The story of The Lion King was firsttold on film in a Walt Disneyanimated feature. It, like most WaltDisney animated movies, becamean instant hit. It was just a matter oftime before it was developed for thestage.The play opened on July 8, 1997,in Minneapolis, Minnesota at theOrpheum Theatre, and was aninstant hit even before premieringon Broadway at the NewAmsterdam Theater on November13, 1997. Cheap Lion King ticketsbecame very popular items.

Costumes Play An Important RoleUsing both actors in costume, and in large puppets, The Lion King has wonmany awards. Groundbreaking for it’s time, The Lion King is known for theartistry of the costumes. The company has held special performances foraudiences with Autism, as the play is known for it’s costumes full of color andtexture .

The Tale Of The Lion King

A tale of discovery, intrigue, love, betrayaland ultimate success, The Lion King haseverything needed for great storytelling.Simba, the future king of the Pridelandsis driven from his homeland by his unclewho steals the throne. The young cubtakes up with an unlikely pair of happy‐go‐lucky animals and he grows to followtheir philosophy of live life as it comes.Like all great theater that comes before,he eventually runs head first into hisdestiny, and is forced to make the choiceto face it or run again.In true heroic fashion, he faces his fearand retakes his rightful place on thethrone by defeating his uncle and makinghis father’s spirit proud.The Lion King is a wonderful story for thewhole family. It has great costumes andsongs with a story that is timeless! Youshould not miss your chance to see it!

Since it’s opening in 1997, The Lion King has drawnaudiences to Broadway. In the history of Broadway,it is the seventh longest‐running play. On June 13,2006, the Broadway show moved to the MinskoffTheatre.The cast of the London gave a commandperformance at the London Palladium onDecember 11, 2008, to senior members ofthe British Royal Family.A Canadian production has been staged in Toronto.A Los Angeles production has performed atthe Pantages Theatre. The production appeared atthe Capitol Theatre in Sydney, Australia as well asthe Regent Theater in Melbourne. It has alsoperformed in Johannesburg, South Africa andParis, France. It has been performed in Taipei,Mexico City, Las Vegas and Madrid, among others.

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