Description
This is a beautiful December 1999 programme (playbill) with an original ticket stub from the Original West End production of the landmark ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI musical "THE LION KING" at the Lyceum Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production began previews on October 15th, 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City, officially opened on November 13th, 1997, moved to the Minskoff Theatre on June 13th, 2006 and is still selling out nightly. The London production opened October 19th, 1999 at the Lyceum Theatre where it is also still playing.) ..... The production starred JOSETTE BUSHELL-MINGO, STEPHANIE CHARLES, ROB EDWARDS, MARTYN ELLIS, SIMON GREGOR, GREGORY GUDGEON, CHRISTOPHER HOLT, PAULETTE IVORY, CORNELL JOHN, PAUL J. MEDFORD and ROGER WRIGHT ..... 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; Costumes designed by JULIE TAYMOR (Olivier Award winner); Choreographed by GARTH FAGAN (Olivier Award winner); Directed by JULIE TAYMOR; Produced by DISNEY ..... DETAILS: The 44 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 3/4" inches, has a London Premiere sticker on the front cover and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, individual photos and bios of each of the actors and bios of each member of the creative team. Includes a ticket stub from the December 1st, 1999 evening performance stapled inside the back cover ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare playbill 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.