On July 8, 1997, Disney's The Lion King debuted as a stage musical at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre before bowing on Broadway. Now, the musical is Broadway's third longest-running show in history and is the highest grossing Broadway production of all time, having grossed more than $1 billion. After 19 years and several international productions and…
SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 02:26PM on July 8, 2016