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20 years. I want to help conceptualize that, so I'm going to throw some statistics at you
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Our tour began in Denver, Colorado, April 27, 2002, and since then, it has been performed
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over 9,000 times. That is 227 engagements across 93 cities. If somebody has a
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calculator we can figure out exactly how many hakuna matadas that is but none of this would be
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possible without the incredible vision of our beautiful director Julie Taymor yes come on
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absolutely folks often ask us how many people actually are on tour and between the cast and
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the orchestra there's about 50 of us the extended family of department heads and all the departments
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that we travel with jumps it up to around 120 and then when we get the good fortune to be
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come to the Century II here in Wichita. We hire the local staff and crew, and that number jumps
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up to around 220 people every night, all coming together to share this story with you. And lastly
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we just want to thank all of you. You and 21 million of your closest friends have come to watch
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us perform Lion King across North America. We're so happy that you have and that you continue to
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support live theater. And thank you so much. We still thank you
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then and now forever you'll be part of us. Thank you. Have a great night
