Dance Spirit Magazine - How 10 Dancers Dancers Bring King Kong to Life on Broadway

One of the biggest attractions on Broadway right now is also literally the biggest attraction on Broadway right now. He's 20 feet tall, weighs a solid ton, and is operated by 13 performers and 16 microprocessors. His name is Kong—or Kiko, as his team has dubbed him (don't dare call him a puppet)—and he's the roaring, bounding, Empire State Building–scaling star of King Kong. His team of creature designers just snagged a Special Tony Award—read on to find out exactly how Kiko roars to jaw-dropping life on the Great White Way eight times a week.