The New Amsterdam was officially reopened on April 2, 1997. In November 1997, after the premiere of the film "Hercules" and a limited engagement of a concert version of "King David", Disney's stage version of "The Lion King" opened. On June 4, 2006, "The Lion King" closed in The New Amsterdam Theatre, moving two blocks uptown to the Minskoff Theatre on June 13, 2006. "Mary Poppins" began previews at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 16, 2006 and opened on November 16, 2006, where it continued to run until March 3, 2013. The theatre was renovated to accommodate Disney's "Aladdin", which was mounted in the theatre in 2014.