The Lion King (Rafiki Company)
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) |
| (8/16/23 - 9/3/23) | Philadelphia , PA | (Kimmel Center - Verizon Hall) |
