Ever heard of Michael Curry? Probably not. No, that’s Tim Curry. But unless you completely missed the 90s, you’ve heard of The Lion King, and those are his incredible puppets that really made the show the huge hit that it became.He’s also lent his genius to Walt Disney, the Olympics, Cirque du Soleil and a number of other high-profile clients as part of his company Michael Curry Design. And he lives just up the road in Scappoose.

Well, in a peculiar but much appreciated departure from displaying dusty old things, the Oregon Historical Society is showing an exhibit of Michael’s creations from the Julie Taymor Broadway production of The Lion King.

I haven’t been yet, but I’m going, if only to prove to myself once and for all that those puppets aren’t actually alive.

Ta ta,

Emily

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