David King

David King is an English entrepreneur and producer of musical theatre. King has achieved international success in the entertainment industry, and his management of 25 theatre companies performing his shows worldwide has been referred to as "one of the biggest theatrical organisations in the industry " King regularly travels the globe with his many productions. In the last year, his shows have toured Australia, New Zealand, Manilla, Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, East and western Europe, Israel, Dubai, Monte Carlo, U.S.A., and the U.K. King regular visits his productions when they are on tour and he keeps close control of his operations worldwide. His first musical Spirit of the Dance has been running for more than 21 years in theatres across the globe since its debut in September 1996 at the Bristol Hippodrome. Spirit of the Dance soon became one of the world's biggest dance shows and, in the period 1998 to 2006, there were 14 different troupes simultaneously performing the show in 14 different countries. It has received nine global awards, including best choreography and best international production, and has been seen by 20 million people worldwide. It has broken box office records in countries around the globe . King is credited with bringing musicals to the masses and his business model has been described as unique. His international production company, Spirit Productions, currently has up to 25 shows on global tour. He employs around 500 dancers, singers and technical crew and owns two theatres in which his companies play for most of the year at the Kings Castle Theatre in Branson, Missouri. In 2012, King secured a third theatre, the newly constructed Broadway Theatre in the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. King's American operations are handled from his US headquarters, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. King has several ongoing contracts to supply major casinos in the US and worldwide with entertainment. He is also one of the principal suppliers of entertainment to the Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco . Kings shows regular tour China and the Asian territories, where he is one of the most successful theatre producers touring in these regions.