One of the core things that stood out for me about this conversation with Todd Lebo (click his name to learn more about his work) was his focus on the customer.
Lauri Lebo at Religion Dispatches has been keeping up on attempts by creationists affiliated with the Lousiana Family Forum (LFF) to interfere with the inclusion of evolutionary biology in public high school science textbooks.
"I think the authenticity and the raw African-ness of 'The Lion King' is a bigger selling point than any other product that has ever been on Broadway or on stage, done with a world-class quality approach, " says Lebo, who is determined to keep the show's feel authentically African by making sure that all international productions feature South African performing in them.