Reopening Dates
  • Open: October 1, 2021
  • Open: January 1, 1998
Musical

Julie Taymor's acclaimed staging of the Disney animated film has been hailed as a Broadway landmark. The story focuses on a young lion cub's personal journey toward his destiny as king. The Lion King tells the story of the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king.

For The Record:

This production was on hiatus, due to the COVID 19 restrictions, until it reopened October 1, 2021.

(11/2/11 - 12/4/11) Denver, CO (Denver Center - Buell Theatre)
(12/7/11 - 1/8/12) Baltimore, MD (Hippodrome)
(1/11/12 - 2/12/12) Minneapolis, MN (Orpheum Theater (MN))
(2/15/12 - 3/11/12) Richmond , VA (Landmark Theater (VA))
(3/14/12 - 4/15/12) New Orleans, LA (Mahalia Jackson Center for the Performing Arts)
(4/17/12 - 5/13/12) Orlando, FL (Bob Carr PAC)
(5/15/12 - 6/10/12) Miami, FL (Arsht Center)
(6/12/12 - 7/8/12) Greenville, SC (Peace Concert Hall)
(7/10/12 - 8/12/12) Houston, TX (Hobby Center - TUTS)
(8/15/12 - 9/2/12) St. Louis, MO (Fox Theatre)
(9/4/12 - 9/30/12) Wichita, KS (Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center)
(10/2/12 - 10/28/12) Albuquerque, NM (Popejoy Hall)
(11/1/12 - 1/13/13) San Francisco, CA (Orpheum (San Fran))
(1/16/13 - 2/10/13) Austin, TX (Bass Concert Hall)
(2/13/13 - 3/10/13) Detroit, MI (Detroit Opera House)
(3/12/13 - 4/7/13) Omaha, NE (Orpheum Theater (Omaha))
(4/9/13 - 5/5/13) Appleton, WI (Fox Cities PAC)
(5/7/13 - 6/2/13) Nashville , TN (Tennessee PAC)
(6/4/13 - 6/30/13) Tulsa, OK (Tulsa PAC - Chapman Hall)
(7/9/13 - 8/4/13) Cleveland, OH (Playhouse Square)
(8/6/13 - 9/1/13) Charlotte, NC (Blumenthal - Belk)
(9/3/13 - 9/29/13) Pittsburgh, PA (Benedum Center for the Arts)
(10/2/13 - 10/20/13) Dallas, TX (Music Hall)
(10/22/13 - 11/17/13) Tempe, AZ (ASU Gammage)
(11/20/13 - 1/12/14) Los Angeles, CA (Pantages Hollywood)
(1/14/14 - 3/9/14) Honolulu, HI (Blaisdell Concert Hall)
(3/11/14 - 4/6/14) Seattle, WA (Paramount (WA))
(4/10/14 - 4/27/14) Atlanta, GA (Fox Theatre)
(4/30/14 - 6/15/14) Toronto, ON (Princess of Wales)
(6/17/14 - 8/17/14) Washington, DC (Kennedy Center - Opera House)
(8/19/14 - 9/7/14) Montreal, QC (Place Des Arts Pelletier)
(9/9/14 - 10/12/14) Boston, MA (Boston Opera House)
(10/14/14 - 11/9/14) Columbus, OH (Ohio Theatre)
(11/11/14 - 12/7/14) Milwaukee, WI (Marcus Center - Uihlein Hall)
(12/10/14 - 1/4/15) San Antonio, TX (Majestic Theatre)
(1/7/15 - 2/1/15) Fort Lauderdale, FL (Broward Center)
(2/3/15 - 3/1/15) Memphis, TN (Orpheum Theatre (TN))
(3/3/15 - 3/29/15) Louisville, KY (The Kentucky Center)
(3/31/15 - 4/26/15) Cincinnati, OH (Aronoff Center - P&G)
(4/28/15 - 5/17/15) Des Moines, IA (Civic Center)
(5/20/15 - 6/14/15) Philadelphia, PA (Academy of Music)
(6/18/15 - 7/12/15) Vancouver, BC (Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Civic Theatres))
(7/14/15 - 8/9/15) Edmonton, Alberta (Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium)
