| Disney's 'The Lion King' Celebrates 10th Anniversary on Broadway Sunday, November 11
Disney's THE LION KING celebrates its 10th Anniversary on Broadway Sunday, November 11 with a gala performance at the Minskoff Theatre. Since its Broadway opening on November 13, 1997 (preview performances began October 15, 1997), THE LION KING has been seen by 45 million people worldwide. In addition to New York City where the show has remained among the top 5 selling shows on Broadway for 10 years, the curtain of THE LION KING currently rises seven more times every night all over the world in London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Paris, and two touring companies throughout the United States.
"THE LION KING has touched lives all over the world, and we are thrilled to celebrate this milestone," said Thomas Schumacher, Producer, Disney Theatrical Group. "When my former producing partner, Peter Schneider and I first talked about bringing THE LION KING to the stage, we knew Julie Taymor was the only person for the job.
A second day of dark theaters and disappointed audiences on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a second day of dark Broadway theaters and disappointed audiences as striking stagehands reaffirmed their commitment Sunday to remain off the job until producers started acting ``honorably'' at the negotiating table.James J. Claffey Jr., president of Local One, said the League of American Theatres and Producers needs to make a ``constructive'' adjustment to its counter offers.``We want respect at the table,'' he said at a somber news conference. ``If there's no respect, they will not see Local One at the table. The lack of respect is something we are not going to deal with.''Twenty-seven shows remained closed Sunday, the day after stagehands went on strike, shutting down such popular productions as ``Wicked,'' ``The Phantom of the Opera,'' ``Hairspray,'' ``Jersey Boys'' and ``Mamma Mia!''Among the shows canceled Sunday was a gala 10th-year anniversary performance of ``The Lion King,'' although a party celebrating the Disney musical's decade-long run was still being held.Producers of ``August: Osage County,'' a play by Tracy Letts from Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, said they may postpone its scheduled Nov.
Mullally poised to make big splash on Broadway
On a warm fall afternoon, hordes of pedestrians are pushing their way down a busy street in Times Square. Few, if any, notice the petite, auburn-haired woman speaking quietly on a cell phone and leaning against a delicatessen window. But if anyone had bothered to give her a second glance, they might have recognized the comedy star known worldwide for her work on "Will & Grace," a sitcom that was a fixture on prime-time TV for eight seasons. Celebrity takes you only so far on the Rialto, and New York can be notoriously fickle when it comes to Hollywood performers who yearn for a turn on the Great White Way. For Megan Mullally, the fact that her face is known to millions, that she has won two Emmy Awards and that she's about to headline one of the biggest shows opening on Broadway this season means little.
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