As the show did not halt performances for this overhaul, the team had to install the system in phases on “dark days” so as to not disturb the performers and showtimes. The 20 th anniversary system overhaul was a collaborative design effort by Steve Kennedy, John Shivers, Hugh Sweeney and David Patridge. The resulting sound of THE LION KING is a fusion of Western popular music and the distinctive sounds and rhythms of Africa, ranging from the Academy Award®-winning song “ Can You Feel the Love Tonight” to the haunting ballad “ Shadowland.”

The Broadway score features Elton John and Tim Rice’s music from The Lion King animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer and music from ' Rhythm of the Pride Lands,' an album inspired by the original music in the film, written by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer. Performing eight performances a week, THE LION KING is the third longest running production in broadway history, surpassed only by Chicago and Phantom of The Opera, the latter of which entered its 30th year in January 2018. The production, which first opened in 1997 at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre, moved venues to the nearby Minskoff Theatre, where it has been since 2006.

The internationally acclaimed, six-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, and highest-grossing Broadway production of all time celebrated its 20th Anniversary on Broadway in November, 2017.

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