Disney to Mount 'Lion King' in China

BEIJING (UPI) – The Walt Disney Co. announced it would produce the Broadway musical "The Lion King" in Shanghai, its first live show to play in China. The Tony Award-winning musical is scheduled to open July 18, The Hollywood Reporter said. "We think that the story will resonate with everybody, anywhere in the world," Stanley Cheung, Disney's managing director for China, told The Reporter. Disney said three Boeing 747s will transport the set from Melbourne, Australia. Cheung declined to reveal how much the show will cost to mount in China, but said the stage crew alone will comprise 136 people per show.