Tickets For Disney's Award-Winning THE LION KING Go On Sale 5/14 For October Engagement At The SD Civic Theatre

Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney’s The Lion King will go on sale to the public on Thursday, May 14 at 10AM.  San Diego’s most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the Civic Theatre stage on Tuesday, October 13 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, November 8.  The opening night is Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM.  This North American National Tour is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris, and Fukuoka. A new sit-down production will begin in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Theatre on May 5.

Now in its second sold-out decade on Broadway, The Lion King is the winner of six Tonyâ Awards including Best Musical, eight Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards, the New York Drama Critics award for Best Musical, the Evening Standard Award for the Theatrical Event of the Year, two Olivier Awards, a Theatre World Award, the Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography, two Drama League Awards and a Grammyâ Award for Best Musical Show Album.

Director Julie Taymor became the first woman in Broadway history to win the Tony® Award for Best Director of a Musical.  Taymor, along with Michael Curry, created hundreds of masks and puppets for The Lion King.  Choreography is by Garth Fagan, scenic design is by Richard Hudson, costume design is by Julie Taymor and lighting design is by Donald Holder. The book has been adapted by Roger Allers, who co-directed the animated film and Irene Mecchi, who co-wrote the screenplay for The Lion King.  The score features Elton John and Tim Rice's music from the animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice, additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer.

In San Diego, The Lion King will play Tuesday – Sunday (see below for full schedule). Ticket prices range from $20 to $79. Additionally, Premium Ticket Packages are available for $132.50, which includes a prime seat location, a commemorative souvenir program and an exclusive merchandise item.

Individual tickets go on sale Thursday, May 14th at 10AM at the Civic Theatre Ticket Office at 3rd & B Street; downtown San Diego.  To order by phone, call the Ticket Office at (619) 570-1100 or Ticketmaster at (619) 220-TIXS; or purchase tickets via the Internet at BroadwaySD.com.  Orders for groups of twenty (20) or more may be placed by calling (619) 564-3001.

The San Diego engagement of The Lion King is presented by arrangement with Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation and is a subscription offering of the 2009-2010 Season.

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