Production Makes History as Paris’ Longest-Running Musical

Disney’s THE LION KING in Paris, presented by Stage Entertainment Ltd, Disney’s presenting partner in Europe, plays its final performance on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Mogador Theatre. It made theatre history as Paris’ longest-running musical, winning the hearts of the French for three seasons.

THE LION KING opened in Paris on October 4, 2007 and has played to 1.3 million theatre patrons, marked 1000 performances and won three Molière Awards in 2008 for Best Musical, Costumes and Lighting.

THE LION KING is one of the French capital’s greatest theatre successes, representing a remarkable 12% of the market share of all of commercial theatre in Paris and reaching an average of 90% theatre occupancy during its three-season run.