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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}
