King Kong (stage musical)

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King Kong (stage musical) is a large-scale stage adaptation of the classic giant ape story, notable for its groundbreaking use of animatronics and puppetry to bring the title character to life in a theatrical setting.

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King Kong (stage musical) canonical 2

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instanceOf stage musical ⓘ
theatrical adaptation ⓘ
awarded Special Tony Award for King Kong puppet team ⓘ
linked to: Tony Special Award
basedOn King Kong (1933 film) ⓘ
King Kong (character) ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
bookBy Craig Lucas ⓘ
broadwayCity New York City ⓘ
broadwayCountry United States ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate 2018-11-08 ⓘ
broadwayPremiereDate 2018-10-05 ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Broadway Theatre ⓘ
linked to: Broadway theater
choreographer Drew McOnie ⓘ
costumeDesigner Roger Kirk ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
director Daniel Kramer ⓘ
Drew McOnie ⓘ
featuresCharacter Ann Darrow ⓘ
Carl Denham ⓘ
King Kong ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
hasPuppet King Kong animatronic puppet ⓘ
hasType large-scale commercial musical ⓘ
lyricsBy Craig Lucas ⓘ
Michael Mitnick ⓘ
musicBy Marius de Vries ⓘ
notableAspect integration of cinematic-style visuals on stage ⓘ
use of projection design and LED screens ⓘ
notableFor groundbreaking use of animatronics ⓘ
large-scale stage puppet of King Kong ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
premiereCity Melbourne ⓘ
premiereCountry Australia ⓘ
premiereDate 2013-06-15 ⓘ
premiereLocation Regent Theatre, Melbourne ⓘ
producer Global Creatures ⓘ
puppetControlTechnology aerial rigging ⓘ
animatronics ⓘ
digital control systems ⓘ
puppetDesigner Sonny Tilders ⓘ
puppetHeight approximately 6 meters ⓘ
puppetOperatedBy team of puppeteers ⓘ
puppetWeight over 1 ton ⓘ
runEndedOnBroadway 2019-08-18 ⓘ
setDesigner Peter England ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
Skull Island ⓘ
subjectMatter giant ape story ⓘ
tonyAwardsYear 2019 ⓘ

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King Kong → hasAdaptation → King Kong (stage musical) ⓘ
Global Creatures → produced → King Kong (stage musical) ⓘ