Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10040460.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney Theatricals The Lion King Extends Through December 2011 in Las Vegas</b></a> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://laughingplace.com/files/latest/20100723-1.jpg" width="249" height="249" /></p> <p>Disney's The Lion King has extended its engagement at Mandalay Bay Theatre by 14 months through December 30, 2011. The show has proved popular with area media and audiences alike, as The Lion King brokethe Mandalay Bay box office record just weeks after it opened and went on to break its own record four more times and was named named “Best Show” in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s annual “Best of Las Vegas” awards. Upon its final performance December 30, 2011 The Lion King will have played 31 months and over 1000 performances. Apart from the still-running Broadway production, this marks the longest run of the show in any US city, eclipsing even the record-breaking 27 month Los Angeles engagement, which concluded in 2003. At Mandalay Bay, the show is performed Tuesday through Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. with weekend shows at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. For more information, please visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lionkinglasvegas.com">www.lionkinglasvegas.com</a></p> <p>“We are proud beyond measure of the way that Las Vegas has embraced The Lion King and we anticipate a strong final 14 months of performances, given the continued strengthening in the Vegas economy,” said Thomas Schumacher, Producer and President Disney Theatrical Productions. “We look forward to opening two new productions in the coming year – one in Singapore next March and another international production we’ll be announcing soon.”</p> <p> </p>
Originally Posted By SuperDry I'm in Las Vegas this weekend and can confirm that nothing has changed with the above in the past year: the final performance of The Lion King in LV will be on Dec 30 2011.
