'The Lion King' to reopen on Broadway on September 14th
Disney’s The Lion King will be reopening on Broadway on September 14th, 2021.
Tickets are currently on sale on Ticketmaster’s website.
The announcement was made jointly with Hamilton and Wicked also announcing their reopenings on the same date on Good Morning America.
The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated feature film of the same name with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, along with additional music and lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer.
Over 100 million people worldwide have seen the musical and it has earned numerous awards and honors, including six Tony Awards, one for Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical, making director Julie Taymor the first woman to earn such an honor.
In September 2014, The Lion King became the top-earning title in box-office history for both stage productions and films, surpassing the record previously held by The Phantom of the Opera.[9] The Lion King musical has grossed nearly $8.1 billion as of 2017.