Michael Reilly was backstage at the Pantages Theatre, brushing tiny strokes of blue paint around the bulging eyes of Zazu — a dodo bird hand puppet featured in Disney’s “The Lion King.” The ...

When at the grocery store, Michael Reilly often turns a few heads. As puppet master for the touring production of Disney’s “The Lion King,” playing at the First Interstate Center for the Arts through ...

The musical "The Lion King" will return Proctors in 2022, but the date has yet to be set. (Provided photo by Disney.) The jungle comes alive again on Tuesday night as "The Lion King" puts down roots ...

They have found their “place on the path … in the circle of life.” As children, both Greg Jackson and Bruce Paul Reik enjoyed putting on puppet shows in their backyards. Now they’re both touring with ...

It may come from the cruelest cat in the Pride Lands, but it's the sung advice of "The Lion King" villain Scar that Michael Reilly follows closest. Though he's not rallying his hyena troops for a ...