'Disney's The Lion King' Bway Living Legend Opens Tonight!

Disney's THE LION KING officially opens tonight at the Broward Center. There are still some good seats remaining for a variety of performances, but they are going fast.

TICKETS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF DISNEY'S THE LION KING ON SALE NOW AT FORT LAUDERDALE'S BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. PRESENTED BY BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA – FT. LAUDERDALE AND FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION 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 are still remaining with some choice seats still available. Performances begin tonight, 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.

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.

Tickets may by purchased by phone and internet 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 closes 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 are available at the theatre 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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