The Lion King will celebrate its 27th anniversary on Broadway today, November 13, at the Minskoff Theatre. It is the third Broadway show, after The Phantom of the Opera and Chicago, to reach this milestone.
The Lion King has been in the top five grossing Broadway shows virtually every week for every year it has been on Broadway. The musical currently plays to 90,000 people every week in eight productions (Broadway, Toronto, London, Paris, Hamburg, Madrid, Tokyo, and on tour across North America) on three continents. There have been 29 productions in the show’s history, seen by approximately 120 million people.
Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, The Lion King features the songs from the film by Elton John and Tim Rice, along with new songs by John and Rice and additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer.
The Lion King won six Tony Awards in 1998: Best Musical, Best Scenic Design...READ MORE