By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on September 30, 2008 5:21 PM
After Seeing Massive Success On The Broadway Stage, The Lion King Will Head To Mandalay Bay Theatre After Mamma Mia! Concludes Its Run On May 2, 2009
"The Lion King" Is Heading To Mandalay Bay Theatre in Las Vegas
The massively successful original Broadway production of The Lion King continues to run after over 10 years, and other incarnations have popped up in cities across the United States. Now the Julie Taymor-directed Disney musical based on the animated film will have a sit-down production in Las Vegas.
Although many Broadway transfers have crashed and burned in Vegas, The Lion King seems like a good candidate for a successful desert city production since it is big on theatrics and recognizable songs, but short on plot. The Lion King will open at the Mandalay Bay Theatre, where Mamma Mia! is concluding its lengthy run, on May 2, 2009.
