This event is in the past.It took place on March 1, 2026 at Minskoff Theatre.










Julie Taymor's visionary puppetry transforms the Minskoff into a living savanna: 232 puppets, some 18 feet tall, bring giraffes on stilts, stampeding wildebeests, and soaring birds right past your seat. Elton John's beloved songs meet African rhythms and six indigenous languages in a theatrical experience that somehow keeps finding new magic after nearly three decades.
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Julie Taymor's visionary puppetry transforms the Minskoff into a living savanna: 232 puppets, some 18 feet tall, bring giraffes on stilts, stampeding wildebeests, and soaring birds right past your seat. Elton John's beloved songs meet African rhythms and six indigenous languages in a theatrical experience that somehow keeps finding new magic after nearly three decades.
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