Archive for January, 2013
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 1/27/2013
Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,515,827 and had an attendance rate of 98.9%, about 1.0% more than that of the previous week. The 22 shows on the boards grossed $17,182,846, improving around 0.55% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 27, 2013.
1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,635,919
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,515,827
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,493,804
4. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,104,835
5. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,091,830
6. Annie – (PALACE) $1,026,892
7. Once – (JACOBS) $943,703
8. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – (RICHARD RODGERS) $886,531
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $871,297
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $815,997
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 1/20/2013
Lion King musical on Broadway grossed $1,547,560 and had an attendance rate of 97.9%, about 0.3% less than that of the previous week. The 25 shows on the boards grossed $19,579,647, improving around 9.08% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 20, 2013.
1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,700,024
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,655,074
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,547,560
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,266,814
5. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $1,070,538
6. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,018,693
7. Once – (JACOBS) $951,399
8. Annie – (PALACE) $902,883
9. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – (RICHARD RODGERS) $891,457
10. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $823,113
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 1/13/2013
Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,620,752 and had an attendance rate of 98.2%, about 1.2% less than that of the previous week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $17,802,128, dropping around 21.75% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 13, 2013.
1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,630,961
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,620,752
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,519,043
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,129,755
5. Once – (JACOBS) $976,903
6. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $944,347
7. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $892,531
8. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – (RICHARD RODGERS) $839,273
9. Evita – (MARQUIS) $834,914
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $822,822
11. Annie – (PALACE) $822,129
12. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $762,638
13. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $679,850
14. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $601,136
15. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $546,571
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
Lion King Musical in the $2 Million Club – Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 1/6/2013
Lion King Broadway musical still in the $2 Million Club with the grossing $2,017,921 and had an attendance rate of 100.0%, same as that of the previous week. Lion King is just behind the Wicked musical ($2,106,339) which is on top of the list. The 29 shows on the boards grossed $24,501,266, dropping around 42.36% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 06, 2013.
1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,106,339
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,017,921
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,833,432
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,636,789
5. Annie – (PALACE) $1,252,683
6. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,112,848
7. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,091,836
8. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,052,613
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,028,946
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $998,814
11. Once – (JACOBS) $956,660
12. War Horse – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $948,043
13. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $869,907
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
The Lion King National Tour in San Francisco – Broke Box Office Records
The Lion King national tour of set a new box office record, selling $2,100,980 in tickets during the week ending December 30 while playing at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre. The figure ranks as the highest weekly domestic gross in the tour’s 10-year history. The blockbuster show will go on to play Austin TX (January 16 to February 10, 2013), Detroit MI (February 14 to March 10, 2013), Omaha NE (March 12 to April 07, 2013) and Appleton WI (April 09 to May 05, 2013) in 2013.
The Lion King is the story of Simba, a young lion prince who idolizes his kingly father, while youthfully shirking the responsibility his position in life requires. When an unthinkable tragedy, orchestrated by Simba’s wicked uncle, takes his father’s life, Simba flees the Pride Lands, leaving the life he knew behind. Simba starts anew, but the weight of responsibility comes to find him as an adult, and Simba must eventually fulfill his destiny to be king. The score by Elton John and Tim Rice features the songs “The Circle of Life” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?”
The show stars Jelani Remy as Simba, Derek Smith as Scar, Dionne Randolph as Mufasa, Buyi Zama as Rafiki, Syndee Winters as Nala, Ben Lipitz as Pumbaa and Nick Cordileone as Timon. The production is directed by Tony winner Julie Taymor.
Read the complete story {Via austin.broadway.com}
Lion King will be in San Francisco through January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King Orpheum Theater San Francisco Tickets Online at discounted prices. SAVE $10 on Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets on orders of $350 or more by using code AFF$10.
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 12/30/2012
Lion King Broadway musical grossed $2,666,616 and had an attendance rate of 100.0%, same as that of the previous week. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $37,441,497, improving around 30.96% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 30, 2012.
1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,947,172
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $2,716,990
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,666,616
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $2,158,595
5. Annie – (PALACE) $2,054,848
6. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,751,458
7. A Christmas Story – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,558,922
8. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,548,991
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,487,252
10. Once – (JACOBS) $1,446,088
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $1,439,211
12. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $1,396,734
13. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,367,678
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
Lion King National Tour Cast Wishes Happy New Year 2013 – Video by Broadwayworld.com
The Lion King musical national tour currently performing at Orpheum Theater San Francisco through January 13, 2013. The Lion King returns to San Francisco for the first time since its triumphant 43-week run at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in 2004. The cast of the National Tour took a moment to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Watch the Video below:
The video includes messages from host Michael Hollick (Standby Scar/Pumbaa), Syndee Winters (Nala), Jelani Remy (Simba), Mark David Kaplan (Zazu), Rashada Dawan (Shenzi), Tony Freeman (Understudy Pumbaa, Scar, Timon and Zazu), Electra Weston (Ensemble/Understudy Sarabi), Tonoccus McClain (Ensemble) and Selena Moshell (Ensemble).
THE LION KING features Derek Smith as “Scar”, Dionne Randolph as “Mufasa”, Buyi Zama as “Rafiki”, Mark David Kaplan as “Zazu”, Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa”, Nick Cordileone as “Timon”, Jelani Remy as “Simba”, Syndee Winters as “Nala”, Keith Bennett as “Banzai”, Rashada Dawan as “Shenzi” and Robbie Swift as “Ed.” The role of “Young Simba” is alternated between Zavion J. Hill and Adante Power and the role of “Young Nala” is alternated between Sade Phillip-Demorcy and Kailah McFadden.
Lion King musical will be performing at Orpheum Theater San Francisco through January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets Online – SAVE $10 when you spend $350 or more, Use code AFF$10.
