Archive for January 28th, 2014
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending January 26, 2014
Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,608,611 and had an attendance rate of 98.7%, about 1.0% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind The Book of Mormon ($1,660,267) in the list. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $19,122,431, slipping around 5.07% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 26, 2014.
1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,660,267
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,608,611
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,598,920
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,385,078
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,115,402
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,053,614
7. Twelfth Night/Richard III – (BELASCO) $878,829
8. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $835,905
9. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $742,269
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $720,127
11. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $702,496
12. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $695,161
13. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $687,813
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
Lion King Broadway Cast Update – Esteban Oliver to Join as Zazu
The Lion King, the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history, is pleased to welcome Esteban Oliver as Zazu, beginning performances on Tuesday, April 1. Lion King is a standing production at Minskoff Theatre.
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Esteban joins the New York company of The Lion King directly from the Spanish production. Esteban Oliver Theatre credits highlights are Mamma Mia!, Beauty and The Beast, The Producers, The Phantom Of The Opera or Victor/Victoria. He’s been part of The Lion King’s original Spanish cast from 2011 and was awarded for his performance in the show as Zazu the 2012 BroadwayWorld Spain Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He will take his final bow in Teatro Lope De Vega next March 6th.
Disney’s landmark musical event, The Lion King, played its 6,681st performance on Saturday evening, November 30th, surpassing the original Broadway production of Les Miserables (6,680 performances) to become the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history, having recently celebrated its 16th anniversary on Broadway in October.
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