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This is music to our ears! Earlier this year, the world’s #1 musical, The Lion King, made its triumphant Aussie return, premiering an all-new Australian staging at Sydney's Capitol Theatre. Now, Disney Theatrical Group has announced the epic family-friendly show is heading to Brisbane this November – marking 12 years since it first showed the city who’s king of the jungle.
Approaching a landmark 30 years on Broadway, The Lion King has drawn more than 124 million people worldwide, and continues to ascend as one of the most popular stage musicals of all time. It’s been more than a decade since the six-time Tony Award-winning musical last graced the stage at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), where it shattered records by selling more tickets in a single day than any show in history before completely selling out its 19-week season.
The Lion King will wrap up its current Sydney run in early October, before kicking off in Brisbane on November 15. The theatrical masterpiece holds the crown as the second-highest selling show in QPAC history, trailing only The Phantom of the Opera (1996) – but that record could soon be challenged.
Our Time Out Sydney reviewer gave the show a glowing five stars, saying that “The Lion King reminds you why we go to the theatre. This is world-class artistry, world-class music, and world-class storytelling. The king has well and truly returned, and it’s still got plenty of life left to give. Royalty takes theatrical form – long live the (Lion) King!”
Keen? Tickets go on sale on July 23, and you can book them over here.