. There was no official announcement here, but at that time that was quite regularly the case, so nobody really wondered or dared to ask. I hadn't noticed she was back, but then I didn't so much as lurk here in 8 years myself. I did notice, however, that Barcode was back after a year or two and that quite surprised me as she had been officially and publicly permabanned for leaking several BR threads. That was a few weeks before RobL was made a staff member - not exactly a brilliant move as by then he was known as TK's dauphin - and promptly leaked the complete BR. Much to my amusement, I have to admit. It's such a good feeling to be able to say "there! I did tell you so, didn't I?"
Those were rather lively times. Interesting, though, as it became clear who was a real friend and who wasn't.
You too?!?
I remember! Your username looks familiar too
Wow, there are quite a few names I don't recognize.
Rincewiend, do you by any chance post at StarTrek.nl as well? I lurk there mostly, because my Durch isn't that good yet, but occasionally I make a post there.
There used to be a poster from Belgium who's name I can't recall. He was a Flaptain in 2002, so he must have joined in that year. I'm afraid I have a terribly bad memory for names and faces - could that guy have been psycho pere?
We were all many different things when we were young, Bonz. Time settles many down.
I'm pretty sure Pere is American, but you might be thinking of AdAstra.
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Regarding the secret accessories that will be included in the upcoming MOTUC figures, can you at least tell us if they will be in direct relation to that particular line? For example, will the accessory included with Megator be from the Powers of Grayskull?
If you were to produce an in-scale Castle Grayskull play set would it be crafted to resemble the past designs that consist of just a front and back or would you actually include side walls to make it larger and more accurate to the design of a real castle?The secret accessory for each character will be related to that character. That is all we are saying for now!
Would it be possible to have a head pack released in the near future consisting of some variant 200X-inspired heads and perhaps some additional human guard portraits with facial hair or scars? This would be a great way to expand the MOTUC universe and generate more sales of monthly figures that fans will purchase for customization purposes.If we were going to do the Castle we would go all the way and make a complete Castle. Just how it would be executed remains to be seen as we simply are not there yet and have not spent time developing or designing a Castle Grayskull.
Since Mattel will be on the road in 2011 attending several different conventions, will there be upcoming products from MOTUC , DCUC and Ghostbusters on display at these events or will there only be a sales area?Yes, we did present this and the idea was nixed. At the end of the day, a pack of heads will cost in tooling and resources about as much as two to three figures would. So it is just not the best use of our limited resources.
Will the possible production of a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man rest upon the succes of this year's Club Ecto figure's sales or will you be making him regardless?There will be product displayed at all the shows, but not as much product revealed. Most of the reveals will still be at SDCC. Look for no more than one or two figures revealed at the smaller shows (similar to Carnivus from Philly Con last year).
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Benin many not be the first country people consider when thinking of an African holiday, but it certainly has its offbeat charms and exoticism. The first is voodoo. Benin is considered the birthplace of Voodoo. A rather benign version of the belief (you are unlikely to encounter dolls riddled with pins) it is followed by 40% of the population and along with Islam and Christianity is an official religion. There in even an annual voodoo festival in the beach town of Ouidah – one of Africa's most colourful. Â Another is salsa music. Benin's is also considered the birthplace of salsa, resulting in a music scene that even out-vibrates its neighbours.Â
Benin is a slither of a country wedged between Niger, Togo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and the Atlantic Ocean. It ranks as one of the world's poorest countries, but after a dozens or so changes of government it is also one of Africa's most stable. The French colonised the country in the late 1900s, effectively putting an end to the ancient and powerful Dahomey Kingdom, renaming it French Dahomey. When independence, came in 1960 it was followed by a decade of strife and coups. In 1975 the country became a People's Republic of Benin, a Marxist state. In 1989 the economy collapsed, riots broke out and Marxism was renounced, resulting in yet another name change to the Republic of Benin.ÂRead more
If all that's not enough to spark your curiosity, perhaps the landscape will. To the northwest, the region is dominated by the Atakora Mountains. Reaching as high as 914 metres they offer wonderful hiking in the Pendjari National Park as well as an opportunity to spot hippos, crocodiles, elephants and perhaps even a cheetah.
The southern beaches are also a big draw, dotted as they are with old slave forts (like most of West Africa, Benin was a departure point for human trafficking) unspoilt beaches and low-key destinations. Behind the coastline lies a mosaic of plateaus covered in savannah and mangroves dotted with huge baobab trees. The majority of the population lives in the south. Although not its official capital, Cotonou is Benin's largest city, a French-influenced metropolis with a handful of unusual attractions.
