This Week on Broadway for Feb. 21, 2010: Lion Kinged

Panel: Peter Filichia can be found at TheaterMania.com 3x per week and also writes for the Newark Star Ledger. Matthew Murray is the chief theatre critic for TalkinBroadway.com and is a Columnist for BroadwayStars. This Week's Reviews: Peter reviews: Boys in the Band Through March 14, 2010, at Transport Group (37 W. 26th Street) Matthew reviews: A Lie of the Mind Through March 20, 2010, The New Group @ Acorn Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) Peter reviews: Calvin Berger @ George Street Playhouse (Kathleen Marshall, Director) Through March 14, 2010, at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ Matthew reviews: Clybourne Park Through March 7, 2010, Playwrights Horizons Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street) This Week's News: A View From The Bridge not extending it's Broadway engagement, even though business is good -- star casting cuts both ways Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific will close in August. Lion King became 8th longest Broadway show Top 10: Phantom Cats Les Miserables Chorus Line Oh Calcutta -- Revival Chicago -- Revival Beauty and the Beast Lion King Rent Miss Saigon Donmar Warehouse to present "Sondheim at 80" Any other notable organizations recognizing Sondheim's 80th? March 22th Weekend -- Special Broadway Radio Show. Satire site Broadway Abridged: Special Guest Post from Ben Brantley! Peter to Pittsburgh -- next week Time After Time, Point Park College The opening music is "Circle of Life" from the original cast recording of The Lion King; the closing music is "Too Many Mornings" from the original cast recording of Follies.