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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Scar and Son!" A Day With The Lion King's Resident Villain, Gareth Saxe

Another crucial element of preparation, cookies made by our fantastic dresser Ms. DiStasi. — PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Scar and Son!" A Day With The Lion King's Resident Villain, Gareth Saxe

Gareth Saxe returned to the Broadway cast of The Lion King this summer, taking over the role of the evil Scar. He shares some photos from a recent day spending time with his young son and getting into character at the Minskoff Theatre.
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My son Griff helps me pack my stuff for the theater. — My son Griff helps me pack my stuff for the theater.

Gareth Saxe

Then gives me a couple of notes to work on through out the day… — Then gives me a couple of notes to work on through out the day��

Gareth Saxe

Then the commute begins... — Then the commute begins...

Gareth Saxe

Always fueled by at least 32 oz. of high octane coffee… — Always fueled by at least 32 oz. of high octane coffee��

Gareth Saxe

And then we wait... — And then we wait...

Gareth Saxe

Next Slide

and wait... — and wait...

Gareth Saxe

The MTA always puts me in the perfect frame of mind to play a homicidal lion... — The MTA always puts me in the perfect frame of mind to play a homicidal lion...

Gareth Saxe

What's a dressing room without great art... — What's a dressing room without great art...

Gareth Saxe

More coffee before make up... — More coffee before make up...

Gareth Saxe

Now 45 minutes of good conversation and makeup... — Now 45 minutes of good conversation and makeup...

Gareth Saxe

Also a time for deep thoughts like "Have I had enough Coffee?" — Also a time for deep thoughts like "Have I had enough Coffee?"

Gareth Saxe

The powdered doughnut stage of makeup… almost ready! — The powdered doughnut stage of makeup�� almost ready!

Gareth Saxe

Faccia brutta? Faccia Bello? A face only a mother could love…who was Scar's mother? — Faccia brutta? Faccia Bello? A face only a mother could love…who was Scar's mother?

Gareth Saxe

Another crucial element of preparation, cookies made by our fantastic dresser Ms. DiStasi. — Another crucial element of preparation, cookies made by our fantastic dresser Ms. DiStasi.

Gareth Saxe

Oh yes and still yet more coffee... — Oh yes and still yet more coffee...

Gareth Saxe

Griff doing some PT and notes with me between shows.<br><br> Griff:"You have to roll out your IT bands dad! I just think you can go farther dad, I mean THINK, It's like Prince Charles... always a Prince, never King..." — Griff doing some PT and notes with me between shows.

Griff:"You have to roll out your IT bands dad! I just think you can go farther dad, I mean THINK, It's like Prince Charles... always a Prince, never King..."

Gareth Saxe

Griff and I do some animal exercises between shows... — Griff and I do some animal exercises between shows...

Gareth Saxe

Looking/feeling sufficiently malevolent so ready ...or not... — Looking/feeling sufficiently malevolent so ready ...or not...

Gareth Saxe

Time to take over the Kingdom! — Time to take over the Kingdom!

Gareth Saxe

Lurking in the shadows...a moment of repose before "Scar tricks Simba" — Lurking in the shadows...a moment of repose before "Scar tricks Simba"

Gareth Saxe

And we're done!. I'll have to take over the Pridelands tomorrow... now home to rest my aching bones. — And we're done!. I'll have to take over the Pridelands tomorrow... now home to rest my aching bones.

Gareth Saxe

Another crucial element of preparation, cookies made by our fantastic dresser Ms. DiStasi.

My son Griff helps me pack my stuff for the theater.

Then gives me a couple of notes to work on through out the day…

Then the commute begins...

Always fueled by at least 32 oz. of high octane coffee…

And then we wait...

The MTA always puts me in the perfect frame of mind to play a homicidal lion...

What's a dressing room without great art...

More coffee before make up...

Now 45 minutes of good conversation and makeup...

Also a time for deep thoughts like "Have I had enough Coffee?"

The powdered doughnut stage of makeup… almost ready!

Faccia brutta? Faccia Bello? A face only a mother could love…who was Scar's mother?

Another crucial element of preparation, cookies made by our fantastic dresser Ms. DiStasi.

Oh yes and still yet more coffee...

Griff doing some PT and notes with me between shows.<br><br> Griff:"You have to roll out your IT bands dad! I just think you can go farther dad, I mean THINK, It's like Prince Charles... always a Prince, never King..."

Griff and I do some animal exercises between shows...

Looking/feeling sufficiently malevolent so ready ...or not...

Time to take over the Kingdom!

Lurking in the shadows...a moment of repose before "Scar tricks Simba"

And we're done!. I'll have to take over the Pridelands tomorrow... now home to rest my aching bones.

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