Lion King is Playing Near You!
In1999, The Lion King show made its debut at the Lyceum Theater in London which is still running. The show opened another production in Toronto and played until January 2004. The Broadway production of The Lion King moved to Minskoff Theater on June 13, 2006 to make way for Mary Poppins musical version.
In Sydney Australia, at the Capitol Theater from October 19, 2003 up to June 26, 2005, the show of The Lion King musical continued its production. Then the musical also played in Melbourne at the Regent Theater from July 28 2005 to June 4, 2006.
The Broadway shows of The Lion King musical were all a success. The show was also brought to the United Kingdoms and continued to have a show in London at the Lyceum Theater. Julie Taymor who directed the musical in the United States led the shows of the British productions which were produced by Peter Schneider. There was also a stage show in Toronto with a Canadian Production that ran for almost four years in the Princess of Wales Theater.
In the year 2007, The Lion King musical had a debut on Johannesburg an African continent. It was the very first performance and on its 10th year anniversary, the show was celebrated in Fourways' Monte Casino's new Teatro Theater. The Lion King musical was the very first production to be performing on the new theater. The opening night of the musical in Johannesburg, South Africa was celebrated with The Lion King musical creators and Oprah Winfrey, an American and a very popular talk show host.