Gugwana Dlamini News

This morning I had the pleasure of attending The Lion King UK Tour press launch which will be playing at Birmingham Hippodrome from the 29th June 2013 for a three month run.

The first-ever UK tour of Disney's landmark musical THE LION KING received its official premiere at the Bristol Hippodrome on Thursday 6th September. Director and designer Julie Taymor and other members of the show's creative team were in attendance, including the President of Disney Theatrical Group and Producer of THE LION KING, Thomas Schumacher.

The UK Tour of Disney's musical THE LION KING will begin preview performances at The Bristol Hippodrome tonight, in advance of its official opening night on Thursday 6th September. This will mark the first time that Julie Taymor's internationally celebrated production will have toured in the United Kingdom.

Disney today announced the cast for the first ever UK tour of the award-winning musical 'The Lion King', which begins performances on Friday 31st August at Bristol's Hippodrome Theatre.

BASE Entertainment and Marina Bay Sands in association with Disney Theatrical Productions proudly announce that the award-winning musical THE LION KING has broken yet another record by becoming the best selling show in Singapore history. With the production surpassing 100 performances and attendance of over 170,000 to date, SISTIC, Singapore's leading ticket service provider, has confirmed that THE LION KING has surpassed musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and Cats that have toured through Singapore and around Southeast Asia over the last ten years.

Disney's Tony Award winning smash musical, 'The Lion King,' triumphantly returns to Los Angeles beginning November 16, 2006 for a limited engagement of eight weeks through January 7, 2007.