Two actors trained in stilt-walking, climb 6-foot ladders to fit inside the puppets, mount stilts and enter stage left to cross the stage. The tallest animals in the show are the four, 18-foot exotic giraffes from “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King.” The two giraffes in “Circle of Life” are 14 feet high.Scar and Mufasa each wear two different masks: one moves and one is a stationary headdress.Over 750 pounds of silicone rubber were used to make the masks. The masks, along with many others used in the show, are extremely lightweight (just under one pound) and are comprised of silicone rubber (to form the mask imprint) with carbon fiber overlay - the same durable material used to build airplanes. Mufasa’s mask weighs 11 ounces, Scar’s mask weighs seven ounces and Sarabi’s mask is just four ounces.With the masks, Taymor created what she calls "the double event," which enables the audience to see the characters as animal and human at the same time.Their department of skilled mask makers, sculptors, puppeteers and artisans spent 17,000 hours to build the anthropomorphic animal characters for the original Broadway production. Tony® Award-winning director and designer Julie Taymor, along with designer Michael Curry, hand sculpted and painted every prototype mask that now appears in the iconic “Circle of Life” opening of the show.1999 Laurence Olivier Awards - Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.1999 Evening Standard Award - Theatrical Event of the Year.
1998 NY Drama Critics Circle Award - Best Musical.
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