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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}

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}

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, 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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Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,722,720 and had an attendance rate of 97.7%, about 2.2% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is just behind the Book of Mormon ($1,760,259) which had climbed to the top of the list this week. The 28 shows on the boards grossed $21,422,658, improving around 9.19% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 06, 2013.

1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,760,259
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,722,720
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,629,721
4. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,543,608
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,394,785
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,170,047
7. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,100,818
8. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $894,252
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $889,467
10. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $850,637
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $768,298
12. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $676,380
13. The Trip To Bountiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $673,002

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

The Lion King Musical on Broadway Again climbed to 1st position. Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,710,914 and had an attendance rate of 99.9%, about 0.9% more than that of the previous week. Lion King was slided to 2nd position last week with the Book of Mormon climbed to the top of the list. Lion King reigns this week. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $19,453,422, slipping around 0.23% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 29, 2013.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,710,914
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,699,204
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,604,362
4. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,467,774
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,384,216
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,148,640
7. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $888,583
8. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $861,977
9. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $848,934
10. Big Fish – (NEIL SIMON) $736,722
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $725,606
12. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $663,518
13. Once – (JACOBS) $653,267

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,743,149 and had an attendance rate of 99.0%, about 0.4% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is just behind the Book of Mormon ($1,759,612) which had climbed to the top of the list this week. The 25 shows on the boards grossed $19,497,282, improving around 5.95% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 22, 2013.

1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,759,612
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,743,149
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,584,027
4. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,471,059
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,425,653
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,171,253
7. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $962,677
8. The Phantom Of The Opera –
(MAJESTIC)$896,703
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $876,545
10. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $775,756
11. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $718,957
12. Big Fish – (NEIL SIMON) $690,188
13. Once – (JACOBS) $660,873

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

The Lion King Again climbed to 1st position. Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,697,637 and had an attendance rate of 98.6%, about 0.8% less than that of the previous week. Lion King was slided to 2nd position last week with the Book of Mormon climbed to the top of the list. Lion King reigns this week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $18,556,318, improving around 0.98% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 15, 2013.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,697,637
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,691,518
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,529,670
4. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,452,909
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,241,903
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,041,882
7. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $898,375
8. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $847,978
9. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $843,779
10. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $731,212
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $716,290
12. Once – (JACOBS) $653,560
13. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $650,464

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}