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===Stage adaptations=== {{Main|The Lion King (musical)|l1=''The Lion King'' (musical)}} [[Disney Theatrical Productions|Walt Disney Theatrical]] produced a musical stage adaptation of the same name, which premiered in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] in July 1997, and later opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in October 1997 at the [[New Amsterdam Theatre]]. [[The Lion King (musical)|''The Lion King'' musical]] was directed by [[Julie Taymor]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://louisvilleky.gov/events/disneys-lion-king |title=Disney's THE LION KING |access-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402065705/https://louisvilleky.gov/events/disneys-lion-king |url-status=live }}</ref> and featured songs from both the movie and ''Rhythm of the Pride Lands'', along with three new compositions by [[Elton John]] and [[Tim Rice]]. [[Mark Mancina]] did the musical arrangements and new orchestral tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-03-ca-49687-story.html|title=Disney's Great Leap|date=November 3, 1997|access-date=April 13, 2014|author=Pacheco, Patrick|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414052432/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/nov/03/entertainment/ca-49687|url-status=live}}</ref> To celebrate the African culture background the story is based on, there are six indigenous African languages sung and spoken throughout the show: [[Swahili language|Swahili]], Zulu, [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]], [[Sotho people|Sotho]], [[Tswana]], Congolese.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |title=Inside a special Black History Month rite at 'The Lion King' |work=abcNEWS |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/inside-special-black-history-month-rite-lion-king-83042562}}</ref> The musical became one of the most successful in Broadway history, winning six [[Tony Awards]] including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], and despite moving to the [[Minskoff Theatre]] in 2006, is still running to this day in New York, becoming the [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|third longest-running show]] and highest grossing Broadway production in history. The show's financial success led to adaptations all over the world.<ref name=schu/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/75222-Long-Runs-on-Broadway|title=Long Runs on Broadway|work=Playbill|author1=Nason-Brown, Jennifer |author2=Playbill Staff |date= January 19, 2014|access-date=March 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125114615/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/75222-Long-Runs-on-Broadway|archive-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www2.broadwayworld.com/grossescumulative.cfm?sortby=totaltotalGross&orderby=desc| title = Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show| website = BroadwayWorld.com| access-date = February 9, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140111204548/http://www2.broadwayworld.com/grossescumulative.cfm?sortby=totaltotalGross&orderby=desc| archive-date = January 11, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Lion King'' inspired two attractions retelling the story of the film at [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]. The first, "[[Theme park live adaptations of The Lion King|The Legend of the Lion King]]", featured a recreation of the film through life-size puppets of its characters, and ran from 1994 to 2002 at [[Magic Kingdom]] in [[Walt Disney World]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/07/vintage-walt-disney-world-legend-of-the-lion-king/|title=Vintage Walt Disney World: Legend of the Lion King|date=July 7, 2011|author=Rasmussen, Nate|publisher=Disney Parks|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415002145/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/07/vintage-walt-disney-world-legend-of-the-lion-king/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another that is still running is the live-action 30-minute musical revue of the movie, "[[Festival of the Lion King]]", which incorporates the musical numbers into gymnastic routines with live actors, along with animatronic puppets of Simba and Pumbaa and a costumed actor as Timon. The attraction opened in April 1998 at Disney World's [[Disney's Animal Kingdom|Animal Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/animal-kingdom/festival-of-the-lion-king/|title=Festival of the Lion King|publisher=Walt Disney World|access-date=April 5, 2014|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091556/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/animal-kingdom/festival-of-the-lion-king/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in September 2005 in [[Hong Kong Disneyland]]'s [[Adventureland (Disney)|Adventureland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/parks/listing?name=AdventurelandAttractionListingPage|title=Adventureland β Attractions & Entertainment |publisher=Hong Kong Disneyland|access-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210205830/http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/parks/listing?name=AdventurelandAttractionListingPage|archive-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> A similar version under the name "The Legend of the Lion King" was featured in [[Disneyland Paris]] from 2004 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-annual-report-2004.pdf|pages=26β7|title=EURO DISNEY S.C.A.: Annual Report 2004|publisher=Euro Disney|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701224921/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-annual-report-2004.pdf|archive-date=July 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlpguide.com/guidebook/disneyland-park/discoveryland/videopolis-theatre/|title=Videopolis Theatre|publisher=DLPGuide|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628081624/http://www.dlpguide.com/guidebook/disneyland-park/discoveryland/videopolis-theatre/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Clear}}
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