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Based on the Disney animated film of the same title, The Lion King, which opened November 13, 1997, Celebrates it’s 19th anniversary Sunday, November 13. Recently having played its 7,900th performance, The Lion King surpassed the original run of that other feline-themed musical, Cats, in 2015 to become Broadway’s third-longest-running show. The Lion King, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre, is currently playing at the Minskoff Theatre in Times Square.

The Broadway shows that has run longer than Lion King are Chicago & The Phantom of the Opera.

Lion King musical is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. The current Broadway cast: “Scar” is played by Gareth Saxe. L. Steven Taylor is “Mufasa,” Tshidi Manye is the baboon shaman “Rafiki,” Cameron Pow portrays the hornbilled bird “Zazu,” Ben Jeffrey is the warthog “Pumbaa” and Fred Berman is the meerkat “Timon.” Mufasa’s son, “Simba,” the lion prince born to be king, is played by Jelani Remy, and Adrienne Walker is the lioness “Nala.”

Top 15 longest running Broadway musicals as of November 9, 2016:

1. The Phantom of the Opera: 11,981 performances.
2. Chicago: 8,302 performances.
3. The Lion King: 7,915 performances.
4. Cats: 7,485 performances.
5. Les Miserables: 6,680 performances.
6. A Chorus Line: 6,137 performances.
7. Oh, Calcutta!: 5,959 performances.
8. Mamma Mia!: 5,773 performances.
9. Beauty and the Beast: 5,461 performances
10. Wicked: 5,433 performances
11. Rent: 5,123
12. Jersey Boys: 4,564
13. Miss Saigon: 4,092
14. 42nd Street: 3,486
15. Grease: 3,388

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Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,651,070 and had an attendance rate of 95.9%, about 3.5% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position after Hamilton (Gross $1,686,168). Wicked (Grossing $1,478,453), Aladdin ($1,377,960) and The Book of Mormon (Gross $1,341,902) are next in the list. The 36 shows on the boards grossed $26,269,816, dropping around 4.75% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending May 15, 2016.

1. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,686,168
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,651,070
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,478,453
4. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,377,960
5. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,341,902
6. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $1,016,014
7. Waitress – (BROOKS ATKINSON) $981,313
8. Shuffle Along – (MUSIC BOX) $957,143
9. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $939,456
10. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $864,098
11. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $847,399
12. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $832,886
13. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $808,837
14. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $731,462
15. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $652,694

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical in the $2 Million Club and Lead the list with the grossing $2,044,101 and had an attendance rate of 99.9%, about 0.1% more than that of the previous week. Wicked (Grossing $1,934,807), Hamilton (Gross $1,740,104), Aladdin (Grossing $1,570,189) and The Book of Mormon (Gross $1,367,888 ) are next in the list. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $23,720,003, improving around 12.27% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending March 20, 2016.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,044,101
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,934,807
3. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,740,104
4. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,570,189
5. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,367,888
6. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $1,072,497
7. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $981,647
8. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $961,474
9. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $939,959
10. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $934,149
11. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $903,528
12. Something Rotten! – (ST. JAMES) $891,778
13. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $888,029
14. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $874,255
15. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $832,227

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,461,331 and had an attendance rate of 97.9%, about 1.9% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position after Hamilton (Gross $1,766,223). Wicked (Grossing $1,337,007), and The Book of Mormon (Gross $1,278,459) are next in the list. The 32 shows on the boards grossed $20,679,975, improving around 3.34% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 20 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending March 06, 2016.

1. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,766,223
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,461,331
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,337,007
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,278,459
5. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,079,248
6. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $882,991
7. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $822,324
8. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $801,154
9. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $729,218
10. The Color Purple – (JACOBS) $722,487
11. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $704,302
12. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $661,447
13. Finding Neverland – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $642,636
14. Something Rotten! – (ST. JAMES) $632,839
15. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $552,229
16. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $546,268
17. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $534,606
18. Noises Off – (AMERICAN AIRLINES) $495,94
19. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $490,591
20. The Crucible – (WALTER KERR) $475,357

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,717,043 and had an attendance rate of 99.9%, about 2.6% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind Hamilton (Gross $1,792,099). Wicked (Grossing $1,695,453), Aladdin, and The Book of Mormon (Gross $1,472,569) are next in the list. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $25,713,391, improving around 22.30% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending February 14, 2016.

1. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,792,099
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,717,043
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,695,453
4. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,493,306
5. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,472,569
6. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $1,098,756
7. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $1,040,265
8. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $999,098
9. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $920,024
10. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $917,439
11. The Color Purple – (JACOBS) $905,095
12. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $871,423
13. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $854,231
14. Finding Neverland – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $841,122
15. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $837,763

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,063,040 and had an attendance rate of 86.0%, about 12.1% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind Hamilton (Gross $1,304,793). Wicked (Grossing $983,150) and The Book of Mormon (Gross $968,563) are next in the list. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $15,977,962, dropping around 39.11% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 24, 2016.

1. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,304,793
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,063,040
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $983,150
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $968,563
5. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $831,498
6. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $732,366
7. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $657,219
8. Finding Neverland – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $642,844
9. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $596,405
10. The Color Purple – (JACOBS) $549,933
11. Spring Awakening – (BROOKS ATKINSON) $545,145
12. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $526,274
13. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $516,420
14. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $477,468
15. King Charles III – (MUSIC BOX) $457,695

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,660,171 and had an attendance rate of 98.1%, about 1.3% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind Hamilton (Gross $1,769,360). Wicked (Grossing $1,590,318) and The Book of Mormon (Gross $1,496,509) are next in the list. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $26,239,269, dropping around 0.35% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 12 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 17, 2016.

1. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,769,360
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,660,171
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,590,318
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,496,509
5. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,360,505
6. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $1,146,372
7. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $1,112,364
8. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $1,073,910
9. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $994,176
10. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $899,077
11. The Color Purple – (JACOBS) $889,127
12. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $829,888

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical Lead the list with the grossing $1,983,820 and had an attendance rate of 96.8%, about 2.8% less than that of the previous week. Wicked (Grossing $1,683,339), Hamilton ($1,613,691), Aladdin ($1,605,876) and The Book of Mormon (Grossing $1,536,445) are in the list next to Lion King. The 37 shows on the boards grossed $29,634,675, dropping around 12.46% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 20 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 06, 2015.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,983,820
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,683,339
3. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,613,691
4. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,605,876
5. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,536,445
6. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $1,369,904
7. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $1,283,093
8. China Doll – (SCHOENFELD) $1,109,962
9. Fiddler On The Roof – (BROADWAY) $1,062,494
10. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $1,054,459
11. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,016,279
12. Something Rotten! – (ST. JAMES) $901,887
13. Finding Neverland – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $867,467
14. The King And I – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $864,141
15. Misery – (BROADHURST) $827,287
16. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $789,026
17. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $754,615
18. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $741,956
19. The Color Purple – (JACOBS) $738,958
20. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $717,333

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,633,344 and had an attendance rate of 100.0%, about 0.3% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind Wicked (Gross $1,646,787). Hamilton (Gross $1,596,311) and The Book of Mormon (Gross $1,487,214) are next in the list. The 36 shows on the boards grossed $28,476,232, improving around 6.89% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 25 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 15, 2015.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,646,787
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,633,344
3. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,596,311
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,487,214
5. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,467,772
6. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $1,284,817
7. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $1,279,611
8. China Doll – (SCHOENFELD) $1,202,149
9. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $1,059,126
10. School Of Rock – (WINTER GARDEN) $928,596
11. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $908,831
12. Something Rotten! – (ST. JAMES) $852,711
13. Finding Neverland – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $842,673
14. Misery – (BROADHURST) $822,637
15. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $777,401
16. The King And I – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $766,243
17. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $735,997
18. The Color Purple – (JACOBS) $690,820
19. King Charles III – (MUSIC BOX) $677,842
20. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $672,632
21. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $636,002
22. FUN HOME – (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) $632,902
23. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $624,104
24. Allegiance – (LONGACRE) $571,750
25. Chicago – (AMBASSADOR) $546,286

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical Lead the list with the grossing $1,901,907 and had an attendance rate of 100%, same as that of the previous week. Wicked (Grossing $1,621,057), Aladdin ($1,500,799), Hamilton ($1,489,233) and The Book of Mormon (Grossing $1,483,464) are in the list next to Lion King.

The 34 shows on the boards grossed $27,391,971, improving around 8.47% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 20 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 25, 2015.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,901,907
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,621,057
3. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,500,799
4. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $1,489,233
5. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,483,464
6. An American In Paris – (PALACE) $1,416,288
7. On Your Feet! – (MARQUIS) $1,096,202
8. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $1,075,201
9. China Doll – (SCHOENFELD) $1,072,111
10. Something Rotten! – (ST. JAMES) $986,138
11. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $981,435
12. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $882,925
13. The King And I – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $875,907
14. Finding Neverland – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $849,283
15. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $768,398
16. FUN HOME – (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) $745,661
17. Les Miserables – (IMPERIAL) $744,129
18. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $701,819
19. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $698,868
20. Chicago – (AMBASSADOR) $667,269

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}