Elton John "THE LION KING" Julie Taymor 2000 Los Angeles Opening Night Parking

Description

This is a rare map with parking suggestions provided to those attending the Opening Night performance of the landmark ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI musical "THE LION KING" on September 28th, 2000 at the newly renovated Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (The Original Broadway
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. The Los Angeles premiere took place on September 28th, 2000 at the Pantages Theatre where it continued to play for several years.) ..... Winner of six Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the Original Broadway Cast included 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 ..... 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: This rare flyer measures 11" X 8 1/2" inches and includes a map to the Pantages Theatre and the Opening Night Celebration Reception (which followed the performance) on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of two vertical folds, this rare flyer 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.