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Posted by:	FriendofDorothy 06:01 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	Well .... - jdm 03:53 pm EST 12/06/13

I actually think one or both shows might never close. They are now tourist institutions as sure as the Empire State Building or Carnegie Deli. I don't really have a problem with that. Keeps a lot of theatre people employed and provides a first Broadway show to lots of people, some of whom might return to see something else, or more likely, see a touring or local show in their hometown.

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Posted by:	Chazwaza 11:05 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	re: Well .... - FriendofDorothy 06:01 pm EST 12/06/13

The Lion King is so dripping with amazing and interesting theater craft and original theatricality, I am very fine with it as a tourist institution. It's not the best musical but as far as the stuff that appeals to a broad enough audience to stay open this long, I think it's wonderful we have one that isn't just the movie put onto a stage. If anything sells theater to young audiences it's gonna be Lion King and Phantom, and I'd think West Side Story… I've never understood why that show never stays open more than a year or two but the movie can be such a phenomenal hit.

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