The Lion King (stage musical)

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Broadway musical stage musical

The Lion King (stage musical) is a critically acclaimed Broadway adaptation of Disney's animated film, renowned for its innovative puppetry, visually striking staging, and Elton John–Tim Rice musical score.

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The Lion King (stage musical) canonical 5
The Lion King (Broadway musical) 4
The Lion King (musical) 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
additionalMusicBy Hans Zimmer ⓘ
Jay Rifkin ⓘ
Julie Taymor ⓘ
Lebo M ⓘ
Mark Mancina ⓘ
basedOn The Lion King ⓘ
surface form: The Lion King (1994 animated film)
bookBy Irene Mecchi ⓘ
Roger Allers ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate 1997-11-13 ⓘ
broadwayPremiereDate 1997-10-15 ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Minskoff Theatre ⓘ
New Amsterdam Theatre ⓘ
choreographer Garth Fagan ⓘ
costumeDesigner Julie Taymor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
director Julie Taymor ⓘ
distributor Disney Theatrical Group ⓘ
surface form: Disney Theatrical Productions
featuresSong Can You Feel the Love Tonight ⓘ
Circle of Life ⓘ
Hakuna Matata. ⓘ
surface form: Hakuna Matata

He Lives in You ⓘ
I Just Can’t Wait to Be King ⓘ
surface form: I Just Can't Wait to Be King

Shadowland ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
hasTouringProductionsIn Asia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricsBy Tim Rice ⓘ
maskAndPuppetDesignBy Julie Taymor ⓘ
musicBy Elton John ⓘ
notableAspect integration of African languages and chants ⓘ
use of large-scale puppetry and masks ⓘ
notableFor African-inspired music and choreography ⓘ
innovative puppetry ⓘ
visually striking staging ⓘ
openedInWestEnd 1999-10-19 ⓘ
orchestrationsBy Robert Elhai ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
premiereDate 1997-07-08 ⓘ
premiereLocation Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis ⓘ
producer Disney Theatrical Group ⓘ
surface form: Disney Theatrical Productions
setting Pride Lands ⓘ
surface form: Pride Lands of Africa
subject Mufasa ⓘ
Nala ⓘ
Pumbaa ⓘ
Rafiki ⓘ
Scar ⓘ
Simba ⓘ
Timon ⓘ
targetAudience family ⓘ
vocalArrangementsBy Lebo M ⓘ
Mark Mancina ⓘ
westEndTheatre Lyceum Theatre, London ⓘ
wonAward Tony Award for Best Choreography ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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Pantages Theatre → notableProductionHosted → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album → notableWinner → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
The Lion King → inspired → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (Broadway musical)
Disney Theatrical Group → notableWork → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (musical)
Tim Rice → wroteLyricsFor → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
Ambassador Theatre Group → notableProduction → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (London, Lyceum Theatre)
Caleb McLaughlin → stageDebut → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King on Broadway
Caleb McLaughlin → characterPortrayed → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Young Simba in The Lion King on Broadway
Julie Taymor → notableWork → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (Broadway musical)
Julie Taymor → directed → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (Broadway musical)
Julie Taymor → designed → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (Broadway musical)
Roger Allers → notableWork → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (stage musical adaptation script)
Simba → appearsIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (musical)
Pride Lands → appearsIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
Mufasa → appearsIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
Nala → appearsIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
Hakuna Matata. → appearsIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Hakuna Matata
this entity surface form: The Lion King stage musical
Nathalie Emmanuel → stageDebutWork → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (West End production)
Disney on Broadway Concert Series → typicalSongSource → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (musical)
Be Prepared → includedIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King stage musical (adaptation, modified form)
Thomas Schumacher → notableWork → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (Broadway production)
Lisa Simone Kelly → performedIn → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Lion King (musical)
Glennie-Smith → notableWork → The Lion King (stage musical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Nick Glennie-Smith
this entity surface form: The Lion King (additional music for stage or related productions)