Disney’s blockbuster musical The Lion King will become the fifth longest-running Broadway show in history on August 15. The company will celebrate the milestone after the matinee at the Minskoff Theatre, when it will have played 6,138 performances. The Lion King will surpass the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line to enter the top five.

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Within the past month, The Lion King celebrated several production milestones including becoming the sixth longest-running show in Broadway history, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time and, on April 18, playing its 6,000th performance on the Great White Way. To mark these occasions, Broadway.com headed to the Minskoff Theatre to chat with the company, including current ...

Disney’s blockbuster musical The Lion King, which recently became the highest grossing Broadway show of all time, is now celebrating another Broadway milestone. The April 18 matinee marks the musical’s 6,000th performance. The musical currently ranks as Broadway’s sixth longest-running show.

Based on the popular Disney film, The Lion King first opened on Broadway on November ...

Disney’s smash hit musical The Lion King will become the sixth longest-running Broadway show in history on March 14. The company will celebrate the milestone after the matinee performance at the Minskoff Theatre, when it will have played 5,960 performances. The Lion King will surpass Oh! Calcutta! for the title.

Based on the popular Disney film, The Lion ...

Valentine’s Day is all about romance, so Broadway.com decided to collect romantic stories (and ideas for celebrating the national day of love) from some of the most passionate people we know: Broadway stars! Read on for memories, menus and much more.

ADAM JACOBS (Simba in The Lion King)

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After a stint as Simba on the national tour of Disney's The Lion King, Adam Jacobs recently roared into the long-running musical's Broadway production. This has been a Disney-filled year for the young star: He also originated the title role in the mouse house's musical adaptation of Aladdin in Seattle this summer. Broadway.com recently chatted ...

Tony winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon), T.V. Carpio (Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark), Adam Jacobs (The Lion King), Jose Llana (Wonderland) and more are set for the Philippine Development Foundation's Suites By Sondheim benefit concert on November 7 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. The event, which features music from Stephen Sondheim's extensive catalog, is directed ...

After flying on a magic carpet as the title character in the Seattle launch of Disney's Aladdin, Adam Jacobs is heading to Broadway in another musical from the mouse house. Jacobs will assume the starring role of Simba in The Lion King, a part he previously played on tour, beginning August 30 at the Minskoff Theatre. Clifton Oliver played ...

Disney's Aladdin is readying to soar into Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre on July 7, and while fans can expect to hear the classic tunes from the animated Disney movie, the production will also feature several songs that were cut from the film. In the movie, Aladdin's only friend was his monkey Abu, but in the stage adaptation ...

Casting has been set for the Seattle premiere of Disney’s Aladdin, a new stage adaptation of the hit musical featuring a score by Oscar winners Alan Menken, the late Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. The show will begin previews at the 5th Avenue Theatre on July 7 and open on July 21, directed by Casey Nicholaw. The limited engagement ...