Calling it a show “That is really for the child of the 21st
century” (Herald Sun), How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular dazzles
its audience with digital technology analogous to 3D movies. Inspired by the fun of DreamWorks
Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon
cinematic feature, director Nigel Jamieson takes this show filled with flying
acrobats and cutting-edge puppetry outside of Melbourne and on its global
tour. The acrobats portraying the
beloved characters in DreamWork’s film give a dazzling performance matching
that of Cirque du Soliel, but its real mastery burns from the 3D projections of
the dragons (from Fishlegs, Ruffnuts, Tuffnuts, and Snoutlouts to the unmatchable
Nightfury) created and designed by Dan Potra. These projections impress people with a realistic
performance parallel to that of the Dinosaur
ride in Animal Kingdom or the Walking
with Dinosaurs production, especially when they come to life in battles
with enemies or interactions with characters including events like Hiccup
riding Toothless! As if the life-size
projections aren’t enough, the vivid and breathtaking scenery landscaping
familiar and fantastical Scotland regions (that once housed many Viking villages)
will certainly blow audiences away.
Hollywood actor Riley Miner leads the US version of this production as
Hiccup in the show traveling across country this year (2012). He follows the
performance of Rarmian Newton, who stars as Hiccup in the original Australian
adventure shown in Melbourne. Actress Gemma Nguyen (in USA) also delivers an unforgettable acrobatic performance as Astrid, the most
skilled dragon fighter amongst the Viking teenage trainees, when she literally flies
across stage. According to the
Herald Sun, this show sacrifices story and clear diction of dialogue for
visual appeal; nonetheless, it provides a magical performance touching the greatest and
wildest dreams of the future viewer hoping to personally witness the next level of Broadway. Rated 4 stars and spicing
the stage with larger-than-life digital dragons, How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular unveils a theatrical
production nobody can afford to miss!
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