Elton John "THE LION KING" Heather Headley / Julie Taymor 1997 Souvenir Program

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This is a beautiful First Edition souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the landmark ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI musical "THE LION KING" at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. (The
production began previews on October 15th, 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, officially opened on November 13th, 1997 and moved to the Minskoff Theatre on June 13th, 2006 where it is still selling out nightly
. The show is currently the fourth longest running musical in Broadway history and will soon surpass "Cats" to rank number three.) ..... Winner of six Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the production starred JOHN VICKERY, SAMUEL E. WRIGHT, GEOFF HOYLE, TSIDII LE LOKA, TOM ALAN ROBBINS, JASON RAIZE, HEATHER HEADLEY, STANLEY WAYNE MATHIS, TRACY NICOLE CHAPMAN, KEVIN CAHOON, SCOTT IRBY-RANNIAR, KAJUANA SHUFORD and MAX CASELLA
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Side note: "THE LION KING" is the highest grossing production in Broadway history and the most successful title in entertainment history, with a cumulative gross in excess of billion. The stage production of "THE LION KING" has already earned more worldwide than the biggest films in movie history: more than the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy combined, more than the six "Star Wars" films combined, and more than "Avatar" and "Titanic", the two highest-grossing films in movie history, combined
..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by ELTON JOHN ("Aida", "The Lion King", "Billy Elliot: the Musical", "Lestat") and TIM RICE (Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Chess", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Aida", "Beauty and the Beast", "King David", "The Lion King", "Aladdin"); Book by ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI adapted from the screenplay by IRENE MECCHI, JONATHAN ROBERTS and LINDA WOOLVERTON; Additional Music and Lyrics by LEBO M. MARK MANCINA, JAY RIFKIN, JULIE TAYMOR and HANS ZIMMER; Sets designed by RICHARD HUDSON (Tony Award winner); Costumes designed by JULIE TAYMOR (Tony Award winner); Choreographed by GARTH FAGAN (Tony Award winner); Directed by JULIE TAYMOR (Tony Award winner); Produced by DISNEY ..... DETAILS: The over-sized 32 page program measures 10" X 13" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, recollections from each member of the creative team, a profile of JULIE TAYMOR and page after page of glossy full color photos of scenes from the musical. Includes a six panel, bi-fold insert with photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.