KING KONG ALIVE ON BROADWAY!

King Kong is a musical with music by Marius de Vries, lyrics by Michael Mitnick and Craig Lucas, a book by Lucas and additional musical and lyrical contributions by 3D, Sarah McLachlan, Guy Garvey, Justice and The Avalanches. It is based on the 1933 film of the same name. The original production was mounted in Australia in 2013. A Broadway production premiered in October 2018.

 

This was my grandson's first Broadway show ever. Coincidentally enough, KING KONG (1976) was also his dad Ricardo's first big screen movie which he saw when he was only four years old!  

I remember back in 1977, we were at the cinema, sitting somewhat close to the screen before the lights went out and just before the curtain rose, Rick turned to me and apprehensively asked if Kong was really behind the curtains. He didn't yet realize we were about to see just a movie!

And now, more than 40 years later, my almost seven years old grandson, came to see a "real" King Kong on stage!