Understudy Joined: 12/29/04
How long has The Lion King been on Boadway?I was just wondering.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/22/05
Started: October 15, 1997
Opened: November 13, 1997
In the future, you should refer to www.ibdb.com for questions like that. It's simple and a great deal of fun. I've spent hours there.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
for the "longest" running show, do they include the preview period?
Technically I don't think the previews count. They are only supposed to start counting from opening night. (This is why most stats will give you the total preview performances AND the total actual performances.)
so when a show celebrates a certain anniversary do they go by the opening date?
Yes. Phantom's first preview was Jan 9th of 88, but they wont be celebrating the 18th anneversary until the 26th, which was opening night.
It still boggles my mind how perfectly their Record Performance landed on their First Preview 18th Anniversary. Must of been the magic of the Majestic. :)
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