The Lion King as top-grossing Broadway show of 2013 – BBC

The Lion King was announced as the top grossing show at the Broadway theatres during the year 2013. This amazing and awe-inspiring Walt Disney musical took nearly one hundred million US Dollars during the calendar year of 2013. Today this super hit musical is already in its sixteenth year. According to the Broadway Theatres management, the lion king musical is the highest earner for the theatre and it has become the first ever theatrical show at Broadway to exceed one billion US Dollars mark earlier in the year 2014. The Phantom of the Opera, Only Chicago and Cats are the other shows that have run longer in the state New York after the Lion King.

According to the statistics provided by the Broadway theatres, the second largest earning show after the lion king at the Broadway was the Book of Mormon in the year 2013. The book of Mormon took away ninety million US dollars within twelve months. Moreover, the ‘Wicked’ musical which earned 3.2 million US Dollars was another show that grabbed the attention of theatre industry across the US. The success of the lion king musical however remains noteworthy and stays apart from the rest due to its high demand and popularity across the public.

Moreover, the lion king show is being watched by young as well as the old and is one of the musicals that have been rated safe for all kinds of audiences and is appreciated by all alike. The animated film based musical includes sound tracks that have won many awards due to their magnificent and spellbound composition as well as the lyrics. The direction has been done superbly by the Tony award winners. The show has is also running at Sydney Australia since 1999 as well as at the city of London and several other private production houses across the world have also presented the Lion King musical.

The Lion King Musical Continues to Rock the Theatres!

The Lion King was, is and will always be one of the most popular and highly adored musicals of all-time. This musical needs no introduction since it is based on a 1994 cartoon movie which was a part of Disney’s 32 animated cartoon series. Soon after the blockbuster success of the lion king animated cartoon movie, the Disney entertainment team started thinking seriously about launching its musical. The Lion King tickets were sold like hot cakes and none of the shows had any place for new bookings. After a long and hard work, they were able to launch a musical of the lion king movie.

This musical was presented at the Broadway and as expected, it received a miraculous appreciation from audiences. Keeping in view the rapidly increasing popularity of the Lion King musical, it was presented all over the United States. Later the musical did national tours of many countries across the planet. Many production houses around the world also presented this awesome musical. The music was composed by Elton John whereas the Lyrics of the musical were written by the world’s renowned Tim Rice. Soon after its popularity across the US, the show was presented at all popular theatres across the United Kingdom.

As for the Canadian audience, the show was presented at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto for more than four years which proves its tremendous popularity across the country. The show was staged between 1999 and 2004 in Canada. However, in the US, the lion king musical is still seen and is one of the most popular shows across US theatres. If you are one of the millions of fans seeking tickets at reasonable price to confirm your presence then do not forget to book online now with Ticketsdepot247.com – the America’s premier online tickets booking company.