The Lion King Play

- The lion king is a musical -The play is based on the 1994 Disney animated film - The musical fetaures actors in animated costumes as well as giant hallow puppets- The show is produced by Disney Theatrical - Charaters: Simba, Timon, Shenzi, Mufasa, Sarabi, Pumbaa, Zazu, Ed th Heyena, Rafiki, Banzai, Nala, and Scar

- It was first previewed on October 15, 1997- It is still playing today- Since September 8, 2013 there has been 6573 preformances- The weekly gross of The Lion King is about $2,400,000 during the 2013-2014 session- In the 2013-2014 session there was about 17,000 people at the show

The Lion King

-The play won 6 Tony Awards like Best Musical, Best Costume Design, and Best Direction of a Musical - In the Drama desk the play wonn 8 awards liike Outstanding set Design of a Musical, Outstanding puppet Design, and Outstanding Lighting Design- In 1998, the play won one Theatre Worls Award

- The musical is international and plays in English, Spanish, Japanese, German, Dutch, French, and South African- Songs: Circle of life, Be Prepared, I Just Can't Wait To Be King, Hakuna Matata, They Live in You, and Can You Feel The Love Tonight