Dec. 28--The North American tour of "The Lion King" broke the eight-performance-week house record at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for the week ending Sunday. The Chicago tour stop brought in a total of $1,810,167.50, breaking the previous Cadillac Palace house record set in 2011.
The Broadway production of "The Lion King" also set its 25th house record at The Minskoff Theatre with a total gross of $2,587,925.
"The Lion King," Julie Taymor's staging of Disney's Serengeti classic, plays through Jan. 17 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.
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