The first woman to win a Tony Award for Direction of a Musical, Taymor supervises new productions of the show around the world. The show’s director, costume designer and mask co-designer Julie Taymor continues to play an integral part in the show’s ongoing success. The Lion King has also earned more than 70 major arts awards including the 1998 NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, the 1999 Grammy ® for Best Musical Show Album, the 1999 Evening Standard Award for Theatrical Event of the Year and the 1999 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Choreography and Best Costume Design. The Lion King won six 1998 Tony Awards ®: Best Musical, Best Scenic Design ( Richard Hudson), Best Costume Design ( Julie Taymor), Best Lighting Design ( Donald Holder), Best Choreography ( Garth Fagan) and Best Direction of a Musical. Having played over 100 cities in 21 countries on every continent except Antarctica, The Lion King’s worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history. & Ireland, with a separate production touring internationally.
Performed over its lifetime in nine different languages (English, Japanese, German, Korean, French, Dutch, Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese), by the end of 2021, there will be ten productions of The Lion King around the world, including Broadway, London, Paris, Hamburg, Tokyo, Madrid, on tour across North America, Japan and the U.K. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (under the direction of Thomas Schumacher), The Lion King has made theatrical history with six productions worldwide running 15 or more years, with four of those running 20 or more years. Since its premiere on November 13, 1997, 25 global productions have been seen by nearly 110 million people. About The Lion KingĪpproaching 24 landmark years on Broadway, The Lion King continues ascendant as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. If you put any show on your must see Broadway list it should be The Lion King. I still can’t get over how it immerses you, because they utilize the entire theater. Hands down its the coolest production I have ever seen. Yes, 100000% The Lion King on Broadway is worth seeing.
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