I can’t wait to take to the stage in Dublin having been on tour with this amazing cast. The villainous Scar is a dream role - he is an extremely complex character who audiences love to hate and a joy to bring to life on stage. Brian said, “It is an honour to be stepping into the infamous role of Scar in my beloved hometown of Dublin at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Brian is currently covering the role of Scar in the touring company of The Lion King. Born and raised in Dublin, Gilligan trained at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and has featured in productions such as Romeo & Juliet at Mill Theatre Dublin and Jimmy’s Hall at Abbey Theatre Dublin. Having played in more than 100 cities in 20 countries on every continent except Antarctica, The Lion King's worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.īrian Gilligan will play the iconic villain 'Scar'. Second, thousands of players play the game in the hopes of winning a large sum of money. With an incredible cast of more than 50 actors, singers and dancers, the story of The Lion King roars into life using spectacular masks, puppets, and costumes to tell the story of Simba’s journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands. Tickets: OR 's The Lion King returns to Bord Gáís Energy Theatre in September 2023.
The North American touring production uses 18 trucks to transport the show from city to city. 
Worldwide, nearly 1,100 people are directly employed by The Lion King, including 20 whose sole mission is artistic upkeep of the show. There are 25 types of animals, birds, fish and insects represented in the show. Nearly 700 lighting instruments were used to create the show’s lighting plot. On tour, it’s a battery-powered set piece which expands out like an accordion to 18’ wide and compresses to 8’ when in the wings. The most complicated set piece is Pride Rock. When not occupied by the actors, the puppet can collapse down flat for convenient backstage storage. At 13’ long, 12’ high and 9’ wide, the puppet requires four actors to walk down the aisle. The largest and longest animal in the show is the elephant. The 14-foot giraffes in “Circle of Life” are brought to life by two actors who climb 6-foot ladders to fit inside the puppets, mount stilts and enter stage left. Mufasa’s mask weighs 11 ounces, Scar’s mask weighs seven ounces and Sarabi’s mask is just four ounces. There are 200 puppets used in the production, which are brought to life by 49 cast members. It took 17,000 hours to build the masks and puppets for the original Broadway production, which are made of silicone rubber (to form the mask imprint) with a carbon fiber overlay - the same durable material used to build airplanes. Here are 10 Fun Facts that make this one of the longest running and most successful musicals of all time: 
With more than 70 global theatre awards, The Lion King is a theatrical masterpiece.
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