Elton John "THE LION KING" Julie Taymor / Disney Shanghai 2016 China Lapel Pin

Description

This is a brand new, factory sealed lacquered metal lapel
pin from the
Original Chinese production of the landmark ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI musical "THE LION KING" at the Walt Disney Grand Theatre at the Shanghai Disneyland Resort in Shanghai, China. (The
production premiered in June 2016 when the new Disney Resort opened and ran for 500 performances, making it the longest running Broadway musical in China's history
.) ..... The production brought the captivating story, choreography and costumes of the Broadway show to the new 1200 seat theater in the resort's shopping and entertainment area known as "Disneytown". Not only was the show translated into Mandarin, but Chinese culture and dialects were incorporated, with the music reimagined to include elements from the Beijing Opera and Chinese pop songs
..... 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 ..... BROADWAY 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: This rare lacquered metal pin measures approx. 1 1/4" X 1 3/4" inches and is attached to a Disney Parks card with text in both English and Chinese ..... CONDITION: This rare promotional lapel pin is brand new and still factory sealed 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.