The Circle Of Success—Inside The Lion King’s Successful 28-Year Run

New York’s Broadway shows have long since been a popular tourism draw, but one show stands out—The Lion King. After almost 30 ...
The Daily Northwestern

Q&A: ‘The Lion King’ cast member Sam Linda reflects on Northwestern experience, joining Broadway

Sam Linda (Communication ’20) is back in the Chicago area for a 17-day-long stint as a cast member in the North American Tour of “The Lion King.” In the show, Linda plays Ed, an aloof hyena. He also ...
The Atlantic

'The Lion King' Rules Broadway

Over the Easter weekend, a busy one for New York theater, Disney's smash-hit musical The Lion King became Broadway's smashest hit ever, surpassing ancient veteran The Phantom of the Opera. Speaking of ...
Willamette Week

“The Lion King” Earns Its Reputation as a Multibillion-Dollar Broadway Juggernaut

What’s left to say about The Lion King? The nearly 30-year-old production adapted from the Disney flick has been performed on every continent except Antarctica, seen by more than 110 million people, ...