The Lion King is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical adaptation of the Disney animated film that features music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and an expanded score drawing on African musical influences. Directed and designed by Julie Taymor, the production is notable for its inventive masks, puppetry and large-scale stagecraft and is produced by Disney Theatrical. It plays at the Minskoff Theatre in Midtown Manhattan and is one of Broadway’s longest-running and most commercially successful shows.