The red and white candy striped cathedral is one, as is the 20- hectare Dantokpa Market, where you can shop for voodoo fetishes to take back home. Then there's the music. The plethora of salsa bars are a legacy of the country's foray into Cuba-backed Marxism and when mixed with the body tugging sounds of afrobeat, it's hard to stand still. Â More recently, Benin has hosted the first Benin Biennale. Held late 2012 to early 2013, African art lovers (and lovers of African art) are hoping it won't be the last.
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Utah has a long history of midwifery as a well-respected profession. In 19th century Utah, midwives not only delivered babies, but often cared for any health care concerns of the citizens, since physicians were scarce. Midwifery was a calling in the early LDS church, and leaders sent midwives "back east" for extensive training. Utah had the best midwives in the country because of that commitment.
When the Medical Practice Act was written and codified in Utah law, it was not intended to limit or even affect midwifery, because midwifery was clearly considered a separate profession. Over the years, the laws of the state began to change as there became a distinction between the "Certified Nurse Midwife," who had medical training and licensing, and the "Direct-Entry Midwife," or "Lay Midwife," whose training is done outside of the nursing field.
Here's a tidbit of which my blog friends are unaware: I personally have had midwives for three of my births, and home births for two of these. My first child was born in 1985 with a CNM at Orem Community Hospital, my third child was born in 1988 with a lay midwife at home in Provo, and my fifth child was born in 1991 with the same midwife at my home in Fayette, Missouri. This woman was a second-generation midwife and part of a group of trained and competent direct-entry midwives then active in the Utah Midwives Association.
Shortly thereafter, in 1993, a statute which once excluded midwifery from the practice of medicine was quietly removed. Many lay midwives were not even aware of the change until October of 2000 when Liz Camp, direct-entry midwife in St. George was charged with four felony counts of practicing medicine without a license. These charges centered on two basic offenses: 1) using Pitocin to stop a postpartum hemorrhage and 2) cutting an emergency episiotomy. She faced 20 years (5 year max penalty for each of 4 charges). She plea bargained down to 2 misdemeanor counts of practicing medicine without a license, and received 18 months probation and a $250 fine.
Because midwifery had now been found illegal in Utah, The Utah Midwives Association formed a Legislative Committee to address the issue. Along with other home birth supporters they created a bill that legally defined direct-entry (non-nurse) midwifery. This bill was furiously opposed by the Utah Medical Association and the Certified Nurse-Midwives, and it took several years and many concessions to enact. Finally, the Direct-Entry Midwife Act was passed on May 2, 2005. Under this bill, direct-entry midwives were allowed to practice, perform prenatal care and to legally administer some few life-saving medicines if they certified with the state to do so.
However, the opposition by the medical field to lay midwifery continues. Last year (2007), the UMA introduced a bill to amend the Direct-Entry Midwife Act. The bill did not pass, but was sent to an interim committee for further study. The interim committee did not choose to study it because the bill is unnecessary given the excellent outcomes for Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives (2006, 2007). These reports show that midwives practicing in Utah are very safe, and consistently produce better results than hospital providers. Now the UMA has brought forth its second legislative attempt to re-write the circumstances under which a direct-entry midwife (licensed or not) can practice.
This year's version (SB 93) is sponsored by Sen. Margaret Dayton, a former labor and delivery nurse. She says that she and the Utah Medical Association want to stop midwives from attending "high-risk" pregnancies that could result in the harm or death of baby or mother. The bill includes a myriad of restrictions that would exclude a woman from the care of a direct-entry midwife. Some of the exclusions are valid and already addressed in rules approved by DOPL (HIV positive women, premature babies, etc.). Most of them, however, are not. In fact, over 90% of the women who currently choose the care of a direct-entry midwife would no longer be able to qualify as "normal." The bill goes beyond the definition of normal birth, and is clearly a restraint of trade.
In just one example, multiple gestations, line 226, are precluded. One midwife writes:
This one really steams me. When you look at home born twins vs. hospital born twins you find a very drastic difference in treatment and outcomes! Home born twins are commonly born at term–many even go a full 40 weeks or longer! Home born twins are generally larger–some are even 8 or 9 lbs. each! Home born twins are born vaginally. Hospital born twins are commonly born prematurely. Sometimes this happens spontaneously, other times mothers are induced or c-sectioned early, often without a clear medical indication. This results in premature babies that could have been born as healthy full-term infants. Hospital born twins are usually much smaller as well, and suffer the complications small and early babies are subject to. Given this information, I would not at all feel comfortable giving birth in a hospital with twins unless they came prematurely on their own.
