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The Lion King Is Broadway's All-time Highest Grossing Show

9th April 2012

Family musical The Lion King has surpassed The Phantom Of The Opera as Broadway's highest grossing show of all time,...

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14th November 2011

Disney musical The Lion King celebrated 14 years on Broadway on Sunday (13Nov11).

More Disney Classics Returning To Big Screen

5th October 2011

Movie bosses have announced they are re-releasing four of Disney's biggest animated classics following the huge success of The Lion...

The Lion King Chases Off U.s. Box Office Competition

26th September 2011

The 3D re-release of Disney classic The Lion King has chased off competition to remain top of the U.S. box...

The Lion King 3d Mauls Competition At U.s. Box Office

19th September 2011

The 3D re-release of Disney classic The Lion King has roared to the top of the U.S. box office chart,...

Taymor Swaps Spider-man For The Lion King

17th August 2011

Director Julie Taymor is moving on from her much-maligned Broadway musical Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark to stage a production...

Elton Credits Rice And The Lion King With Big Career Break

11th February 2011

SIR ELTON JOHN has celebrated lyricist SIR TIM RICE to thank for transforming him into a superstar, because he had...

West End's Lion King Breaks Its Own Ticket Sales Record

5th January 2011

A West End production of THE LION KING has broken its own record for the highest takings in London's famed...

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3rd November 2010

The Broadway theater where 11-year-old SHANNON TAVAREZ starred in THE LION KING dimmed its lights on Tuesday night (02Nov10) in...

Goldberg To Make Lion King Cameo

14th January 2010

WHOOPI GOLDBERG is set to thrill theatre-goers in New York City on Thursday night (14Jan10) with a one-off cameo appearance...

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19th December 2009

THE LION KING became the ninth longest-running musical in West End history on Friday night (18Dec09) when its 4,265th performance...

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14th November 2008

The London and New York cast of hit musical THE LION KING will celebrate the production's 10th anniversary by uniting...

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27th November 2007

"A good friend suggested I use THE LION KING to explain the circle of life when our second dog passed...

Lights Out On Broadway As Stagehands Strike

11th November 2007

Broadway has been thrown into turmoil with more than 20 hit plays and musicals including THE LION KING and MAMMA...

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23rd August 2007

Disney's THE LION KING has become the ninth longest-running show in Broadway history after playing its 4,098th performance on Tuesday...

The Lion King Goes To Africa For The First Time

14th May 2007

The musical adaptation of Walt Disney movie THE LION KING is to be performed in Africa for the first time...

John Plays Lion King Song For Hurley's Son

8th March 2007

SIR ELTON JOHN played CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT? for newlyweds ELIZABETH HURLEY and ARUN NAYAR at their wedding...

Hudson Thankful For American Idol Experience

16th January 2007

Singer-turned-acting star JENNIFER HUDSON has lavished praise on AMERICAN IDOL after it helped launch her onto the Hollywood stage -...

Elton Honoured With Disney Legends Award

10th October 2006

Veteran singer SIR ELTON JOHN and late US TV anchor PETER JENNINGS were both honoured with Disney Legends Awards in...

Curtain Comes Down On The Lion King In The Netherlands

31st August 2006

Smash-hit stage musical THE LION KING has closed in The Netherlands after playing to 12 per cent of the country's...

The Lion King Heads For South Africa

30th August 2006

Hit musical THE LION KING is going back to its roots after landing a new home in Johannesburg, South Africa....

Heatwave Forces Promoters To Scrap Broadway In The Park Show

3rd August 2006

New York's heatwave has prompted promoters of this week's (03AUG06) Broadway in Bryant Park show to scrap the event. Organisers...

Lloyd Webber Slams State Of West End

31st July 2006

SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER has hit out at the state of West End musicals, blaming their preoccupation with the "feel-good...

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27th July 2006

Hit musical THE LION KING has been honoured at New York's Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum with its own impressive display....

Lion King Breaks Its Own New York Record

6th July 2006

Hit musical THE LION KING has smashed its own weekly box office record at New York's Minskoff Theatre. The show...

Another Record For The Lion King

21st June 2006

Hit musical THE LION KING continues to smash records around the world - the show has set a new mark...

The Lion King No Longer Roaring Down Under

2nd June 2006

Australia's megahit THE LION KING musical is to close on Sunday (04JUN06), after becoming the nation's biggest stage draw ever....

Elton's Vampire Musical To Close

24th May 2006

ELTON JOHN's Broadway musical LESTAT, inspired by ANNE RICE's VAMPIRE CHRONICLES, will close on Sunday (28MAY06) after poor reviews and...

Elton John Musical Panned

26th April 2006

SIR ELTON JOHN's troubled musical LESTAT has been panned by critics for a second time - despite 80 per cent...

Rice Hates Modern Cinema

4th April 2006

Celebrated British lyricist SIR TIM RICE despises going to the cinema - because she believes modern films are boring and...

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