The performances, and the clever use of the ensemble was very impressive. For example, the river carrying the basket was cool and the parting of the red sea was mind blowing. SOME of the cast is awesome. And others are in the wrong show. This show is probably an hour longer than it should be with a lot of added songs that serve very little purpose. The pacing is a lot slower than the movie. It seems as if everyone is singing for no reason rather than singing to enhance the emotion in a scene. The endless music devalues the songs that actually work because your mind is so numb to the mediocre songs that were added to seemingly inflate the runtime. A lot of the characters were changed in weird ways. For example, the pharaoh in the beginning is supposed to be very threatening and evil... but he's just like a normal guy and he cracks a few jokes. Not only did the characters change but a lot of the songs were adjusted in not great ways. There did not need to be a strangely sexual dance in the middle of "Through Heavens Eyes". That should not have to be said.
So if you like watching shows for the awesome spectacle of the sets, then you'll love this. If you like watching shows for about anything else, then don't watch this. Go back and watch the original animated classic.
So if you like watching shows for the awesome spectacle of the sets, then you'll love this. If you like watching shows for about anything else, then don't watch this. Go back and watch the original animated classic.