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Global News
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
Magic of ‘The Lion King' comes to life at the Jubilee Auditorium
Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, Broadway favourite The Lion King has taken over the stage of the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. This isn't just any musical — bringing to life the royal coming-of-age story based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, reimagined to feature a pride of lions in Africa, as a live production is no easy task. View image in full screen The character of Simba in Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 Humans transform into hyenas, birds, gazelles and, of course, lions, while other cast members control larger-than-life puppets of giraffes and elephants. Story continues below advertisement View image in full screen Puppeteers performing in Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 Michael Reilly has been the puppet supervisor for the touring production of The Lion King since 1999. 'I'm in charge of 230 puppets, a lot of different styles of puppets. Anything that could possibly happen to them is my job to fix,' Reilly said. 'I just love being backstage and putting all that work into something. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'You throw it out on stage, and you watch, and you hear that audience reaction, especially after Circle of Life.'' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "You throw it out on stage, and you watch, and you hear that audience reaction, especially after Circle of Life."' View image in full screen The ensemble of Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 Everything in the production is made by hand. Story continues below advertisement 'That means that they can break pretty easily, because they're all very, very delicate and very, very light — so a lot of carbon fiber,' Reilly explained. View image in full screen Bringing the magic of The Lion King to life on stage. 1 The actors are the puppeteers and some of the puppets have an additional electronic element — like Scar. 'He's built around all these wires and all these mechanical boxes,' said Peter Hargrave, the actor who plays Scar. Hargrave guides Scar's movements with a finger control. 'There's a little 'go' button on the side that makes the mask go out — this is when Scar is feeling angry, more animalistic in his nature,' Hargrave explained. Hargrave has played Scar for three years. He said there's a learning curve, but everyone knows their puppets so intricately. Story continues below advertisement 'We have dancers that come into the show that learn to walk on stilts as a giraffe. Everybody's just learning a very specific thing,' he said. View image in full screen A giraffe puppeteer performing in Broadway Across Canada's 'The Lion King.' 1 When it all comes together on stage, it's a spectacle. 'It's just a celebration of language, it's a celebration of dance, it's a celebration of puppetry, and it's all based in this really nostalgic, familiar tale that means so much to us,' Hargrave said. Broadway Across Canada's The Lion King plays in Edmonton at the Jubilee Auditorium until July 27th.
USA Today
16-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Minnesota Vikings free agent signing falls out of top 10 at his position in new poll
New Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Javon Hargrave missed most of the 2024 season due to a triceps injury. The Vikings are hoping he can return to his pre-injury form, when he was regarded as one of the top interior defensive linemen in the NFL. ESPN has been releasing top 10 lists for each position group over the past week. On Tuesday, they provided an update to inform us about which players who made the lists in 2024 failed to return this year. Hargrave was among those players, not making this year's top 10 after ranking as the 10th-best lineman going into last season. Hargrave suffered a torn triceps three games into his second season with the 49ers, undergoing surgery and not returning to the field before being released in March. The two-time Pro Bowler subsequently signed a two-year, $30 million contract with Minnesota, the fourth team for the 32-year-old since he entered the league in 2016. If he can return to full strength and stay healthy, the Vikings will be getting much-needed help in the interior pass rush. According to PFF, Hargrave generated 60 or more pressures each season from 2021-23, finishing with 25.5 sacks in that period. Edge rushers Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel combined for 23.5 of the Vikings' 48 sacks in 2024. They will need more help this season if the Vikings want a more complete pass rush. Hargrave has demonstrated his ability to do it in the past. Now he has an opportunity to show he can still be among the most disruptive interior forces in football.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
49ers spending NFL-high $92 million on players no longer on their roster
There was a clear goal for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason − trim the roster to set up future financial flexibility. That goal led to 17 players, 16 of which are no longer with the team, costing the club an NFL-high $92,651,013 according to Over the Cap. The Philadelphia Eagles are carrying the NFL's second-largest dead cap hit at $71,991,237 following the Bryce Huff trade. Advertisement San Francisco cut ties with a slew of players over the last couple of offseasons that have inflated their dead cap number to its present, unruly sum. Among the players no longer with the club and still counting against the 49ers' cap are Deebo Samuel, Arik Armstead, Charvarius Ward, Leonard Floyd, Javon Hargrave, Mitch Wishnowsky, De'Vondre Campbell, Dre Greenlaw, Maliek Collins, Isaac Yiadom, Jon Feliciano, Cameron Latu, Drake Jackson, Danny Gray, Taybor Pepper and Jarrett Kingston. The only player with a dead cap hit who is still on the team is Kyle Juszczyk. He was released early in the offseason, but re-signed in San Francisco. Cornerback Tre Tomlinson is also accounting for $960,000 in dead cap after he was waived. He reverted to IR after clearing waivers. This large dead cap sum was partially by design in that the 49ers purposely cut a handful of