Last September The Mouse House premiered a 3-D version of The Lion King.

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"I think the authenticity and the raw African-ness of 'The Lion King' is a bigger selling point than any other product that has ever been on Broadway or on stage, done with a world-class quality approach, " says Lebo, who is determined to keep the show's feel authentically African by making sure that all international productions feature South African performing in them.

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The New Amsterdam has a warm, family-friendly boutique selling all sorts of Lion King memorabilia.

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Some of the major movies now on 3D Blu-ray disc include Avatar, The Lion King, Cars 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

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Hit Broadway shows The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are among the New York productions which have closed in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.

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For those who scoff at the thought of retrofitting a beloved class into eye-straining ticket price-hiking 3-D, just look at the performance of The Lion King last weekend.

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The Lion King made Taymor a superhero of the theater, but every comic-book reader knows that each superhero has specific powers.

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"You have to go back to The Lion King to find a show with as much invention, spirit and genre-re-defining verve, " Zoglin wrote in his review.

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The venue has seen up-and-coming local talent and bigger bands such as Gallows, King Creosote and Rebel Lion Sound System perform.

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