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THE LION KING Celebrates 17 Years on Broadway
CELEBRATES 17TH ANNIVERSARY ON BROADWAY NOVEMBER 13TH
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, November 12th, 2014) THE LION KING, the award-winning best musical, celebrates its 17th anniversary on Broadway Thursday, November 13th, 2014 at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street).
THE LION KING Celebrates 16th Anniversary on Broadway
BROADWAY PRODUCTION CELEBRATES 16th ANNIVERSARY;
SOON TO BECOME 4th LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW
IN BROADWAY HISTORY
FIRST BROADWAY SHOW TO SURPASS $1B GROSS
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR GROSS EXCEEDS $1B
UK PRODUCTIONS BREAK BOX OFFICE AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS
10 CONCURRENT PRODUCTIONS WORLDWIDE
WITH RETURN TO SYDNEY
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, November 12, 2013) As the 2013 calendar year comes to a close, Disney’s landmark musical event, THE LION KING, celebrates several milestones around the globe.
INSIDE THE LION KING Arrives in NYC Dec 1-16
‘INSIDE THE LION KING’
BROADWAY’S FIRST IMMERSIVE, POP-UP EXHIBIT
ARRIVES ADJACENT TO BRYANT PARKIN NEW YORK CITY
DECEMBER 1-16 ONLY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Wednesday, November 26th) ‘Inside The Lion King,’ the first immersive, pop-up exhibit ever created for a Broadway show, arrives adjacent to Bryant Park, on 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, for a limited time to celebrate 15 years of The Lion King in New York City. More than 65 million people have experienced The Lion King, but never before like this. In this free exhibit, fans of all ages will experience and interact with 86 museum-quality artifacts including hand-made puppets, sculpted masks, elaborate artisan costumes and extraordinary sets that have appeared in productions from around the world.
THE LION KING Becomes Fifth Longest-Running Broadway Show Wednesday, Aug 15
TO BECOME FIFTH LONGEST-RUNNING
SHOW IN BROADWAY HISTORY ON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012 - Disney’s landmark musical event, THE LION KING, will play its 6138th performance this Wednesday, August 15th at 2:00pm, becoming the fifth longest-running show in Broadway history. THE LION KING will surpass the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line (with 6137 performances).
THE LION KING Celebrates 6,000 Performances on Apr 18
CELEBRATES 6,000 PERFORMANCES
ON APRIL 18, 2012
1st BROADWAY SHOW IN HISTORY
TO REACH ONE MILLION FACEBOOK FANS
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - Disney’s landmark musical event, THE LION KING, will celebrate another remarkable milestone when it plays its 6,000th performance at 2:00p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Only five other shows in Broadway history have achieved this feat. Coinciding with this achievement, on Monday THE LION KING became the first Broadway show in history to reach one million Facebook fans with 1,001,758 ‘likes’ (www.facebook.com/TheLionKing).
THE LION KING to Become the Sixth Longest-Running Show in Broadway History
THE LION KING
TO BECOME SIXTH LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW
IN BROADWAY HISTORY
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - Disney’s landmark musical event, THE LION KING, will celebrate another remarkable milestone when it plays its 5,960th performance at 2:00p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 to become the sixth longest-running show in Broadway history. THE LION KING moves up the top ten list of Broadway long runs, surpassing Oh! Calcutta! (with 5959 performances).
All Three North American Productions of Disney's THE LION KING Set New House Records
ALL THREE NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTIONS OF
DISNEY’S THE LION KING
SET NEW HOUSE RECORDS
FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 1, 2012
Cumulative One Week Gross of $5,345,082
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 – All three North American productions of Disney’s landmark musical event THE LION KING set new house records in the New Year’s week ending January 1, 2012, achieving a cumulative gross of $5,345,082.
Disney's THE LION KING Sets New House and Production Records
DISNEY’S THE LION KING
SETS NEW HOUSE AND PRODUCTION RECORDS
AT BROADWAY’S MINSKOFF THEATRE,
THANKSGIVING WEEK 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011 - Disney’s landmark musical event, THE LION KING, set a new house record at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre by grossing $2,079,616 during the sold-out eight-performance Thanksgiving week ending November 27, 2011. This figure also marked the highest single week gross in the show’s 14 year run. The previous records were set week ending 01/02/2011 when THE LION KING grossed $1,993,370.
THE LION KING Celebrates 14 Years on Broadway This Sunday, Nov 13
DISNEY’S THE LION KING
CELEBRATES 14 YEARS ON BROADWAY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Friday, November 11, 2011) - Disney’s landmark musical event, THE LION KING celebrates 14 years on Broadway on Sunday, November 13th at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street, NYC).