Elton John "THE LION KING" Cornell John / Original London Cast Photos 2001 Flyer

Description: This is a beautiful advertising herald (flyer) promoting the Original West End production of the landmark ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI musical "THE LION KING" at the Lyceum Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened November 13th, 1997 and moved to the Minskoff Theatre on June 13th, 2006 where it is still selling out nightly. The London production opened October 19th, 1999 at the Lyceum Theatre where it is also still playing.) ..... The Original West End Cast included JOSETTE BUSHELL-MINGO, STEPHANIE CHARLES, ROB EDWARDS, MARTYN ELLIS, SIMON GREGOR, GREGORY GUDGEON, CHRISTOPHER HOLT, PAULETTE IVORY, CORNELL JOHN, PAUL J. MEDFORD and ROGER WRIGHT ..... Side note: "THE LION KING" is the highest grossing production in Broadway history and the most successful title in entertainment history, with a cumulative gross in excess of $5 billion. The stage production of "THE LION KING" has already earned more worldwide than the biggest films in movie history: more than the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy combined, more than the six "Star Wars" films combined, and more than "Avatar" and "Titanic", the two highest-grossing films in movie history, combined ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by ELTON JOHN ("Aida", "The Lion King", "Billy Elliot: the Musical", "Lestat") and TIM RICE (Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Chess", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Aida", "Beauty and the Beast", "King David", "The Lion King", "Aladdin"); Book by ROGERS ALLERS and IRENE MECCHI adapted from the screenplay by IRENE MECCHI, JONATHAN ROBERTS and LINDA WOOLVERTON; Additional Music and Lyrics by LEBO M. MARK MANCINA, JAY RIFKIN, JULIE TAYMOR and HANS ZIMMER; Sets designed by RICHARD HUDSON; Costumes designed by JULIE TAYMOR (Olivier Award winner); Choreographed by GARTH FAGAN (Olivier Award winner); Directed by JULIE TAYMOR; Produced by DISNEY ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows. This six panel, bi-fold herald measures 4" X 8 1/4" inches and includes wonderful graphics, excerpts from a number of London reviews, promotional text, production photos of the Original London Cast members, performance schedule and booking information ..... CONDITION: With the exception of edge wear at the base of one of the folds, this flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.

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