Hans Zimmer News

The York Symphony Orchestra will present Heroes and Superheroes on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York. This Pops Series Concert is the first performance of the 2018-2019 season, Heroes!, and will take audiences on an adventurous journey with selections inspired by caped crusaders and crimefighters.

Stanley Silverman will be honored by the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO), on the occasion of his 80th birthday, at their upcoming Los Angeles gala, October 25, 2018 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.  The event will honor the life and work of the diverse Grammy and Tony nominated American composer, with a program inclusive of classical and popular music Silverman has composed for both theater and film, along with remarks by special guests. Actors Rob Morrow and Jane the Virgin star Jaime Camil will MC the event. Silverman joins other musical legends who have been honored by the AFIPO at their Los Angeles gala, including multi-Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer in 2014, and conductor Zubin Mehta in 2017.

Disney's The Lion King will play in Grand Rapids for the first time ever as part of the 2019-20 subscription series at Broadway Grand Rapids, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. The best way to secure tickets to The Lion King is to purchase a season subscription for 2018-19, thereby guaranteeing seats when the subscription is renewed. Broadway Grand Rapids previously announced that the national tour of the Broadway musical Hamilton will also play at DeVos Performance Hall as part of the 2019-20 season.

Reservoir announces the signing of British writer-performer Alex Hepburn to a worldwide publishing deal. The deal includes global rights to her entire catalog, including her recently released EP, If You Stay.

Casting has been announced for the Charlotte return of Disney's THE LION KING, which will leap onto the stage at Belk Theater from Wednesday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 9, presented by Blumenthal Performing Arts.

The 2018 Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) will showcase 3000 young performers from more than 200 schools across Victoria for two shows on Saturday 15th September at Hisense Arena.

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, today announced that Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producer and composer Tom Holkenborg, professionally known as Junkie XL, has switched to ASCAP for representation of public performances of his extensive music repertoire. Among other projects, the composer has scored box office-topping films includingDeadpool, Mad Max: Fury Road, Black Mass and Divergent.

Disney's hit West End musicals Aladdin and The Lion King have today announced that a summer Pop-Up will open its doors to Disney fans old and new in Covent Garden throughout August. Located at 25 Long Acre in the heart of Theatreland, the Pop-Up will be open every day from Tuesday 31st July until Sunday 26th August with a host of free interactive experiences and special events to enjoy.

Disney's The Lion King opens tonight, Wednesday, July 11, at Wharton Center for a limited three-week engagement through Sunday, July 29.

Disney's The Lion King grossed over $7.7 million at the box office and entertained more than 100,000 theatergoers during its four week return engagement. Presented by Dallas Summer Musicals and Broadway Across America, The Lion King played The Music Hall at Fair Park for 32 performances from Wednesday, June 13 through Saturday, July 7. 

Reservoir announces the signing of pop-soul singer-songwriter Liza Owen to a worldwide publishing deal. The deal includes rights to Owen's catalog, including her recent collaboration with K-pop phenomenon BTS on the track “Airplane Pt. 2,” off the group's #1 Billboard release, Love Yourself: Tear, plus future works.

National Geographic and Jason Michael Paul Entertainment, Inc. are presenting the all-new and dazzling National Geographic: Symphony for Our World, which thrilled audiences with a special sold-out preview in San Francisco on Earth Day, April 22. The North American leg of the worldwide tour kicks off in Los Angeles on October 27 at Hollywood's iconic Dolby Theatre. Four additional previews before the October 27 start date will be performed in Austin, TX, U.S. and Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, Australia.

ASCAP, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, today kicks off its renowned annual ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop for an historic 30th year. Mentored by Emmy Award-winning composer Richard Bellis and produced by ASCAP Film & TV executives Michael Todd and Jennifer Harmon, the comprehensive 4-week program in Los Angeles is known in Hollywood circles for grooming some of the film and TV industry's top composers, connecting them with agents, music supervisors, attorneys and A-list Hollywood studio executives. The 12 composer participants for this year's program were revealed today.

Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre, in residence at CCBC Essex, will perform Disney's The Lion King, Jr. from July 6 through July 15. All performances will be held at the Administration Building Lecture Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Boulevard.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed two music legends to its Neighbouring Rights division with deals to represent the prestigious and extensive recording catalogues of Bob Marley and Leonard Cohen.

Hip-hop galáctico Wiz Khalifa and electronic music's biggest DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have aligned for the fascinatingly low-slung collaboration 'When I Grow Up' that ignited the mainstage crowd at EDC Las Vegas last month on its world premiere - and is undoubtedly set to have fans worldwide in a rapture this summer!

Broadway's award-winning best musical, THE LION KING, is pleased to welcome Bradley Gibson as Simba beginning performances on Monday, July 2, 2018. Gibson joins the company from the original cast of A Bronx Tale.

The North American tour of Disney's The Lion King celebrated the milestone of reaching an audience of over 20 million people at the conclusion of its engagement in El Paso on June 10. Now in its 17th touring year, The Lion King North American touring productions have played over 8,431 performances during 185 engagements in 80 cities. If the North American tours were a Broadway production, they would be the fourth longest running show in history.

Disney's The Lion King opens tonight, Wednesday, June 13, at the Music Hall at Fair Park for a limited four-week engagement through Saturday, July 7, presented by Dallas Summer Musicals and Broadway Across America (BAA).

Disney Theatrical Productions and the Morrison Center are thrilled to announce that tickets for the premiere engagement of Disney's THE LION KING go on sale to the public Friday, June 15, at 10:00 a.m. Disney's THE LION KING will leap onto the Morrison Center stage on October 17 for a limited three-week engagement through November 4.