page_title: The Lion King (musical)
hierarchical_section_title: The Lion King (musical)
caption_attribution_description: New York City, New York, USA: New Amsterdam Theatre (showing "The Lion King"). Location: Manhattan, 214 West 42nd Street / 207-19 West 41st Street Built 1903 by Herts &amp; Tallant for Klaw and Erlanger. Opened 26 Oct 1903 with Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream". Home to the "Ziegfeld Follies" from 1913 until 1927. In the 1940s converted to a cinema. 1994-1997 renovation for Walt Disney Co. Re-opened May 1997 with a concert performance of "King David". From 1997, used for the musical, "The Lion King". 1771 seats.
context_page_description: The Lion King is a musical. It is based on a 1994 Disney animated movie of the same name. Tim Rice wrote the lyrics. Elton John wrote the music. Julie Taymor directed. The musical uses giant puppets.
  The musical opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theater on 13 November 1997. A production opened in the West End at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 October 1999.
  The musical has won many awards including Drama Desk Awards, Tony Awards, a Theatre World Award, Lawrence Oliver Awards, and Molière Awards.
context_section_description: The Lion King is a musical. It is based on a 1994 Disney animated movie of the same name. Tim Rice wrote the lyrics. Elton John wrote the music. Julie Taymor directed. The musical uses giant puppets.
  The musical opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theater on 13 November 1997. A production opened in the West End at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 October 1999.
  The musical has won many awards including Drama Desk Awards, Tony Awards, a Theatre World Award, Lawrence Oliver Awards, and Molière Awards.
caption: New Amsterdam Theatre in 2003
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