Also affected in the exclusions are women who have had miscarriages, women who have had infections during pregnancy, women with diabetes, women over 35, and women who have had previous cesaerean births. Utah Midwives Association President Jules Johnston said Dayton has gone overboard. "If they sneeze, they're risked out." SB93 also removes one of the midwife positions on the state midwife board and adds three members who are either a licensed physician or certified nurse midwife. There is one member of the public on the board.
Elizabeth Smith, CPM, LDEM, is very concerned about how SB93 has been presented. She writes:
The Utah Medical Association has very sneakily and dishonestly proposed a bill to the Utah Senate, much like last year's bill, that will take away the rights of most mothers to birth at home. At the Senate committee, both sides were ordered to work out a compromise. The UMA met with midwife representatives and came up with compromises to everything except a few items. Yesterday, the UMedA sent their own bill, without the agreed compromises to the Senate floor saying that it was the "Compromise" bill. They totally lied and all but one Senator bought it and voted for it. Now the bill SB93 has gone to the house to be voted into law.
Women of Utah have become very heated on the issue. An anonymous commenter said:
"The bill Dayton is trying to amend took a very long time to come to. It was a miracle the groups involved could come to such compromises and articulate boundaries that all sides could agree to and support. This is becoming a war on an idea, a promotion of personal feelings rather than fostering freedom and providing appropriate healthcare. No one should be forced into care another feels comfortable with but they, themselves, are not. A family should be supported in birthing at home, in the hospital, or in a birthing center without fear of stigma. It's time for Mrs. Dayton to remove her hands from the wombs of all the women in Utah and allow them to birth the way their studies and conscience determine. Women have proven to do whatever it takes to acheive what they're looking for. Scaling down this already thin bill allowing for freedom of choice may well increase the likelihood of traumatic outcomes because women who abhor hospitals could move toward unassisted birth rather than submit themselves to the perceived emotional and physical raping of their rights that they may fear. It's time to leave well enough alone."
I believe that our LDS emphasis on the family requires us to care about this and similar issues. My research has convinced me that midwife assisted home birth is safer than hospital birth. In many countries, home birth is considered the first choice for healthy women. The countries with the lowest mortality and morbidity rates are those countries where midwifery is an integral part of maternity care and where homebirth is commonly practiced. The home birth debate has been carried out in many places. I am aware of many studies which indicate that home birth is safer than hospital birth and that fewer complications occur at home (see, for example, the Mehl study. Feel free to link to other studies in the comments to this post.) If this is indeed the case, shouldn't Utah women maintain the legal right to have access to this service? Our Utah lay midwives are well trained and knowledgeable. They attend and assist in many more births than CNM's when they are undertaking their training. I feel that legislation should support what they are doing and assist them to become even more qualified in their field of specialization. We should not set them back in their efforts. Because of the excellent outcomes obtained by Direct-Entry Midwives, this bill seeks to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
SB93 has now gone to the House and is now going through several substitutions. I will be watching this issue carefully to see how Utahns will respond.


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Few have defied expectations quite like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. With no formal design training, the former Kewpie child stars have evolved from simply inspiring the trends--they single-handedly defined the hobo street-chic of the early aughts--to creating them. By honing in on simple, sophisticated clothes with timeless appeal, they've all but erased their kiddie-star past from memory. As if the wild adoration (with sales to prove it) for their ultra-wearable Elizabeth and James collection weren't proof enough, the duo dispelled any doubts as to their credibility when they were named Womenswear Designer of the Year for their luxe line, The Row, at this year's prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (the Oscars of fashion). Like the 26-year-old twins themselves, the two lines have a distinct point of view. Take a menswear-inspired coat, fall's key piece according to the sister designers: "The Elizabeth and James girl would wear it over a short, sexy dress," Ashley says. "The Row woman would wear it with tailored pans," Mary-Kate counters. Most of us desire to be both. After all, everything is better in pairs.
"Elizabeth and James fall 2012 collection was inspired by 1920s menswear meets boudoir. There's something playful about taking classic silhouettes and fabrics and putting them together in an unexpected way." -Mary-Kate Olsen
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