The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has announced that the musical The Lion King will embark on a second UK and Ireland tour, commencing this September.
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has announced that the musical The Lion King will embark on a second UK and Ireland tour, commencing this September.
The Lion King will open in Bristol in September 2019 and move on to Edinburgh in December 2019. Further cities will be announced in due course.
Tickets for the Bristol run will go on sale in February and for the Edinburgh run in March.
The tour coincides with the Disney musical celebrating 20 years at London’s Lyceum Theatre. Since the UK premiere in London on Tuesday 19th October 1999, The Lion King has entertained more than 15 million theatregoers and is one of the West End’s best-selling stage productions, as well as the sixth longest-running West End musical of all time.
About The Lion King
With a cast of over 50 actors, singers and dancers, the story of The Lion King is brought to life using masks, puppets and striking costumes to tell the story of young Simba’s epic adventures as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and becoming king.
The original score from the animated film was expanded for the stage and now features 15 musical numbers. As well as writing completely new songs, South African composer Lebo M created a blend of African rhythms and chorales, with additional material by Julie Taymor and Mark Mancina.
Elton John and Tim Rice have added three new numbers to the five that they wrote for the award-winning score of the animated film. The resulting sound is a fusion of Western popular music and the sounds and rhythms of Africa, including the popular song Can You Feel The Love Tonight and the haunting Shadowland.
For more information, visit www.LionKing.com.
Image Credit: Catherine Ashmore.
