Broadway Musicals Now A Worldwide Export

Overseas productions of The Lion King have grossed $2.2 billion (and counting). Tarzan, which fizzled in New York, has been a monster hit in Germany and Holland. They love Legally Blonde in Manila. Next to Normal opens in Oslo this fall. Broadway and West End shows are big business abroad. But making sure everything translates is a big challenge – as, for instance, the producers of Billy Elliott in Seoul have discovered.