(8/11/15 - 9/6/15) Calgary, Alberta (Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium)
(9/9/15 - 10/4/15) San Jose, CA (San Jose Center for the Performing Arts)
(10/6/15 - 11/1/15) Costa Mesa, CA (Segerstrom Center)
(11/4/15 - 11/29/15) Denver, CO (Denver Center - Buell Theatre)
(12/2/15 - 1/17/16) Chicago, IL (Cadillac Palace Theatre)
(1/20/16 - 2/14/16) Tampa, FL (Straz Center)
(2/16/16 - 3/20/16) Durham, NC (Durham Performing Arts Center)
(3/22/16 - 4/17/16) Schenectady, NY (Proctor's Theatre)
(4/19/16 - 5/8/16) Richmond, VA (Altria Theater)
(5/10/16 - 6/5/16) Madison, WI (Overture Center for the Arts)
(6/7/16 - 7/3/16) Dayton , OH (Schuster PAC)
(7/5/16 - 8/7/16) Minneapolis, MN (Orpheum Theater (MN))
(8/10/16 - 9/4/16) Portland, OR (Keller Auditorium)
(10/4/16 - 10/30/16) Albuquerque, NM (Popejoy Hall)
(11/2/16 - 12/31/16) San Francisco, CA (Orpheum (San Fran))
(1/4/17 - 1/29/17) New Orleans, LA (Saenger Theatre)
(2/1/17 - 2/26/17) Detroit, MI (Detroit Opera House)
(2/28/17 - 3/19/17) Providence, RI (Providence PAC)
(3/23/17 - 4/16/17) Salt Lake City, UT (Eccles)
(4/19/17 - 5/7/17) St. Louis, MO (Fox Theatre)
(5/9/17 - 5/28/17) Oklahoma City, OK (Civic Center Music Hall)
(5/31/17 - 6/25/17) Greenville, SC (Peace Concert Hall)
(6/27/17 - 7/23/17) Houston, TX (Hobby Center - TUTS)
(10/26/17 - 11/12/17) Syracuse , NY (Landmark Theatre)
(11/16/17 - 12/10/17) Baltimore, MD (Hippodrome)
(12/13/17 - 1/7/18) Buffalo, NY (Shea's PAC)
(1/10/18 - 1/28/18) Atlanta, GA (Fox Theatre)
(1/31/18 - 2/11/18) Jacksonville, FL (Jacksonville Center)
(2/14/18 - 3/11/18) Orlando, FL (Dr Phillips Center)
(3/14/18 - 4/1/18) Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Jefferson - Concert Hall)
(4/4/18 - 4/15/18) Kalamazoo, MI (Miller Auditorium)
(4/18/18 - 5/6/18) Little Rock, AR (Robinson Center Music Hall)
(5/9/18 - 5/27/18) Kansas City, MO (Music Hall Kansas City)
(5/30/18 - 6/10/18) El Paso, TX (The Plaza Theatre)
(7/11/18 - 7/29/18) East Lansing , MI (Wharton Center)
(8/1/18 - 8/19/18) Hartford, CT (The Bushnell - Mortensen Hall)
(8/22/18 - 9/9/18) Charlotte, NC (Blumenthal - Belk)
(9/12/18 - 9/29/18) Indianapolis, IN (Murat at Old National Centre)
(10/2/18 - 10/13/18) Peoria, IL (Peoria Civic Center)
(10/17/18 - 11/4/18) Boise, ID (Morrison Center)
(11/7/18 - 11/25/18) Las Vegas, NV (The Smith Center )
(12/13/18 - 1/6/19) Seattle, WA (Paramount (WA))
(1/9/19 - 1/20/19) Eugene, OR (Hult Center )
(1/23/19 - 2/3/19) Spokane, WA (First Interstate Center)
(2/7/19 - 2/24/19) Appleton, WI (Fox Cities PAC)
(2/27/19 - 3/10/19) Springfield, MO (Hammons Hall)
(3/14/19 - 3/31/19) Sarasota, FL (Van Wezel Hall)
(4/3/19 - 4/21/19) Fort Myers, FL (Barbara B. Mann PAC)
(4/24/19 - 5/5/19) West Palm Beach, FL (Kravis Center)
(5/8/19 - 5/26/19) Miami, FL (Arsht Center)
(5/29/19 - 6/9/19) Norfolk, VA (Chrysler Hall)
(6/13/19 - 8/4/19) Toronto, ON (Princess of Wales)
(8/7/19 - 9/1/19) Cleveland, OH (Playhouse Square)
(9/4/19 - 9/29/19) Pittsburgh, PA (Benedum Center for the Arts)
