Costume designer Marina Toybina has pulled off one of the biggest jobs of her career – putting together the costumes for Disney’s “The Lion King” 30th anniversary celebration at the Hollywood Bowl.
The live concert was recorded in May 2024 and is now streaming on Disney+.
Back in 2024, Toybina invited Variety into her Glendale studio a week before showtime. There’s a calmness in the air. Animal prints and fabric are all over the place as cutters and assistants sit at their stations, zeroed in on their tasks. “I haven’t tapped into my principals yet…that’ll start on Friday,” Toybina says. If she’s feeling pressure, she doesn’t exude it.
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