“Nants’ ingonyama bagithi baba.”
The Broadway blockbuster “The Lion King,” the Disney stage version of the wildly successful animated classic, will return to the Saenger Theater later this year for an extended run at the Canal Street auditorium.
Scheduled for three week from Oct. 21 to Nov. 8, the Tony-winning musical has been telling the story of Simba, Nala and the fierce pride of lions for almost three decades in New York.
Touring companies of “The Lion King” have brought the show around the globe in English, Japanese, German, French, Mandarin and more.
The lion will not sleep tonight when ‘The Lion King’ plays at the Saenger Theatre in October, starting the next season of Broadway in New Orleans.
The show will be the highlight of the local Broadway series of current stage works that run into 2027.
“We are thrilled to welcome ‘The Lion King’ back to New Orleans,” said David Skinner, general manager of the Saenger. “This standout production is a cornerstone of a dynamic and thoughtfully curated 2026-2027 Broadway season, and we cannot wait to share the full lineup with our audiences soon.”
Peter Hargrave is Scar and David Lancy Wilson is Mufasa in ‘The Lion King.’
Conceived by Julie Taymor and filled with music by Elton John and Tim Rice, the show is a theatrical experience that uses advanced puppetry, movement and more to tell the story of a pride of lions that roughly follows the Shakespearean story of “Hamlet,” with murderous relatives, unfettered quests for power and the usual dose of karma in the end.
In addition to the opening “Circle of Life,” the show is packed with powerhouse numbers like “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” and “Hakuna Matata.”
The full season will be announced March 3, and current season ticket holders will have a chance to renew at that time, with a certain number of new subscriptions offered.
For more information, visit saengernola.com.
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