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The Lion King at Gammage Auditorium – Tickets Selling Fast Online
Disney’s The Lion King returned to Tempe for the first time since 2009, where the production is playing a triumphant six-week run at ASU Gammage. Lion King musical tour will play in Tempe, AZ from October 22 to November 17, 2013.
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Lion King Los Angeles Engagement – Cast Update
Disney’s The Lion King musical will be returning to Los Angeles, CA for a very special eight-week holiday engagement from November 20, 2013 to January 12, 2014. This is the production’s first return to the Pantages Theatre since its triumphant return engagement in November 2006, where the production played a sold-out run at Hollywood Pantages.
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Lion King Pantages Theatre Cast Update:
Patrick R. Brown play as “Scar”
L. Steven Taylor play as “Mufasa”
Brown Lindiwe Mkhize play as “Rafiki”
Nick Cordileone play as “Timon”
Andrew Gorell play as “Zazu”
Ben Lipitz play as “Pumbaa”
Jelani Remy play as “Simba”
Nia Holloway play as “Nala”
Keith Bennett play as “Banzai”
Rashada Dawan play as “Shenzi”
Robbie Swift play as “Ed”
Jordan A. Hall and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre play the “Young Simba” role alternatively.
Nya Cymone Carter and Zyasia Jadea Page play the “Young Nala” role alternatively.
The additional cast are: Andrew Arrington, Raymond Baynard, Russell Joel Brown, Amyia Burrell, Thembelihle Cele, Leroy Church, Erynn Marie Dickerson, Tony Freeman, Eleasha Gamble, Shameika Hines, Michael Hollick, J.E. Johnson, Deidre Lang, Mykal D. Laury II, Farah Lopez, Tonoccus McClain, Kendra Moore, Matthew S. Morgan, Selena Moshell, Sihle Ngema, Lilli-Anne Parks, Rob Parks, Kevin Petite, Devin L. Roberts, Maurica Roland, Mpume Sikakane, John Sloan III, Vusi Sondiyazi, Thandazile A. Soni, Derrick Spear, Bravita Threatt, Tryphena Wade, Sharron Lynn Williams and Frank Wright II.
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The Lion King Roars onto Gammage Auditorium Stage October 22, 2013
The blockbuster musical, Lion King which remains a hit on Broadway and on the US National tour, will be coming onto Gammage Auditorium Stage October 22, 2013. Lion King musical tour will play in Tempe, AZ from October 22 to November 17, 2013.
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Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s The Lion King at Gammage Auditorium! 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 Gammage Auditorium Schedule:
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 24, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, October 25, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 26, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 27, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, November 1, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 2, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 3, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 7, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, November 8, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 9, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 10, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Friday, November 15, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 16, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 17, 2013 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Based on the book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, the musical has been receiving terrific reviews all over. Good Morning America has described it as “The most exciting, most inventive, most moving theater that has ever come to Broadway” while according to Financial Times it is “A colorful and elaborate triumph off the visual imagination”.
Lion King musical follows the arc of the young lion, Simba, whose wise, ruling father, Mufasa is killed by the nefarious Uncle Scar. Scar and his band of hyena followers take over the lands of Pride Rock. Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, this blockbuster opened on Broadway in October 1997 and is still playing. The North American touring productions of The Lion King have been seen by more than 14 million theatergoers. Having already played more than 70 cities across North America, Lion King proudly coming to Tempe AZ.
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Lion King Musical Tour in Charlotte NC was a Sold-Out Engagement
The Lion King tour in Charlotte (August 06 to September 01, 2013) was a sold-out four week engagement. Lion King broke the Belk Theater’s box office record for highest-grossing week when it grossed $1,399,576 for the week ending September 1, 2013. It grossed over $5.5 million at the box office and entertained more than 63,000 patrons.
This was The Lion King’s third sold-out engagement in Charlotte, following a five-week premiere in 2003, and a six-week return in 2007 at the Belk Theater.
“The Lion King has once again taken Charlotte by storm during its four-week run, and the response we’ve seen from both audiences and the community has been exciting,” said Tom Gabbard, Blumenthal Performing Arts President. “We especially want to thank our friends at Disney Theatrical Productions and The Lion King for their help in returning this amazing production to Charlotte. They truly represent the ‘best of Broadway’ that we strive to deliver each season, and we can’t wait to have them back again.”
