Disney's The Lion King can finally celebrate its 10th
Anniversary on Broadway tonight, Thursday November 29! Because of the strike, the musical was unable to mark its gala performance on Sunday, November 11 at the
Minskoff Theatre. Since its Broadway
opening on November 13, 1997 (preview performances began October 15, 1997),
The Lion King has been seen by 45
million people worldwide.
The Lion King resumes performances tonight! Show times are
Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM, matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2PM
and Sunday at 1PM and 6:30 PM. Running
time for the production is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Tickets for The Lion King are available at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, the
Minskoff Theatre Box Office, and all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling
Ticketmaster's Disney on Broadway hotline at 212-307-4747. Prices range from $51.25.-$121.25. For group sales and information please call 800-439-9000.
In addition to New York City where the show has remained
among the top 5 selling shows on Broadway for 10 years, the curtain of The Lion King currently rises seven more
times every night all over the world in London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Johannesburg,
Paris, and two touring companies throughout the United States.
The Lion King has
touched lives all over the world, and we are thrilled to celebrate this
milestone" said Thomas Schumacher, Producer, Disney Theatrical Group. "When my former producing partner, Peter
Schneider and I first talked about bringing The Lion King to the stage, we knew Julie Taymor was the only person for the
job. Not only did Julie make The Lion King a Broadway and theatrical
phenomenon, she went on to make Broadway history herself as the first woman to
ever win a Tony Award for directing a musical.
Ten spectacular years later, The Lion King continues to be a show we are so immensely proud of. Not only does it open the hearts and minds of
everyone who sees it, it has had an enormous impact on the communities it
reaches. Peter and I thank all the many,
many people who have been associated with The Lion King over the last decade and we look forward to many more years on
Broadway and cities across the globe".
The Lion King has played in 11 different countries: United States, Japan,
United Kingdom, Canada, Germany,
Australia, Holland,
China, South Korea, South
Africa and France.
The Lion King has visited 63 cities around the world and counting…
DOMESTIC: New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicaog,
Charlotte, Cleveland, Saint Louis, Louisville, Memphis, Pittsburgh, San
Francisco, Indianapolis, Detroit, Columbus, Boston, Seattle, Tempe, Buffalo,
Costa Mesa, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Baltimore, Portland, Birmingham,
Providence, Spokane, Norfolk, San Diego, East Lansing, San Jose, Des Moines,
Rochester, San Antonio, Hartford, Tulsa, Philadelphia, Houston, Tucson,
Raleigh, Nashville, Orlando, Omaha, Fort Myers, Austin, Jacksonville, Appleton,
Honolulu
INTERNATIONAL: Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, London, Toronto, Hamburg, Sydney, Melbourne,
Scheveningen, Shanghai, Seoul,
Johannesburg, Paris
The Lion King has
been translated into 5 different languages: Japanese, German, Korean, French
and Dutch
The Lion King has
won over 70 major awards worldwide including six1998 Tony Awards, including
Best Musical; eight Drama Desk Awards; six Outer Critics Circle Awards; The New
York Drama Critics Award for Best Musical; The Evening Standard Award for the
Theatrical Event of the Year; two Olivier Awards; The Theatre World Award; The
Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography; two Drama League Awards; Grammy Award
for Best Musical Show Album of 1998.
