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Lion King retuning to Orlando’s Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre April 2012
The Lion King is roaring back to Orlando with the return of Disney’s The Lion King to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. Lion King returning to Orlando FL for a a four week limited engagement, The performances start with the 8:00 PM show on April 17, 2012 and continue through Sunday May 13, 2012.
Lion King Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre Performances Schedule:
Tuesdays to Fridays – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays – 2:00 and 8 p.m.
Sundays – 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.
Special Matinee on Thursday, May 10 – 2 p.m.
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, making Taymor the first woman in theatrical history bestowed with the honor. 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 Musical’s Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre performances continue through May 13, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Lion King Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre Tickets selling like hot cakes. Buy Lion King Orlando FL Tickets today, Get $10 OFF on Orders over $350! Use Code AFF$10. Use Code HOL2011 for FREE SHIPPING.
Lion King Breaks Buell Theatre Records
Disney’s The Lion King celebrated a sold-out, record-breaking engagement at The Buell Theatre, Denver CO. The five-week return engagement concluded on Sunday, December 4, have entertained nearly 110,000 people and grossed over $8.5 million at the box office. The award-winning musical grossed over $2 million during the week of November 21, making it the highest-grossing week of any theatrical production in the venue’s history.
This is the Lion King’s third visit to Denver. The North American Tour launched in Denver in April 2002 where it played a sold-out 10-week engagement at The Buell Theatre. The production returned to The Buell Theatre in September 2006 where it played a seven-week sold-out engagement. From here Lion King moves to Baltimore MD for performances starting from Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at Hippodrome Performing Arts Center.
It is estimated that by the conclusion of the engagement The lion king will have generated a $30 million economic benefit to Denver from travel, hotels, restaurants, parking and other businesses patronized by both theatergoers and production staff. This figure is based upon a report from the Touring Broadway League, the official trade organization for Broadway and their North American Tours. The report states that on average, Broadway tours contribute to the local metropolitan area’s economy an economic impact 3.5 times the gross ticket sales.
“The return of The Lion King to Denver and its overwhelming success is a tribute to the entire Disney Theatrical team and the incredibly talented people involved in the creation of the show,” said President and COO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Randy Weeks. “Additionally, it is a testament to the ongoing commitment of the Disney company maintaining their productions at the highest possible standards. Is it possible that Lion King is better now than it was when it first opened here? I believe so.”
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
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Lion King Opens Tuesday at Shea’s Performing Arts Center
The Lion King will run for four weeks, through Oct. 30, with an official opening night of Oct. 6 (The oct. 4 and 5 shows are considered previews.). Hit Broadway musical opens 2011-12 Broadway season for Buffalo theater Disney’s “The Lion King” opens Tuesday at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St.
When “The Lion King” first stopped at Buffalo, NY in 2005 for a six-week run in 2005 it sold-out each show.
Lion King Sheas Performing Arts Center Performances Schedule:
Tuesdays through Thursdays – 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays – 8 p.m.
Saturdays – 2 p.m.
Sundays – 1 and 6:30 p.m.
A Special Matinee Oct. 27 – 1 p.m.
No 6:30 p.m. show on Oct. 30
Lion King will perform in Buffalo NY till October 30, 2011 before it moves to Denver CO for performances starting from November 02, 2011.
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Lion King Roars Into Albuquerque, New Mexico for 32 Performances in Popejoy Hall
The National Tour of Disney’s The Lion King will make a stop in Albuquerque at Popejoy Hall for a stunning 32 performances from October 2 thorught October 28, 2012.
Popejoy Presents is thrilled to announce their 2011-12 Broadway in New Mexico Series in Albuquerque, featuring the New Mexico premiere of the Broadway phenomenon Disney’s The Lion King in October 2012 at Popejoy Hall. More than 50 million people worldwide have come to discover the wonder, majesty, and truly one-of-a-kind experience that is The Lion King. It’s the Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical sensation that Newsweek calls “a landmark event in entertainment,” and The New York Times says, “There is simply nothing else like it.”
“The Popejoy Presents Broadway in New Mexico engagement of Disney’s The Lion King marks the 2nd season in a row that Albuquerque will present a Broadway mega-hit musical. The New Mexico audiences have been requesting Disney’s The Lion King for years! For this engagement alone, nearly 60,000 patrons are expected to attend,” stated Tom Tkach, Director of Popejoy Hall. Tkach went on to say, “With Wicked last season and Disney’s The Lion King this season, Albuquerque really does offer New Mexicans the very best in Broadway entertainment, right here at home!”
Experience the phenomenon of The Lion King at Albuquerque’s Popejoy Hall. 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.” New Mexico’s most eagerly awaited production ever will leap onto Popejoy’s stage this season.
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Lion King’s impact – $15M for Schenectady NY
Disney’s The Lion King was good for Proctors and downtown Schenectady, according to new figures from the theater.
The 77,000 people who attended the performances — there were 32 in all — spent $5.2 million at Proctors’ box office, and generated another $15 million in economic benefits to Schenectady from spending at hotels, restaurants and other businesses. Proctors said the second figure is based on a Touring Broadway League report that says impact typically is about three times ticket sales.
The Lion King has since moved on to Rochester, N.Y. Lion King is performing at Rochester Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main St.) in Rochester, NY for a limited 4 weeks, from March 22 to April 17, 2011. After that, the show goes to Toronto, Dayton, Ottawa and Montreal.
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Lion King extends Mandalay Bay Theatre, Las Vegas through December 30, 2011
Lion King has extended its engagement at Mandalay Bay Theatre by 14 months through December 30, 2011
Already seen by nearly 800,000 people to date, the production named “Best Show” in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s annual “Best of Las Vegas” awards will have played 31 smash months and over 1000 performances at the conclusion of its run. Apart from the still-running Broadway production, this marks the longest run of the show in any US city, eclipsing even the record-breaking 27 month Los Angeles engagement, which concluded in 2003.
The Lion King immediately established itself as one of the most critically-acclaimed productions in the history of Las Vegas when it opened in May 2009. Las Vegas Magazine, noting that it has raised the cultural bar on The Strip, declared it, “the pride of Las Vegas…The Lion King transcends cultural boundaries and the limits of the imagination.” The Las Vegas Review-Journal hailed the production as “innovative and gorgeous” while a follow up review declared it, “the best New York import I’ve seen on The Strip.” The Las Vegas Sun raved, “a dazzling dramatic enterprise and an emotionally gripping triumph” while CityLife called it simply, “flat-out brilliant.”
Lion King broke the Mandalay Bay box office record just weeks after it opened and went on to break its own record four more times. The extension allows Disney and Mandalay Bay to meet continued ticket demand for the next 14 months while allowing elements of the physical production to be committed to upcoming new productions of the show. 2011 engagements include stands in Montreal, Toronto and Providence, RI.
