Archive for March 25th, 2014
Lion King Toronto Cast Announced – Schedule April 30 to June 15, 2014
Casting has been announced for the Toronto engagement of Disney’s The Lion King. Toronto’s most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Princess of Wales Theatre stage from Wednesday April 30 to Sunday June 15, 2014. The award-winning musical premiered in Toronto in April 2000 at the Princess of Wales Theatre where it played 1,560 performances through January 2004 and returned in 2011 for an eight-week sold-out engagement.
The production features Patrick R. Brown as “Scar”, L. Steven Taylor as “Mufasa”, Brown Lindiwe Mkhize as “Rafiki”, Andrew Gorell as “Zazu”, Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa”, Nick Cordileone as “Timon”, Jelani Remy as “Simba”, Nia Holloway as “Nala”, Keith Bennett as “Banzai”, Rashada Dawan as “Shenzi” and Robb Sapp as “Ed.”
The role of “Young Simba” is alternated between Jordan A. Hall and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and the role of “Young Nala” is alternated between Nya Cymone Carter and Tyrah Skye Odoms.
Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Shows:
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday May 1, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 2, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 3, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 4, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday May 6, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday May 7, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Thursday May 8, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 9, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 10, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 11, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday May 13, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday May 14, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Thursday May 15, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 16, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 17, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 18, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Wednesday May 21, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday May 22, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 23, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 24, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 25, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Wednesday May 28, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday May 29, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 30, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 31, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday June 1, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday June 3, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday June 4, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Thursday June 5, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday June 6, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday June 7, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday June 8, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday June 10, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday June 11, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday June 12, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday June 13, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday June 14, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday June 15, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Lion King musical runs through June 15, 2014 in Toronto ON. Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Lion King Princess of Wales Theater Ticket Orders over $350!
Lion King Broadway Box Office Update for Week Ending 03/23/2014
Lion King Musical on Broadway grossed $1,828,835 and had an attendance rate of 99.8%, about 0.2% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind Wicked (Grossing $1,874,352). The Book of Mormon (Grossing $1,639,847) and Kinky Boots (Grossing $1,451,463) are next in the list. The 32 shows on the boards grossed $26,493,585, improving around 9.26% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending March 23, 2014.
1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,874,352
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,828,835
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,639,847
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,451,463
5. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,163,417
6. A Raisin In The Sun – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,107,163
7. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,078,097
8. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $1,031,869
9. If/Then – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,008,303
10. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $954,196
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}