See Jelani Remy, Julie Taymor, Tim Rice, Lebo M Celebrate 25 Years of The Lion King on Broadway | Playbill

Video See Jelani Remy, Julie Taymor, Tim Rice, Lebo M Celebrate 25 Years of The Lion King on Broadway

The long-running Disney musical celebrated its anniversary on the Main Stem November 13.

Disney's The Lion King hit a major milestone November 13: The beloved musical has now been running on Broadway for a staggering 25 years. Based on the 1994 animated film, the show remains the third-longest-running in Broadway history. Watch a video of highlights from the historic performance above.

To celebrate the occasion, the matinee performance that day had members of the original cast and creative team in attendance, including Tony-winning director Julie Taymor and lyricist Tim Rice. Once the show ended, former Young Simbas and Nalas from the entire run reunited onstage at the Minskoff Theatre to sing a special song. Outside the theatre, audience members were treated to a Lebo M concert and street party (Lebo M composed music for The Lion King, on screen and on stage).

Go inside the special performance below:

See Inside the 25th Anniversary Celebration of The Lion King on Broadway

The Lion King stands out amongst Broadway's long-running productions for also having the longest run within the top five highest-grossing shows on the Main Stem: nearly 1,300 consecutive weeks and counting. The show is currently playing in nine productions across three continents, with 115,000 people seeing a performance ever week. Over its 25 years, The Lion King has been seen by 112 million people between its 27 productions worldwide.

The Broadway production also notably has many staff still on hand that were there on day one, including performer Lindiwe Dlamini, and seven musicians, including conductor Karl Jurman.

The Tony-winning musical officially opened November 13, 1997, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, subsequently transferring to the Minskoff Theatre in June 2006. It still runs there to this day.

See New Production Photos of The Lion King Ahead of 25th Anniversary on Broadway

 
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