Elton John "THE LION KING" Tim Rice / Julie Taymor 2014 Gay Pride Playbill

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This is a beautiful June 2014 Gay Pride Edition playbill from the
Original Broadway production of the landmark ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI musical "THE LION KING" at the
Minskoff Theatre
in New York City. (The
production opened on November 13th, 1997 at the
New Amsterdam Theatre and moved to the Minskoff Theatre on June 13th, 2006 where it is still selling out nightly
.) ..... Winner of six Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the production starred GARETH SAXE, ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE, NTELISENG NKHELA, JEFFREY KUHN, BEN JEFFREY, FRED BERMAN, AARON NELSON, CHANTEL RILEY, JAMES BROWN-ORLEANS, BONITA J. HAMILTON, ENRIQUE SEGURA, COLE BULLOCK, CALEB McLAUGHLIN, TESHI THOMAS and KACI WALFALL
.....
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 54 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, program notes and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each of the cast members. Includes two articles celebrating Gay Pride Month (last four scanned images) ..... CONDITION: This 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.