Trying to find an article on Disney, BatB, Lion King

[sparepart973]

Posted: 8/11/20 at 1:04pm

I remember reading either an article or a chapter from a book about Disney, Beauty and the Beast and the Lion King, and for the life of me, I cannot seem to find it.

Regarding Beauty and the Beast, I recall a part of the chapter saying that the producers weren't completely artistically satisfied with the outcome, and how they basically thought it was a Disneyland production on Broadway. 

Regarding The Lion King, the writer described in fine detail the various workshops that Taymor conducted, and how she kept non going back and forth with different masks until they finally landed it. 

Can anyone help? Although this description sounds like a chapter from "Disney Theatrical Productions: Producing Broadway Musicals the Disney Way" by Amy S. Osatinski, I recall it being a long and thorough article.