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THE LION KING North American Tour Celebrates Sold-Out Engagement in Toronto – Tour 2014 2015 Info
Disney’s The Lion King musical continues to reign across North America with a sold-out engagement in Toronto, which concluded on Sunday, June 15 at The Princess of Wales Theatre.
The triumphant seven-week return grossed over $11.75 million at the box office and entertained more than 100,000 patrons during 56 performances. The award-winning musical premiered in Toronto in April 2000 at the Princes of Wales Theatre, where it played 1,560 performances through January 2004 and returned in 2011 for an eight-week sold-out engagement.
It is estimated that the Toronto engagement of The Lion King musical generated a $48 million economic benefit to the city from travel, hotels, restaurants, parking and other businesses patronized by both theatergoers and production staff. This figure is based upon a Touring Broadway League report which found that, on average, Broadway tours contribute an economic impact 4.17 times the gross ticket sales to the local metropolitan area’s economy.
The Lion King Musical
From here, The Lion King Touring company moved to Washington, DC performing at Kennedy Center Opera House from June 17 to August 17, 2014.
Know the complete Lion King Tour 2014 – 2015:
Washington, DC – June 17 to August 17, 2014
Montreal, QC Canada – August 19 to September 07, 2014
Boston, MA – September 09 to October 12, 2014
Columbus, OH – October 14 to November 09, 2014
Milwaukee, WI – November 11 to December 07, 2014
San Antonio, TX – Dec 10, 2014 to Jan 04, 2015
Fort Lauderdale, FL – January 07 to February 01, 2015
Memphis, TN – February 03 to March 01, 2015
Louisville, KY – March 03 to March 29, 2015
Cincinnati, OH – March 31 to April 26, 2015
Philadelphia, PA – May 20 to June 14, 2015
Lion King Musical Returns to Toronto Beginning April 30
Lion King Musical Returns to Toronto Beginning April 30, 2014. Lion King plays at Princess of Wales Theatre for about 7 weeks through June 15, 2014.
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The award-winning musical premiered in Toronto in April 2000 at the Princess of Wales, where it played 1,560 performances through January 2004, and returned in 2011 for an eight-week, sold-out engagement.
Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Shows:
Tuesday through Saturday Evenings – 7:30PM
Sunday Evenings – 6:30PM
Wednesday Matinees – 1:30PM
Saturday Matinees – 1:30PM
Sunday Matinees – 1:00PM.
No Shows on Tuesday May 20 and May 27.
The latest Toronto staging features Patrick R. Brown as Scar, L. Steven Taylor as Mufasa, Brown Lindiwe Mkhize as Rafiki, Andrew Gorell as Zazu, Ben Lipitz as Pumbaa, Nick Cordileone as Timon, Jelani Remy as Simba, Nia Holloway as Nala, Keith Bennett as Banzai, Rashada Dawan as Shenzi and Robb Sapp as Ed.
The role of Young Simba is alternated between Jordan A. Hall and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, and the role of Young Nala is shared by Nya Cymone Carter and Tyrah Skye Odoms.
Lion King musical runs through June 15, 2014 in Toronto ON. Buy Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Tickets Online at discounted prices.
Lion King Toronto Cast Announced – Schedule April 30 to June 15, 2014
Casting has been announced for the Toronto engagement of Disney’s The Lion King. Toronto’s most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Princess of Wales Theatre stage from Wednesday April 30 to Sunday June 15, 2014. The award-winning musical premiered in Toronto in April 2000 at the Princess of Wales Theatre where it played 1,560 performances through January 2004 and returned in 2011 for an eight-week sold-out engagement.
The production features Patrick R. Brown as “Scar”, L. Steven Taylor as “Mufasa”, Brown Lindiwe Mkhize as “Rafiki”, Andrew Gorell as “Zazu”, Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa”, Nick Cordileone as “Timon”, Jelani Remy as “Simba”, Nia Holloway as “Nala”, Keith Bennett as “Banzai”, Rashada Dawan as “Shenzi” and Robb Sapp as “Ed.”
The role of “Young Simba” is alternated between Jordan A. Hall and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and the role of “Young Nala” is alternated between Nya Cymone Carter and Tyrah Skye Odoms.
Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Shows:
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday May 1, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 2, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 3, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 4, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday May 6, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday May 7, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Thursday May 8, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 9, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 10, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 11, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday May 13, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday May 14, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Thursday May 15, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 16, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 17, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 18, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Wednesday May 21, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday May 22, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 23, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 24, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday May 25, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Wednesday May 28, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday May 29, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday May 30, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday May 31, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday June 1, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday June 3, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday June 4, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Thursday June 5, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday June 6, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday June 7, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday June 8, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday June 10, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday June 11, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday June 12, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Friday June 13, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Saturday June 14, 2014 – 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday June 15, 2014 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Lion King musical runs through June 15, 2014 in Toronto ON. Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Lion King Princess of Wales Theater Ticket Orders over $350!
Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto Tickets Update
Lion King musical will be returning to Toronto April 2014. Lion King will play at Princess of Wales Theatre for about 7 weeks from April 30 to June 15, 2014.
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Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Shows:
Tuesday through Saturday Evenings – 7:30PM
Sunday Evenings – 6:30PM
Wednesday Matinees – 1:30PM
Saturday Matinees – 1:30PM
Sunday Matinees – 1:00PM.
No Shows on Tuesday May 20 and May 27.
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s The Lion King. Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual images for this show you’ll remember forever. Thrill to the pulsating rhythms of the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score including Elton John and Tim Rice’s Oscar®-winning song “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.” Let your imagination run wild at the Tony® Award-winning Broadway sensation Newsweek calls “a landmark event in entertainment.”
Lion King musical runs through June 15, 2014 in Toronto ON. Buy Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Tickets Online at discounted prices.
Lion King Will Play at Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto – April 30 to June 15, 2014
Toronto’s most eagerly awaited return, Lion King will leap onto the Princess of Wales Theatre stage next April. The Toronto engagement will be the North American National Touring company and will begin performances on April 30, 2014 for almost seven-week run at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the same venue where it had played in April 2011.
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING. Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual images for this show you’ll remember forever. Thrill to the pulsating rhythms of the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score including Elton John and Tim Rice’s Oscar®-winning song “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.”
Lion King musical runs through June 15, 2014 in Toronto ON. Buy Lion King Princess of Wales Theatre Tickets Online at discounted prices – SAVE $10 when you spend $350 or more, Use code AFF$10.
Lion King Puppet Supervisor Michael Reilly makes Lion King Animals Magic
It takes a stampede of dedicated cast and crew members to make the 230 puppets in The Lion King come to life. The play, which stomped back to Toronto on April 19 for the first time since its four-year stay in the city ended in 2004, requires actors to train with their intricate animal puppets for months.
Lion King Puppet Supervisor – Toronto-raised Michael Reilly oversees the roughly 230 puppets in the acclaimed stage production, which made a triumphant return to Toronto, ON last week.
Lion King Puppet Supervisor Michael Reilly
“Every puppet has, you know, 50 parts to it,” says Michael Reilly, the show’s puppet supervisor. He works with two assistants to paint, fix and rebuild every puppet and mask that goes onstage in this musical adaptation of Disney’s hit 1994 film. “We have to be a jack of all trades,” says the native Torontonian, who deals with artistic, structural and electronic elements and has been involved with the production for nine years.
Whether they’re tiny repairs or enormous ones, Reilly ensures every puppet is ready to hit the stage. “Zazu, our bird, has tiny, tiny little controls inside of his head because he has a lot of moving parts, and I don’t have very small hands so it’s very difficult for me to get in there,” Reilly says.
In one of the biggest repairs he’s ever done, Reilly “once had to put an elephant on my back and hold it up while I fixed its front legs.” Four actors usually carry the 120-pound puppet pachyderm, whose backstage name is Bertha.
Although most of the delicate puppets are lightweight, using them requires all kinds of physical training.
The Lion King runs at the Princess of Wales Theatre until June 12. Buy Lion King Toronto, ON Tickets Online – Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Ticket Orders over $350!
Lion King North American Tour Opens Tonight in Toronto
The Toronto return of Disney’s Lion King opens tonight, Wednesday April 20 at 7:30pm at the Princess of Wales theatre for a limited engagement of 8 weeks through Sunday June 12, 2011.
The Lion King Toronto Performances:
Tuesday through Saturday evenings 7:30pm
Saturday matinees at 2pm
Sundays at 1pm and 6:30pm
Also 2pm Wednesday matinees on April 20, May 18, May 25, June 1 and June 8
No performances on Tuesday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 31
Lion King Princess of Wales theatre Tickets are still available online. “Thus far sales have exceeded our expectations, but there are still great seats available” said Jack Eldon, Vice President, Domestic, Disney Theatrical Productions.”
The Lion King began as a 1994 animated feature-length film developed and produced by the Walt Disney Company. The story, a coming of age parable set among animals indigenous to its setting, the African savanna, tells the tale of Simba, the lion cub who rises to be the King of the jungle. The North American touring production of The Lion King has been seen by over 13.2 million theatergoers and grossed over $867 million to date.
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