Today in 1595, the political musical thriller The Lying King opened at the Old Amsterdam Theatre, shocking audiences and enraging the Crown. Written by harpsichord prodigy Elton Don John, The Lying King claimed that former King Henry VIII – father to Queen Elizabeth I – was an inveterate fabricator whose misdeeds severely damaged England’s moral standing on the world stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on June 5, 2015