players loose this offseason with the specific goal of accumulating dead cap hits in 2025 while quarterback Brock Purdy is still counting for a miniscule amount against the cap. They've now accelerated some of their dead money into 2025 to clear it from their books in 2026 and beyond. Advertisement Their only dead cap hits slated for 2026 belong to Hargrave and Collins ($20,230,528 combined). While they've purposely done some clean up this offseason, they haven't necessarily been planning for it. Players like Hargrave, Collins, Samuel and Floyd would likely still be in 49ers uniforms had they been performing at a high level. However, the club decided to cut ties with them now to get their dead money off the books in the future. This offseason hasn't been an easy one for the 49ers and it shows in their dead cap number. However, that shouldn't be prohibitive for them in being active in the free agent and trade markets leading up to the start of the regular season. More 49ers: Bryce Huff's teammate explains why it 'wasn't a great marriage' with Huff and Eagles This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: NFL salary cap: 49ers spending $92 million on players no longer on roster
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
49ers spending NFL-high $92 million on players no longer on their roster
There was a clear goal for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason − trim the roster to set up future financial flexibility. That goal led to 17 players, 16 of which are no longer with the team, costing the club an NFL-high $92,651,013 according to Over the Cap. The Philadelphia Eagles are carrying the NFL's second-largest dead cap hit at $71,991,237 following the Bryce Huff trade. Advertisement San Francisco cut ties with a slew of players over the last couple of offseasons that have inflated their dead cap number to its present, unruly sum. Among the players no longer with the club and still counting against the 49ers' cap are Deebo Samuel, Arik Armstead, Charvarius Ward, Leonard Floyd, Javon Hargrave, Mitch Wishnowsky, De'Vondre Campbell, Dre Greenlaw, Maliek Collins, Isaac Yiadom, Jon Feliciano, Cameron Latu, Drake Jackson, Danny Gray, Taybor Pepper and Jarrett Kingston. The only player with a dead cap hit who is still on the team is Kyle Juszczyk. He was released early in the offseason, but re-signed in San Francisco. Cornerback Tre Tomlinson is also accounting for $960,000 in dead cap after he was waived. He reverted to IR after clearing waivers. This large dead cap sum was partially by design in that the 49ers purposely cut a handful of players loose this offseason with the specific goal of accumulating dead cap hits in 2025 while quarterback Brock Purdy is still counting for a miniscule amount against the cap. They've now accelerated some of their dead money into 2025 to clear it from their books in 2026 and beyond. Advertisement Their only dead cap hits slated for 2026 belong to Hargrave and Collins ($20,230,528 combined). While they've purposely done some clean up this offseason, they haven't necessarily been planning for it. Players like Hargrave, Collins, Samuel and Floyd would likely still be in 49ers uniforms had they been performing at a high level. However, the club decided to cut ties with them now to get their dead money off the books in the future. This offseason hasn't been an easy one for the 49ers and it shows in their dead cap number. However, that shouldn't be prohibitive for them in being active in the free agent and trade markets leading up to the start of the regular season. More 49ers: Bryce Huff's teammate explains why it 'wasn't a great marriage' with Huff and Eagles This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: NFL salary cap: 49ers spending $92 million on players no longer on roster
USA Today
03-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
49ers spending NFL-high $92 million on players no longer on their roster
49ers spending NFL-high $92 million on players no longer on their roster There was a clear goal for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason − trim the roster to set up future financial flexibility. That goal led to 17 players, 16 of which are no longer with the team, costing the club an NFL-high $92,651,013 according to Over the Cap. The Philadelphia Eagles are carrying the NFL's second-largest dead cap hit at $71,991,237 following the Bryce Huff trade. San Francisco cut ties with a slew of players over the last couple of offseasons that have inflated their dead cap number to its present, unruly sum. Among the players no longer with the club and still counting against the 49ers' cap are Deebo Samuel, Arik Armstead, Charvarius Ward, Leonard Floyd, Javon Hargrave, Mitch Wishnowsky, De'Vondre Campbell, Dre Greenlaw, Maliek Collins, Isaac Yiadom, Jon Feliciano, Cameron Latu, Drake Jackson, Danny Gray, Taybor Pepper and Jarrett Kingston. The only player with a dead cap hit who is still on the team is Kyle Juszczyk. He was released early in the offseason, but re-signed in San Francisco. Cornerback Tre Tomlinson is also accounting for $960,000 in dead cap after he was waived. He reverted to IR after clearing waivers. This large dead cap sum was partially by design in that the 49ers purposely cut a handful of players loose this offseason with the specific goal of accumulating dead cap hits in 2025 while quarterback Brock Purdy is still counting for a miniscule amount against the cap. They've now accelerated some of their dead money into 2025 to clear it from their books in 2026 and beyond. Their only dead cap hits slated for 2026 belong to Hargrave and Collins ($20,230,528 combined). While they've purposely done some clean up this offseason, they haven't necessarily been planning for it. Players like Hargrave, Collins, Samuel and Floyd would likely still be in 49ers uniforms had they been performing at a high level. However, the club decided to cut ties with them now to get their dead money off the books in the future. This offseason hasn't been an easy one for the 49ers and it shows in their dead cap number. However, that shouldn't be prohibitive for them in being active in the free agent and trade markets leading up to the start of the regular season. More 49ers: Bryce Huff's teammate explains why it 'wasn't a great marriage' with Huff and Eagles
