Archive for September 18th, 2012
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 9/16/2012
Lion King Broadway grossed $1,599,094 and had an attendance rate of 98.6%, about 0.9% less than that of the previous week. The 22 shows on the boards grossed $17,402,738, improving around 6.68% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 16, 2012.
1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,618,059
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,599,094
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,435,082
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,222,322
5. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,174,627
6. Once – (JACOBS) $982,878
7. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $962,514
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $930,380
9. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $866,351
10. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $864,177
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $820,085
12. Porgy And Bess – (RICHARD RODGERS) $794,242
13. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $667,919
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
The Lion King Star Alton Fitzgerald White – Interview Via Playbill
Disney’s The Lion King Mufasa Alton Fitzgerald White brief chat on Playbill.com. He commented on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more.
What show recently impressed you?
The last show that I saw that impressed me was One Man, Two Guvnors. It was not at all what I expected. I was looking forward to some witty, high-brow, intellectual, British humor, but instead got an evening of fantastic, broad, slapstick comedy with the brilliant, extremely likeable James Corden at the helm! Fun! Fun! Fun!What are your current/upcoming projects?
On top of it being my most favorite season, this coming autumn is my most exciting to date! The week of Sept. 16, I will sail and perform Disney classics on my second Disney cruise and promote my new upcoming Disney CD. Oct. 1 is the release date of my already critically acclaimed “Disney: My Way!” CD, full of Disney on Broadway tunes re-imagined with mostly jazz-infused arrangements, produced by the phenomenal Jim Abbott. Thomas Schumacher, The President of Disney Theatrical Group, wrote liner notes that took my breath away! The Record Release Concert will be performed at 54 Below on Monday, Nov. 5 at 9:30 PM, and I will be performing my Annual Holiday Cabaret at The Metropolitan Room on Monday, Dec. 10 at 7 PM. And then, of course, there are my eight-shows a week as King Mufasa in the phenomenon that is The Lion King on Broadway!!! For song samples from my upcoming “Disney: My Way!” CD, please visit my audio page at altonfitzgeraldwhite.com.
Read the complete conversation {Via Playbill.com}
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