Disney Theatrical Productions and Overture Center for the Arts announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney's THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Saturday, December 5 at 7:00 am at the Overture Center ticket office, and at 10:00 am online and by phone. Madison's most eagerly awaited stage production will begin performances in Overture Hall on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, May 23. The opening night is April 29, 2010 at 7:30 pm. This North American National Tour is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris, and Las Vegas.
Ticket buyers are invited to special ticket office opening festivities on Saturday, December 5. Parking in all city ramps will be free beginning at 5 am. Magic 98 and Q106 will be broadcasting live from Overture Hall Lobby. The Soggy Prairie Boys will provide live entertainment. Steep & Brew will provide coffee and Hy-Vee will be on hand with snacks. The Wisconsin State Journal will provide free copies of the morning paper. Kneaded Relief Day Spa and Cameo Spa Salon will relieve the line-standing stress with free massages. Nearly two dozen other area businesses will have special offers and gifts for people standing in line, and every ticket order also gets a free gift direct from Disney.Now in its second sold-out decade in New York, 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.
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