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Article: Dramatic Rebirth of the Boulevard.(success of 'The Lion King' musical helps Hollywood Boulevard restaurants)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- January 8, 2001
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HOLLYWOOD RESTAURANTS PACK 'EM IN AS THOUSANDS OF THEATERGOERS FLOCK TO 'LION KING' PERFORMANCES
ON any given night at the artsy restaurant Ex Incendo, customers are jammed into the two story Hollywood Boulevard eatery like harried commuters on a subway.
Hostess Anita Bozicevich does her best to get people seated and served so they can be out the door in time to catch the 8 p.m. performance of "The Lion King," the musical extravaganza that's been sold out almost every night since its arrival at the Pantages Theater in mid-October.
While "The Lion King" has been a phenomenal financial success for the storied playhouse that underwent a $10 ...