Archive for November 4th, 2012
Disney’s Lion King Lyceum Theatre Tickets on Sale till 29 Sep 2013
Disney’s The Lion King extends its booking period – tickets on sale till 29 Sep 2013 at the Lyceum Theatre.
Disney’s The Lion King opened in the West End’s Lyceum Theatre on 19 Oct 1999. The show celebrated its 13th anniversary in London in October 2012 and is currently the 9th longest-running musical in West End history. Over 9 million people have now seen it at the Lyceum Theatre.
Lion King Musical Story: When the young lion prince Simba is born his evil uncle Scar is pushed back to second in line to the throne. Scar plots to kill both Simba and his father, King Mufasa, and proclaim himself king. Simba survives but is led to believe that his father died because of him and he decides to flee the kingdom. The show currently features Shaun Escoffery (Mufasa) and George Asprey (Scar).
Lion King musical directed by Julie Taymor, designed by Richard Hudson, lighting by Donald Holder with choreography by Garth Fagan.
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Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending Oct 28, 2012
Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,431,056 and had an attendance rate of 96.5%, about 2.7% less than that of the previous week. The Lion King slipped to NO:2 spot with “Wicked” ($1,657,271) managed to weather the storm and came out on top this week.
The 29 shows on the boards grossed $20,083,786, dropping around 8.39% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 16 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 28, 2012.
1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,657,271
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,431,056
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,423,087
4. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $1,142,044
5. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,047,792
6. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,040,801
7. Once – (JACOBS) $1,028,424
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $984,485
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $959,737
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $845,173
11. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $833,059
12. Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons On Broadway – (BROADWAY) $770,182
13. Annie – (PALACE) $703,126
14. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $667,027
15. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $581,807
16. War Horse – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $578,501
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
