After eight years in the national touring company of Disney’s blockbuster musical The Lion King, Atlanta native Courtney Thomas, 30, is used to hearing applause. But when the show opens at The Fox Theatre for a three-week run, the applause of his dad, Beau Harris, will pierce through to become a singular sound in Thomas’ ears. A swing performer and dance captain, Thomas says he rarely gets nervous before performances but admits the matinee performance his dad attends will be different.