“We were thrilled to return to the great city of Charlotte, where The Lion King has always been so warmly welcomed and embraced,” said Jack Eldon, Vice President, Domestic, Disney Theatrical Productions. “We thank the Charlotte community and our partners at the Blumenthal Performing Arts for another sensational engagement and look forward to returning in the near future.”
From here Disney’s Lion King touring production moves to Pittsburgh PA and performing at Benedum Center through September 29, 2013.
Lion King North American tour scheduled through August 2014 in Dallas (Music Hall at Fair Park), Tempe (ASU Gammage Auditorium), Los Angeles (Pantages Theatre), Honolulu (Blaisdell Concert Hall), Seattle (Paramount Theatre), Atlanta (Fabulous Fox Theatre GA), Toronto (Princess of Wales Theatre) and Washington, D.C. (Kennedy Center Opera House).
Lion King Musical Tour 2013 2014 Schedule and Tickets
Since debuting on Broadway in 1997, the Lion King Musical has become one of the most celebrated and loved musicals of all time. It is already the fifth longest running show in Broadway’s history.
In addition to the successful performances at the Minskoff Theatre in New York, the Lion King Summer Tour will continue through the United States, hitting Charlotte, NC at the Belk Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA at Benedum Center, the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX, the Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, AZ and the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Over 10 cities will get to experience the Lion King musical during 2013 – 14 Tour.
Disney The Lion King national tour traversing the North America and Canada. So far announced, The Lion King musical will be touring through August 2014.
U.S. and Canada Tour of Disney The Lion King:
Charlotte NC (Belk Theatre) – Aug’ 06 to Sept’ 01, 2013
Pittsburgh PA (Benedum Center) – September 03 to 29, 2013
Dallas TX (Music Hall At Fair Park) – October 02 to 20, 2013
Tempe AZ (Gammage Auditorium) – Oct’ 22 to Nov’ 17, 2013
Los Angeles CA (Pantages Theatre) – Nov’20, 2013 to Jan’ 12, 2014
Honolulu HI (Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall) – Jan’ 14 to Mar’ 09, 2014
Seattle WA (Paramount Theatre WA) – Mar’ 11 to Apr’ 06, 2014
Atlanta GA (Fabulous Fox Theatre GA) – April 10 to 27, 2014
Toronto ON (Princess of Wales Theater) – Apr’ 30 to June 15, 2014
Washington DC (Kennedy Center Opera House) – June 17 to Aug’ 17, 2014
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The Lion King Return to Los Angeles – November 20, 2013 to January 12, 2014
Disney’s The Lion King, the highest-grossing show in Broadway history, will return to Los Angeles, CA for a very special eight-week holiday engagement from November 20, 2013 to January 12, 2014.
This is the production’s first return to the Pantages Theatre in seven years since its eight-week sold-out engagement in 2006 and second return overall since its highly successful L.A. Premiere in 2000.
Lion King Pantages Theatre Schedule:
From November 20, 2013 to January 12, 2014
Tuesdays – 7:30 PM
Wednesdays – 7:30 PM
Thursdays – 7:30 PM
Fridays – 8:00 PM
Saturdays – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sundays – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
The Lion King musical 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.
Lion King will entertain the Los Angeles CA Fans during the holiday season through January 12, 2014. Buy Lion King Pantages Theatre tickets online and avail $10 OFF on orders of $350+, by using the code TICK13 at Checkout!
Lion King Returns to Seattle WA – March 11 to April 6, 2014
The Lion King musical which remains a hit on Broadway and on the US National tour, will be coming back to Seattle in March 2014. Lion King musical perform at Paramount Theatre from March 11 to April 6, 2014.
Lion King musical, is almost like the film, follows the arc of the young lion, Simba, whose wise, ruling father, Mufasa is killed by the nefarious Uncle Scar. Scar and his band of hyena followers take over the lands of Pride Rock. Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, this blockbuster opened on Broadway in October 1997 and is still playing.
The North American touring productions of The Lion King have been seen by more than 14 million theatergoers. Having already played more than 70 cities across North America, Lion King now proudly makes its Seattle Washington return at Paramount Theatre.
Lion King musical runs at Paramount Theatre WA through April 6, 2014. Buy Lion King Seattle WA Tickets Online at discounted prices – SAVE $10 when you spend $350 or more, Use code AFF$10.
Lion King Behing The Scenes Video – Talk with Costumes Supervisor
Behind the curtain, Gregory Young supervises hundreds of costumes.
“Each actor has a number, and each costume has a letter so this would be the first costume that she’ll be wearing in the show.”
