Theatre program for The Lion King: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Stagebill for The Lion King. Tan background with orange box at center; in center box is a graphic of a male lion's head. [STAGEBILL/DISNEY/PRESENTS/THE LION KING/THE BROADWAY MUSICAL/NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2000.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Published by: Stagebill, American, 1924 - 2002
• Used by: New Amsterdam Theatre, American, founded 1903
• Subject of: Tom Hewitt, American
• Subject of: Samuel E. Wright, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Thuli Dumakude, South African, born 1949
• Subject of: Robert Dorfman, American, born 1950
• Subject of: John E. Brady
• Subject of: Tom Alan Robbins, American
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.54ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. © Playbill Inc, all rights reserved. Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.