(10/3/19 - 10/27/19) Boston, MA (Boston Opera House)
(10/30/19 - 11/17/19) Louisville, KY (The Kentucky Center)
(11/19/19 - 1/5/20) Rochester, NY (Auditorium Theatre)
(11/20/19 - 12/1/19) Grand Rapids, MI (DeVos Place Performance Hall)
(12/4/19 - 12/15/19) North Charleston, SC (North Charleston Coliseum PAC)
(1/8/20 - 2/2/20) Cincinnati, OH (Aronoff Center - P&G)
(2/5/20 - 3/1/20) Milwaukee, WI (Marcus Center - Uihlein Hall)
(3/4/20 - 3/22/20) South Bend, IN (Morris Performing Arts Center)
(10/1/21 - 10/15/21) Cleveland, OH (PlayhouseSquare - State Theater)
(10/21/21 - 11/7/21) San Antonio, TX (Majestic Theatre)
(11/10/21 - 11/28/21) Memphis, TN (Orpheum Theatre (TN))
(12/2/21 - 1/2/22) Denver, CO (Denver Center - Buell Theatre)
(1/6/22 - 1/23/22) Nashville , TN (Tennessee PAC)
(2/23/22 - 3/6/22) Greenboro, NC (Tanger Center)
(3/23/22 - 4/4/22) Columbia, SC (Koger Center)
(4/7/22 - 4/24/22) Austin, TX (Bass Concert Hall)
(5/11/22 - 5/29/22) Oklahoma City, OK (Civic Center Music Hall)
(6/1/22 - 6/19/22) St. Louis, MO (Fox Theatre)
(7/5/22 - 7/31/22) Tempe, AZ (ASU Gammage)
(8/3/22 - 8/21/22) San Jose, CA (San Jose Center for the Performing Arts)
(8/24/22 - 9/11/22) San Diego, CA (Civic Theatre)
(9/14/22 - 9/25/22) Tucson, AZ (Centennial Hall)
(9/29/22 - 10/23/22) Salt Lake City, UT (Eccles)
(10/27/22 - 11/13/22) New Orleans, LA (Saenger Theatre)
(11/17/22 - 1/14/23) Chicago, IL (Cadillac Palace Theatre)
(1/18/23 - 1/29/23) Fort Worth, TX (Bass Hall)
(3/30/23 - 4/16/23) Des Moines, IA (Civic Center)
(4/19/23 - 5/7/23) Toledo, OH (Stranahan Theater)
(5/11/23 - 5/28/23) Madison, WI (Overture Center for the Arts)
(6/1/23 - 6/17/23) Tulsa, OK (Tulsa PAC - Chapman Hall)
(6/21/23 - 7/29/23) Washington, DC (Kennedy Center - Opera House)
(8/2/23 - 8/13/23) Schenectady, NY (Proctor's Theatre)
(8/16/23 - 9/3/23) Philadelphia , PA (Kimmel Center - Verizon Hall)
(9/19/23 - 10/1/23) Monterrey, Nuevo Leon (Showcenter Complex)
(10/18/23 - 11/5/23) Albuquerque, NM (Popejoy Hall)
(11/9/23 - 11/19/23) Reno, NV (Grand Sierra)
(11/22/23 - 12/30/23) San Francisco, CA (Orpheum (San Fran))
(1/4/24 - 1/28/24) Portland, OR (Keller Auditorium)
(2/1/24 - 2/25/24) Costa Mesa, CA (Segerstrom Center)
(2/29/24 - 3/24/24) Omaha, NE (Orpheum Theater (Omaha))
(3/27/24 - 4/28/24) Minneapolis, MN (Orpheum Theater (MN))
(5/1/24 - 5/12/24) Dayton , OH (Schuster PAC)
(5/15/24 - 6/9/24) Durham, NC (Durham Performing Arts Center)
(6/12/24 - 7/7/24) Columbus, OH (Ohio Theatre)
(7/11/24 - 8/4/24) Houston, TX (Hobby Center - TUTS)
(8/8/24 - 9/1/24) Charlotte, NC (Blumenthal - Belk)

Staff & Creative Team

Associate Producer:

Ken Denison

Production Stage Manager: 

Brian Westmoreland

Music:

Elton John

Lyricist:

Tim Rice

Director:

Julie Taymor

Choreographer:

Garth Fagan

Settings:

Richard Hudson

Costumes:

Julie Taymor

Lighting:

Donald Holder

Sound:

Tony Meola

Cast

Simba  06/01/2015 -
Simba  10/01/2021 -
Nala  09/29/2022 -
Timon
Pumbaa
Scar  09/29/2022 -
Mufasa