The Lion King at Minskoff Theatre

Listed presently as the third of Broadway’s longest-running musicals of all time, Disney’s The Lion King has brought the 1994 original film to life with multiple productions that have landed in not just many cities in the U.S., but also South America, Europe, and Asia among others. On September, it adds one more to its list of productions as Disney's The Lion King will be touring in Minskoff Theatre at New York on Saturday 14th September 2024!

The Lion King, since its first production and move to the live stage in 1997, has allowed distinct methods in theater to shine so much more. With a classic tale brought to life on stage with the special approach of life-sized animal puppets and an African-inspired music list and performance numbers, The Lion King was considered an magnificent shock to both lovers of the original movie as well as entirely new viewers.

Leveling up from an already riveting production, The Lion King is also without a doubt one of the most successful musicals in each award season the musical partook in. In just a year after its premiere, the Broadway show was nominated for over 20 awards, getting 6 Tony awards at the time including Best Musical, Best Scenic Design (by Richard Hudson), Best Choreography (by Garth Fagan), Best Lighting Design (by Donald Holder), Best Direction of a Musical and Best Costume Design (by Julie Taymor). The award conferred for Best Direction of a Musical is considered important, as Julie Taymor is the first female director to ever be presented with the award.

Over the next two decades, the Broadway musical carried on to take all the awards and commendations with again over 70 major arts awards and nominations obtained. In its multiple seasons and productions all over the world, it has been awarded by a great many institutions including the NY Drama Critics Circle, The Grammys, the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Molière Awards, and the Helpmann Awards.

Relive a piece of your youth as this ageless play takes you on a ride back to The Pride Lands and performs for you the classic story of Simba and his struggle. The Lion King will only be performing in Minskoff Theatre for a limited season; tickets for this Saturday 14th September 2024 showing can now be bought by using the links on top of this page.