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The Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Lion King, currently playing at the Minskoff Theatre, will celebrate its 16th anniversary on Wednesday, November 13. The production, which opened on Broadway in 1997, is slated to surpass Les Miserables and become Broadway’s fourth-longest-running show in December. The production recently became the first show in Broadway history to pass $1 billion in cumulative gross, an achievement made by the North American tour of The Lion King earlier this year.

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Directed by Julie Taymor (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), The Lion King features a score by Elton John and Tim Rice, with additional musical material by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. The book was adapted by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi. Other members of the creative team include Michael Curry, Steven Canyon Kennedy, Michael Ward, John Stefaniuk, Marey Griffith, Clemente Ishmael, and Doc Zorthian.

The cast features Gareth Saxe, Alton Fitzgerald White, Tshidi Manye, Jeffrey Kuhn, Ben Jeffrey, Fred Berman, Aaron Nelson, Chantel Riley, James Brown-Orleans, Bonita J. Hamilton, Enrique Segura, Cole Bullock, Caleb McLaughlin, Teshi Thomas, and Kaci Walfall.

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Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,705,540 and had an attendance rate of 98.5%, about 3.0% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is behind Wicked ($1,864,819) and Book of Mormon ($1,767,155). The 32 shows on the boards grossed $25,659,020, improving around 12.4% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 10, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,864,819
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,767,155
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,705,540
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,671,806
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,333,883
6. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,245,258
7. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,157,911
8. 700 Sundays (IMPERIAL) – $1,147,436
9. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $858,663
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $846,955
11. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $843,189
12. Annie – (PALACE) $838,833
13. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $810,162

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Disney’s The Lion King returned to Tempe for the first time since 2009, where the production is playing a triumphant six-week run at ASU Gammage. Lion King musical tour will play in Tempe, AZ from October 22 to November 17, 2013.

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Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,699,647 and had an attendance rate of 95.5%, about 4.3% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is just behind Wicked Musical ($1,736,957) which had climbed to the top of the list this week. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $22,476,713, slipping around 3.03% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 03, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,736,957
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,699,647
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,699,199
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,625,209
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,288,507
6. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,277,952
7. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,084,210
8. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $836,302
9. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $801,830
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $779,078
11. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $754,241
12. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $682,960
13. Once – (JACOBS) $678,136

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway Musical still ahead of the list at the box office with grosses $1,798,361 and had an attendance rate of 99.8%, about 0.8% more than that of the previous week. The Book of Mormon (Grossing $1,733,532) in the 2nd position in the list with over 100% capacity. The 30 shows on the boards grossed $23,158,296, improving around 0.06% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 27 2013.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,798,361
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,733,532
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,693,555
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,651,626
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,425,902
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,176,019
7. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,103,682
8. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $960,578
9. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $904,108
10. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $869,462

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Disney’s The Lion King musical will be returning to Los Angeles, CA for a very special eight-week holiday engagement from November 20, 2013 to January 12, 2014. This is the production’s first return to the Pantages Theatre since its triumphant return engagement in November 2006, where the production played a sold-out run at Hollywood Pantages.

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Lion King Pantages Theatre Cast Update:
Patrick R. Brown play as “Scar”
L. Steven Taylor play as “Mufasa”
Brown Lindiwe Mkhize play as “Rafiki”
Nick Cordileone play as “Timon”
Andrew Gorell play as “Zazu”
Ben Lipitz play as “Pumbaa”
Jelani Remy play as “Simba”
Nia Holloway play as “Nala”
Keith Bennett play as “Banzai”
Rashada Dawan play as “Shenzi”
Robbie Swift play as “Ed”

Jordan A. Hall and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre play the “Young Simba” role alternatively.
Nya Cymone Carter and Zyasia Jadea Page play the “Young Nala” role alternatively.