There are 250 costumes on stage every performance. There are 350 costumes in total. Each one is creative and unique down to the last detail.
“This one is one of my favorites when Simba and Nala reunite. It’s very green, and all of a sudden you have a burst of color, and it opens up like this.”
Most theaters are square in shape as is “The Lion King” production. So Century II’s circle was cause for planning way ahead of show time.
“The men are on the other side of what we call the crossover so they’re on stage left and we’re on stage right. We only have the women on this side so normally this would be double the length that it is now,” said Young.
Every three cast members have a person who helps them in and out of costumes all performance long.
“We are one step ahead, a scene ahead of each performer. So when they go away, they start setting the costume for the next scene.”
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Lion King Currently Touring in Houston, TX – Review
The Lion King touring in Houston, is reviewed by Jim J. Tommaney at houstonpress.com, Here is the sneak peek of the review:
The Lion King Courtesy of Galexa Energy Broadway, Disney’s The Lion King roars into town with its menagerie of spectacle, stagecraft and human emotions grafted onto a pride of lions, showcasing what inventive minds can accomplish with unlimited funds and unlimited imaginations. Animal puppetry is brought to exciting life by human actors. The giraffes and the elephants are remarkably realistic, while others, such as the prancing oryxes and the menacing and seductive cheetah, convince through movement. There are singers and tom-tom drummers in the loges, birds fluttering in the sky, and the animals parade down the aisle and enter to crowd the stage with delight. The plot is old lion/young lion, but the drama comes from the love between the boy lion Simba and Mufasa, his father and ruler. His uncle, Scar, is crippled with envy, and he has the hyenas on his side, a marvel of fascination — evil, adroit, brilliantly imagined and crafted, and all too human. A young lioness, Nala, is a pal to Simba in the first Act, and becomes more in Act II, when the lions have grown to maturity. An amusing hornbill, Zazu, watches over Simba, and Simba is befriended by a meerkat, Timon, and a warthog, Pumbaa; they are eminently likable and amusing. This musical is also a ballet, and the choreography by Garth Fagan is striking and hugely important. The songs are wonderful, especially the exuberant “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” the evil “Chow Down” and the haunting “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” The music and lyrics are by Elton John and Tim Rice, the direction and costume design are by Julie Taymor, and she and Michael Curry designed the entrancing masks and puppets. A brilliant collaboration of theatrical geniuses has created an awesome blockbuster of overwhelming pleasure.
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Disney’s “The Lion King” Roars Back to Miami
Lion King Broadway Tour will stop in Miami for four weeks from May 15 to June 10, 2012.
Lion King musical is all about the noble lion king Mufasa sacrifices his own life to save his headstrong young son Simba. Mufasa’s evil brother Scar commits fratricide and rules over a dying kingdom. Young love blossoms when Simba reencounters his boyhood friend Nala, then finds the brave purpose that would make his late father proud. The darker elements of The Lion King’s universally resonant story are the stuff of Greek tragedy, but the reliably moving musical glows with a hopeful ending and many moments of beauty, joy and the celebration of life.
For two of the cast members in the Lion King’s touring company, playing the Arsht Center means coming home. Syndee Winters, a Palmetto High graduate, is playing the adult Nala, a role she has coveted since she was a child.
Syndee Sinters plays Nala in The Lion King
Syndee Winters as Nala embraces Jelani Remy as Simba in The Lion King
Sharron Williams, a New World School of the Arts and Florida State University grad, plays multiple roles — a cheetah, a lioness, a wildebeest, a hyena and more. Both women trained as dancers and are thrilled to be performing in a show choreographed by Garth Fagan, a Tony-winning modern dance figure.
“When the show played South Florida before, I was in Miami but I couldn’t afford a ticket to see it,” says Winters, who plans to teach a class at her old high school while the show is at the Arsht. “When you come to see The Lion King, you suspend your disbelief. For the next two and a half hours, you belong to us. You could be the biggest, buffest guy, but when you hear Circle of Life, you’re affected. You get a lump in your throat. You get chills.”
Winters’ pal Williams, who will also teach a class while the show is in town, expects as many as 30 people in her extended family will see The Lion King during its Arsht run. For her, the show’s appeal is a combination of story, design, music and Fagan’s demanding choreography.
“When I first saw it, I laughed, I cried, I was touched in every way,” Williams says. “The work is challenging. The beat of the drums, the costumes, the music — they make you feel fierce. I get excited every time.”
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