Performances Begin On Wednesday April 30 And Play for 7 Weeks
Through Sunday June 15 at The Princess of Wales Theatre
Disney
Theatrical Productions and David Mirvish announced that tickets for the
long-awaited return engagement of Disney’s THE LION KING are now on public
sale.
Tickets are available online at www.mirvish.com,
by phone by calling TicketKing at
416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333 or in person at the Princess of Wales Theatre box
office – 300 King Street West. Group
orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 416-593-4142 or
1-800-724-6420.
Toronto’s
most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the Princess of Wales stage on Wednesday
April 30 for a limited engagement of 7
weeks through Sunday June 15. 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.
In Toronto THE LION KING will play Tuesday
through Saturday evenings at 7:30PM; Sunday evenings at 6:30PM; Wednesday
matinees at 1:30PM on the following dates: April 30, May 21, May 28 and June
11; Saturday matinees at 1:30PM and Sunday matinees at 1:00PM. There are no performances scheduled on Tuesday
May 20 and Tuesday May 27. Premium
Ticket Packages, which include a prime seat location, a commemorative souvenir
program and an exclusive merchandise item, are also available.
Ticket buyers are reminded that www.mirvish.com and the Mirvish
theatres (Princess of Wales, Royal Alexandra, Ed Mirvish, Panasonic) are
the only official retail ticket outlets for all performances. Ticket buyers who
purchase tickets from a ticket broker or any third party should be aware that Mirvish Productions is unable to
reprint or replace lost or stolen tickets and is unable to contact patrons with
information regarding time changes or other pertinent updates regarding the
performance.
The North American touring productions of THE LION KING have been seen by more than 15 million theatergoers and grossed
over $1 billion to date. Having
already played more than 70 cities across North America, THE LION KING
now proudly makes its Toronto return at the Princess of Wales Theatre. The current schedule is listed
below.
ABOUT THE LION
KING
In its 17th
year, THE LION KING
remains ascendant; it is the highest-grossing Broadway show in New York history
and one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its
Broadway premiere on November 13, 1997, 22 global productions have been seen by
more than 70 million people and, cumulatively, run a staggering 104
years. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (under the direction of
Thomas Schumacher), THE LION KING
is only the second show in history to generate five productions worldwide
running 10 or more years. Translated into eight different languages
(Japanese, German, Korean, French, Dutch, Mandarin, Spanish and Portuguese),
productions of THE LION KING
can currently be seen on Broadway and on tour across North
America, the U.K., and Japan, and in London’s West End, Hamburg, Tokyo, Madrid,
Sao Paulo, and Sydney, Australia.
The Australian production marks the tenth
concurrent worldwide production of THE
LION KING, the highest number of productions running at any one time in the
show’s history. To date, THE LION KING has played 18 countries
on every continent except Antarctica.
Among the most
successful titles in entertainment history, with a cumulative gross in excess
of $5 billion, the stage production of THE
LION KING has already earned more than the biggest hit films in movie
history: more than the Lord of the Rings trilogy combined, more than the
six Star Wars films combined, and more than Avatar and Titanic,
the two highest-grossing films in movie history, combined.
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.
The show’s director,
costume designer and mask co-designer Julie Taymor continues to play an
integral part in the show’s ongoing success. The first woman to win a
Tony Award for Direction of a Musical, Taymor has in recent years supervised
new productions of the show around the world.
The Broadway score
features Elton John and Tim Rice’s music 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 the haunting ballad “Shadowland.”
The book has been
adapted by Roger Allers, who co-directed The Lion King animated feature,
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), John Stefaniuk (associate director), Marey Griffith
(associate choreographer), Clement Ishmael (music supervisor) and Doc Zorthian
(production supervisor). Anne Quart serves as associate producer.
For
more information worldwide, visit LionKing.com.
Disney’s
THE LION KING
April 30 - June 15, 2014
Princess
of Wales Theatre, 300 King Street West
Tickets:
$45 - $130
TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or
1-800-461-3333
Group orders of call 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420.
Schedule:
Tue,
Wed, Thurs, Fri – 7:30PM
Sat
– 1:30PM & 7:30PM
Sun
– 1:00PM & 6:30PM
Wed
– 1:30PM on the following dates: Apr 30, May21, May 28 & June 11
NO
PERFORMANCE: Tue May 20, Tue May 27
NORTH
AMERICAN TOUR SCHEDULE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2014:
Honolulu
– Blaisdell Concert Hall
January
14 – March 9, 2014
Seattle
– Paramount Theatre
March
12 – April 6, 2014
Atlanta
– The Fox Theatre
April
10 – 27, 2014
Toronto – Princess of Wales Theatre
April 30 – June 15, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Kennedy Center Opera House
June 17 – August 17, 2014
Montreal - Place des
Arts
August 19 – September 7, 2014
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