The additional cast are: Andrew Arrington, Raymond Baynard, Russell Joel Brown, Amyia Burrell, Thembelihle Cele, Leroy Church, Erynn Marie Dickerson, Tony Freeman, Eleasha Gamble, Shameika Hines, Michael Hollick, J.E. Johnson, Deidre Lang, Mykal D. Laury II, Farah Lopez, Tonoccus McClain, Kendra Moore, Matthew S. Morgan, Selena Moshell, Sihle Ngema, Lilli-Anne Parks, Rob Parks, Kevin Petite, Devin L. Roberts, Maurica Roland, Mpume Sikakane, John Sloan III, Vusi Sondiyazi, Thandazile A. Soni, Derrick Spear, Bravita Threatt, Tryphena Wade, Sharron Lynn Williams and Frank Wright II.

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Lion King Broadway Musical still ahead of the list at the box office with grosses $1,804,890 and had an attendance rate of 99.0%, about 1.0% less than that of the previous week. The Book of Mormon roared to 2nd position leaving behind Wicked in the list with over 100% capacity. The 28 shows on the boards grossed $24,038,298, slipping around 0.54% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 20, 2013.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,804,890
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,767,297
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,719,816
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,669,794
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,464,583
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,278,480
7. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,250,565
8. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,044,707
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $967,800
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $957,303
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $894,941
12. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $856,976
13. Big Fish – (NEIL SIMON) $841,498

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

The Lion King has more reason to roar: It is on pace to end the week as the first Broadway show to earn $1 billion.

According to The Broadway League, the show ended last week with a 16-year gross of $999,267,836, and it regularly pulls in between $1 million and $2 million a week over eight performances at the Minskoff Theatre.

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“This humbling milestone is a testament to the vision and artistry of Julie Taymor,” producer Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions, said in a statement.

The show first brought the 1994 animated Disney movie to life onstage in 1997.

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The Lion King, the musical, is about to break a Broadway record — it’s expected to become the first show to gross more than $1 billion this week.

Based on the Disney movie, “The Lion King” opened on Broadway 16 years ago. But it’s not crossing the billion dollar threshold just because it’s been around it’s been so long. There are about four other musicals that have run longer.

David Rooney is a theater critic for The Hollywood Reporter. And I asked him, so how did “The Lion King” do it?

“The how is simple, it’s a good show,” says Rooney. “And it was an instant phenomenon.”

Rooney says unlike previous Disney efforts, the entertainment company didn’t just recreate the movie on the stage. Instead, they hired avant-garde director Julie Taymor, who used puppetry and other stage devices to capture the magic of theater.

And, he says, Disney has kept the marketing dollars flowing.

“A lot of shows that are doing that kind of business, think well we don’t need to spend major marketing money,” Rooney says.

The musical also has a built-in audience, says Blake Ross is the editor-in-chief of Playbill.

“’Lion King’ is a pretty good universal show for kids to go to,” Ross said.

And, she says, like a lot of recent animated movies by Disney, adults enjoy the the musical too.

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The blockbuster musical, Lion King which remains a hit on Broadway and on the US National tour, will be coming onto Gammage Auditorium Stage October 22, 2013. Lion King musical tour will play in Tempe, AZ from October 22 to November 17, 2013.

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Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s The Lion King at Gammage Auditorium! Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual images for this show you’ll remember forever. Thrill to the pulsating rhythms of the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score including Elton John and Tim Rice’s Oscar-winning song “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.”

Lion King Gammage Auditorium Schedule:
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 24, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, October 25, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 26, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 27, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, November 1, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 2, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 3, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 7, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, November 8, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 9, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 10, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, November 15, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 16, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 17, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM

Based on the book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, the musical has been receiving terrific reviews all over. Good Morning America has described it as “The most exciting, most inventive, most moving theater that has ever come to Broadway” while according to Financial Times it is “A colorful and elaborate triumph off the visual imagination”.

Lion King musical follows the arc of the young lion, Simba, whose wise, ruling father, Mufasa is killed by the nefarious Uncle Scar. Scar and his band of hyena followers take over the lands of Pride Rock. Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, this blockbuster opened on Broadway in October 1997 and is still playing. The North American touring productions of The Lion King have been seen by more than 14 million theatergoers. Having already played more than 70 cities across North America, Lion King proudly coming to Tempe AZ.

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