The 1994 animated classic was loosely based on William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. Many children who watched The Lion King cite it as one of the "most devastating moments of their childhood." ...

The Lion King is one of Disney’s most beloved properties since the idea of reshaping Shakespeare’s Hamlet into animated ...

The Lion King,” playing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando for the next few weeks, still has ...

“Hamlet” is not only the Bard’s longest, most quoted, and most performed work, it is the most often adapted. “The Lion King” is “Hamlet” with hyenas. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ...

The Lion King, released in 1994, is one of the most iconic animated films of all time. The musical based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the biblical stories of Joseph and Moses became an ...

Some of those involved in the making of the original “Lion King” were fond of citing “Hamlet” as one of its influences, an amusing, self-aggrandizing association. Here, at least ...

In our The Lion King review, we said that "Disney delivers their most successful remake yet. A strong cast, outstanding visuals, and the classic animal-centric take on Hamlet make this infinitely ...

the stage adaptation of “The Lion King” — which followed three years later — is the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” of all things ...