Lion King Reviews & Ratings

This popular production is based on the popular animated film The Lion King and is a Tony and Olivier-award winning musical that boasts of a collaboration of a who’s who of artists and producers in the music industry, among them Sir Elton John, Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice and Julie Taylor.

The Lion King made its American debut in Minneapolis, Minnesota before it premiered on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York on October 15, 1997. The Lion King is the ninth longest running show on Broadway and continues to play at the West End’s Lyceum Theater since it made its debut there in 1999. The cast of the West End production were invited to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in 2008 in the presence of members of the royal family.

The musical was produced in the UK after its Broadway success, playing at the Lyceum Theater in London. Productions of the musical were also staged in Toronto at the Prince of Wales Theater where it ran for four years. It was also performed in Australia at the Capitol Theater in Sydney from 2003 to 2005. Other productions were done in countries such as the Netherlands, Korea, Taipei, Tokyo and South Africa.