The Lion King (New York, NY)

The Lion King is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical adaptation of the Disney animated film that plays at the Minskoff Theatre in Midtown Manhattan. The production, directed by Julie Taymor with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, is notable for its large-scale visual design and inventive masks and puppetry that evoke the African savannah on stage. It is one of Broadway’s longest-running and most commercially successful shows, widely recognized for its spectacular staging and global popularity.