“Staging Kipling in 2013 isn’t the same task as it was in 1962 when Disney first tackled it, or in 1942 when the Korda brothers filmed their resonant version. … New Jungle Book adapters can’t claim the same obliviousness; they must contend with the legacy of British colonialism, American racism, and contemporary identity politics against the backdrop of a multimillion dollar brand.” Mary Zimmerman seems to have met the challenge.