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In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King, cast members Alton Fitzgerald White, Chondra La-Tease Profit and Lindiwe Dlamini 'flipped the switch' and lit the world-famous Empire State Building's tower lights with the signature color of the production. The lights will shine yellow in honor of the anniversary today, December 4, 2012. Check out photos of the cast at the Empire State Building below!

In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King, cast members Alton Fitzgerald White, Chondra La-Tease Profit and Lindiwe Dlamini will 'flip the switch' and light the world-famous Empire State Building's tower lights with the signature color of the production. The lights will shine yellow in honor of the anniversary on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.

Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King celebrated its 15th Anniversary Sunday evening with a one-night only celebratory performance benefitting The Actors Fund. Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony® Awards for their work on the show, reunited for the sold out performance. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the festivities below!

Broadway's landmark musical event THE LION KING celebrated its 15th Anniversary Sunday evening with a one-night only celebratory performance benefitting The Actors Fund. Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony® Awards for their work on the show, reunited for the sold out performance.

Disney's landmark musical event, The Lion King, celebrates 15 years on Broadway today, November 13th at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street, New York City). Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony Awards for their work on the show, will reunite for a one-night only celebratory performance Sunday, November 18th as a benefit for The Actors Fund.

Disney's landmark musical event, The Lion King, celebrates 15 years on Broadway Tuesday, November 13th at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street, New York City). Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony® Awards for their work on the show, will reunite for a one-night only celebratory performance Sunday, November 18th as a benefit for The Actors Fund. For information on purchasing those seats, with 100% of proceeds benefitting the organization, visit: http://www.actorsfund.org/performances-and-events/lion-king-5.

Broadway's landmark musical event THE LION KING, which recently became the fifth longest-running show in Broadway history, is pleased to welcome ANDILE GUMBI as Simba, beginning performances tonight.

On Tuesday 13th September the London Company of the award-winning stage musical The Lion King played its 5000th performance at the Lyceum Theatre in London's West End. Now in its 12th record-breaking year, The Lion King has been seen by almost 10 million people in the UK and 60 million people worldwide, making it one of the most successful productions in theatre history.

On Tuesday 13th September the London Company of the award-winning stage musical The Lion King will play its 5000th performance at the Lyceum Theatre in London's West End. Now in its 12th record-breaking year, The Lion King has been seen by almost 10 million people in the UK and 60 million people worldwide, making it one of the most successful productions in theatre history.

Bajo el lema 'El Musical Que Conmueve Al Mundo' se ha presentado esta mañana El Rey León, uno de los espectáculos de mayor éxito de los últimos tiempos en Broadway y en el West End, que se estrenará oficialmente el 21 de octubre en el Teatro Lope De Vega de la Gran Vía madrileña. Aunque aún quedan meses por delante y todavía no han finalizado los castings, Stage Entertainment ha querido presentar ya el proyecto a los medios, coincidiendo con la puesta a la venta de las entradas, incluyendo dos de los temas del musical interpretados por Brown Lindiwe Mkhize (Rafiki en la producción de Londres), que ha interpretado 'Circle Of Life', en inglés, y por Andile Gumbi (Simba en la producción de Londres) y Jessica Mears (Nala en la producción de Hamburgo), que han cantado a dúo en castellano 'Es la Noche del Amor'.

Bajo el lema 'El Musical Que Conmueve Al Mundo' se ha presentado esta mañana El Rey León, uno de los espectáculos de mayor éxito de los últimos tiempos en Broadway y en el West End, que se estrenará oficialmente el 21 de octubre en el Teatro Lope De Vega de la Gran Vía madrileña. Aunque aún quedan meses por delante y todavía no han finalizado los castings, Stage Entertainment ha querido presentar ya el proyecto a los medios, coincidiendo con la puesta a la venta de las entradas, incluyendo dos de los temas del musical interpretados por Brown Lindiwe Mkhize (Rafiki en la producción de Londres), que ha interpretado 'Circle Of Life', en inglés, y por Andile Gumbi (Simba en la producción de Londres) y Jessica Mears (Nala en la producción de Hamburgo), que han cantado a dúo en castellano 'Es la Noche del Amor'.

After New York, Las Vegas, West End, Hamburg, Tokyo and Singapore, THE LION KING will officially open at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid on October 21st, 2011 in its first Spanish production. It will be produced by Disney Theatricals and Stage Entertainment. Today, March 2, Thomas Schumacher and Julia Gómez Cora presented the project to the press at Teatro Real in Madrid and BroadwayWorld was was on hand for a performance preview. Photo coverage appears below!

Bajo el lema 'El Musical Que Conmueve Al Mundo' se ha presentado esta mañana El Rey León, que se estrenará en el Teatro Lope de Vega de Madrid el 21 de Octubre de este año. El acto ha contado con la presencia de Thomas Schumacher, presidente de Disney Theatricals, Julia Gómez Cora, directora de Stage, y Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, alcalde de Madrid.

Disney's award-winning production of THE LION KING smashed all previous West End box office records - including its own, set in 2009 - as it completed 2010 with two weeks of sold out performances.

Disney's award-winning musical The Lion King continues to reign as one of the most popular shows in West End history as it celebrates its eleventh anniversary at the Lyceum Theatre this month.

Disney's award-winning musical 'The Lion King' continues to reign as one of the most popular shows in West End history as it celebrates its eleventh anniversary at the Lyceum Theatre this month.

Yesterday, the London production of Disney's THE LION KING welcomed its 500,000th school pupil as part of the show's acclaimed Education Programme.

The Walt Disney Company today donated two complete costumes from its Tony and Oliver Award-winning musical THE LION KING to the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A).

The London production of Disney's award-winning musical THE LION KING ended a remarkable 2009 by smashing two more box office records.