The London Production has celebrated its 10th anniversary and 20th anniversary in the West End.Ī Canadian production of the show was staged in Toronto and ran for nearly four years at the Princess of Wales Theater. Taymor led the British production of the show, with Melissa De Melo as the producer. The cast of the West End production were invited to perform at the Royal Variety Performance 2008 at the London Palladium on December 11, in the presence of senior members of the British Royal Family.Īfter the success of the Broadway show, the show was produced in the United Kingdom in 1999 by Harrison Lochtenberg, and continues to play at the Lyceum Theater in London. The show debuted in the West End's Lyceum Theater on Octoand is still running. As of April 2012, it is the highest grossing Broadway show of all time, having grossed $1,091,440,972. It is now Broadway's fifth longest-running show in history.

On June 13, 2006, the Broadway production moved to the Minskoff Theater to make way for the musical version of Mary Poppins, where it is still running after more than 7,011 performances as of September 14, 2014. The musical debuted July 8, 1997, in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Orpheum Theater, and was an instant success before premiering on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Octoin previews with the official opening on November 13, 1997. The opening on Broadway in November 13th, 1997, right here on the Disney's 'The Lion King' show is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions. directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well as giant, hollow puppets. The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M.

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