Overseas Employment: The Lion King Musical

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Lion King Musical

The musical debuted July 8, 1997, in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Orpheum Theatre, and was an instant success before premiering on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theater on October 15, 1997 in previews with the official opening on November 13, 1997. On June 13, 2006, the Broadway production moved to the Minskoff Theatre to make way for the musical version of Mary Poppins, where it is still running after more than 5,350 performances.[1] It is now Broadway's seventh longest-running show in history. As of April 2012, it is the highest grossing Broadway show of all time, having grossed $853.8 million.[2]