Disney's 'The Lion King' Tix Start Roaring Sunday!

TICKETS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF DISNEY'S THE LION KING ON SALE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT 8AM AT FORT LAUDERDALE'S BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

PRESENTED BY BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA – FT. LAUDERDALE AND FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION

ON SALE FESTIVITIES TO WELCOME THE MULTI-AWARD WINNING MUSICAL WITH PERFORMANCES SCHEDULED APRIL 19 – JUNE 3, 2007

Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway Across America– Ft. Lauderdale are pleased to announce that tickets for the triumphant South Florida return of DISNEY‛S THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 8am. Performances begin Thursday, April 19, 2007 for a limited engagement of 7 weeks through Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Ft. Lauderdale‛s Broward Center for the Performing Arts located at 201 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Ft. Lauderdale. To get to the Broward Center, take I-95 to Broward Boulevard and head east to SW 5th Avenue; the parking garage for the Broward Center is immediately on the right; and the Broward Center is located just south of the parking garage.

The official opening night is Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 8pm. Ticket buyers are invited to special box office opening festivities on Sunday, November 12 beginning at 7am at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The first 100 ticket buyers in line will receive a free THE LION KING Original Broadway Cast Recording CD; all other ticket buyers in line will receive a free THE LION KING T-shirt (one merchandise item per order, while supplies last). Refreshments will be provided from 7am to 9am. Radio stations Hot 105 and Coast 97.3 will be on-site broadcasting throughout the day and providing giveaways. Disney's THE LION KING will play Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 1pm and 6:30pm, with an additional performance on Wednesday, May 2 at 2pm. There will be no Sunday evening performance on May 6. Ticket prices range from $23.25 to $75.25 for general seating. VIP Ticket Packages are available for $133.25 and include prime Center Orchestra seating, a commemorative souvenir program, and the complimentary VIP show merchandise item. Ticket prices listed are not inclusive of applicable handling or service charges which may vary. Purchase tickets only from the following authorized ticket sellers at Broadway Across America – Ft. Lauderdale, Broward Center AutoNation Box Office or Ticketmaster.

Now in its tenth sold-out year on Broadway, THE LION KING is the winner of six Tony 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 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

The United States National Tour coming to Ft. Lauderdale is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, a second United States National Tour, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, and Seoul. Future international productions include one opening in June 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa and a French-language one opening in September 2007 in Paris. 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. Beginning Sunday, November 12, tickets will be available in person at the Broward Center AutoNation Box Office at 8am.

Tickets may by purchased by phone and internet beginning at 10am through the Broward Center Box office at 954-462-0222 or www.browardcenter.org , and Ticketmaster phones at 954-523-3309 in Broward, 305-358-5885 in Dade, and 561-966-3309 in Palm Beach or at www.ticketmaster.com. The Broward Center AutoNation Box Office window will close at 5pm. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster outlets, and please note outlet times vary, and I recommend checking with your local Ticketmaster outlet in advance. Orders for groups of twenty (20) or more may be placed by calling the Broward Center at 954-462-0222 or Broadway Across America at 1-800-6-GROUPS (647-6877). VIP Ticket Packages will be available at the theatre beginning Sunday, November 12 and can also be purchased Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm, by calling Ticketmaster or through the VIP Hotline at 877-783-4VIP (4847) or by calling the Broward Center at 954-462-0222.

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