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The Lion King Reaches 5,000 Performances

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The Lion King will reach its th performance this evening at the Lyceum Theatre The milestone has been reached years after the show opened in the West End back in October and is a huge credit to the large cast and production team who have managed to keep the musical ...

Posted by Ben on Tuesday 13th September 2011 at 11:31AM

Join the Pride this Half Term!

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Disney’s The Lion King is always a popular family choice for the half term holiday The spectacular musical at the Lyceum Theatre brings to life all of the colourful characters from the memorable Disney film including Mufasa Rafiki Simba Nala Timon the Meerkat and Pumbaa the Warthog The show also ...

Posted by Ben on Wednesday 1st June 2011 at 12:07PM

Top Musicals Announce Cast Changes

Mamma Mia!

Sensational ABBA-inspired musical Mamma Mia and children’s favourite Disney’s the Lion King have both announced several cast changes for the summer The great news for Mamma Mia fans is that a number of former cast members will return to the show - including Sally Ann Triplett Kim Ismay and Joanna ...

Posted by Ben on Tuesday 17th May 2011 at 5:14PM

Record Takings for Lion King and Wicked!

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Long running West End musicals The Lion King and Wicked have announced record box office figures for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre reported takings of more than £ million during the year an increase of £ million on and the highest annual box office results of any production ...

Posted by Ben on Wednesday 5th January 2011 at 9:53AM

Fans Get Up Close With Lion King Exhibition

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Fans of the hit West End musical The Lion King can see exactly how the show's fantastic stage characters were created thanks to a special exhibition now showing at London's National Geographic Store Sketches Models Films and Photographs The shop located on London's Regent Street reveals the designs and inspiration ...

Posted by Ben on Friday 15th October 2010 at 2:31PM

Lion King Seen by Half a Million Schoolchildren!

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Disney’s The Lion King reached another milestone this weekend as the musical welcomed its th school pupil under an education program that gives primary and secondary schools the chance to discover more about the making of the show Record Attendances by School Groups The last months have seen The Lion ...

Posted by Ben on Monday 4th October 2010 at 12:30PM

Film to Stage

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The West End is seeing a big increase in the number of film to stage musicals opening within the last year and another on the way Although some regular theatregoers are panning the idea each of the shows has its own success story A few  have said its degrading the ...

Posted by Joseph on Monday 17th May 2010 at 4:14PM

Lion King shouts 'Hakuna Matata'

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The Lion King has reported that was its most successful year at the box office across the musicals ten year West End run   Hakuna Matata Timon and Pumba famously sang ‘Hakuna Matata’ which means ‘No worries’ and that is exactly how Disney are feeling about their best theatrical hit in ...

Posted by Joseph on Friday 15th January 2010 at 12:16PM

Lion Kings 10th Birthday

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The Lion King one of the top selling shows in the West End celebrated its th Birthday yesterday with a star studded gala performance Guests Andrew Peterson UK Tickets Managing Director pictured above with Simon Vickers the Sales and Ticketing Manager at Disney Theatrical Productions UK Both thoroughly enjoyed the show ...

Posted by Joseph on Monday 19th October 2009 at 5:34PM

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