Vancouver, BC, January 27, 2025 – Disney Theatrical Group and Broadway Across Canada announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney’s The Lion Kingwill go on sale to the public on February 10, 2025 at 10 a.m. PT. Vancouver’s most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage on August 20, 2025 for a limited engagement of four weeks through September 14, 2025. The opening night is Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
In Vancouver, The Lion King will play Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on Thursday, August 21.
Beginning February 10, 2025 at 10 a.m. PT, tickets will be available via broadwayacrosscanada.ca and ticketmaster.ca. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling 1-800-889-8457. American Express Cardmembers can get Front Of The Line® Presale access to tickets now, until January 29, 2025. For more information please visit https://www.ticketmaster.ca/americanexpress. Members of Broadway Across Canada’s eCLUB will receive pre-sale access January 30 – February 8, 2025. It’s free to sign up here: vancouver.broadway.com/join-our-eclub.
Ticket buyers are reminded that Broadway Across Canada via Ticketmaster is the only official retail ticket seller for these performances. Ticket buyers who purchase tickets from a ticket broker or any third party should be aware that Broadway Across Canada and the Queen Elizabeth Theatre will be unable to reprint or replace lost or stolen tickets and will be unable to contact patrons with information regarding time changes or other pertinent updates regarding the performance.
The Lion King has been touring North America for more than 22 years, and during that time has welcomed over 23 million theatergoers, making it North America’s longest-running and most-attended Broadway tour. Having already played more than 10,000 performances in over 90 cities across North America, The Lion King now proudly returns to Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
ABOUT THE LION KING
Celebrating 27 landmark years on Broadway, The Lion King continues to ascend as one of the most popular stage musicals of all time. Since its premiere on November 13, 1997, 29 global productions have been seen by over 120 million people. Produced by Disney Theatrical Group, under the direction of Andrew Flatt, Anne Quart, and Thomas Schumacher, The Lion King has made theatrical history with two productions worldwide running 20 or more years and three others running 25 or more years.
Performed over its lifetime in nine different languages (English, Japanese, German, Korean, French, Dutch, Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese), there are currently eight productions of The Lion King around the world: Broadway, London, Paris, Hamburg, Madrid, Tokyo, Toronto, and on tour across North America. The Lion King has played over 100 cities in 24 countries on every continent except Antarctica; its worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.
The Lion King won six 1998 Tony Awards®: Best Musical, Best Scenic Design (Richard Hudson), Best Costume Design (Julie Taymor), Best Lighting Design (Donald Holder), Best Choreography (Garth Fagan) and Best Direction of a Musical. The Lion King has also earned more than 70 major arts awards including the 1998 NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, the 1999 Grammy® for Best Musical Show Album, the 1999 Evening Standard Award for Theatrical Event of the Year and the 1999 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.
Director, costume designer and mask co-designer Julie Taymor, the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical, remains actively involved in the show, launching new productions and maintaining the flagship Broadway production.
The Broadway score features Elton John and Tim Rice’s songs from the Lion King animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice; additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; and music from “Rhythm of the Pride Lands,” an album inspired by the original music in the film, written by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer. The resulting sound of The Lion King is a fusion of Western popular music and the distinctive sounds and rhythms of Africa, ranging from the Academy Award®-winning song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” to Lebo M’s rich choral numbers.
Elton John, Lebo M, and Hans Zimmer all collaborated on the 2019 version of the film, executive produced by Julie Taymor and Thomas Schumacher, which has gone onto extraordinary worldwide success.
The book has been adapted by Roger Allers, who co-directed the animated The Lion Kingfeature, and Irene Mecchi, who co-wrote the film’s screenplay. Other members of the creative team include: Michael Curry, who designed the masks and puppets with Taymor, Steve Canyon Kennedy (sound design), Michael Ward (hair and makeup design), Anthony Lyn (associate director), Marey Griffith (associate choreographer), Clement Ishmael (music supervisor), Lisa Dawn Cave (production supervisor), Thomas Schlenk (general manager) and ARC/Mark Brandon, CSA (casting). Anne Quart serves as executive producer.
For more information worldwide, visit LionKing.com, www.facebook.com/thelionkingusa and www.instagram.com/thelionking.
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