MORE: 'Hamilton' tickets: What you need to know before Appleton visit MORE: Here's when tickets go on sale for the PAC's Broadway shows "It helped put the Fox Cities on the map in the industry."
"I think it really helped cement the Performing Arts Center as a key industry leader in touring Broadway," she said. It's the third visit from the all-time highest grossing show on Broadway, which made its Wisconsin premiere at the PAC in 2007, then returned six years later.įirst landing the hugely successful and multiple Tony Award-winning spectacle in what was then the fifth anniversary year for the Fox Cities PAC was "a very, very big deal," said PAC President Maria Van Laanen. Online and phone sales will begin two hours later, at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fox Cities PAC ticket office. Tickets for this run will first be available for in-person sales at 8 a.m. The 2007 run was extended from four weeks to six weeks because of the demand. Those visits, the first in 2007, the second in 2013, saw long lines for tickets when they went on sale. If lessons learned during the first two visits to Appleton by "The Lion King" are any indication, ticket demand will be significant. Potential theater-goers looking to experience their next get-together should get ready to pounce. The performance is led by Phumlani Mkhize, Brown Lindiwe Mkhize who plays Rafiki and Sandile Gontsana.Watch Video: Fox Cities PAC 2018-19 Broadway seasonĪPPLETON - It's not quite on the level of Simba and Mufasa, but Disney's "The Lion King" and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center have formed a special relationship over the past decade-plus. We really hope everyone enjoys watching the video just as much as we did making it and shares a happy and safe Pride season with us!” “Working with Lindiwe and the cast was a dream come true for many of our members and it was amazing to learn how we both work to achieve the same things – bringing audiences excitement and entertainment while spreading such important messages of tolerance, understanding and harmony. “Disney and The London Gay Men’s Chorus both have such wide and eclectic audiences, so we were tremendously excited to work together on this celebration of hope, diversity and pride. Mark Kember, the Chairman of the London Gay Men’s Chorus, added: “We were thrilled by the prospect of working with Disney’s The Lion King. “We are incredibly proud and honoured to celebrate with the LGBT community – and the whole of London – at this joyous moment of Pride.” Lindiwe Mkhize, who plays ‘Rafiki’ in the Lion King commented on the collaboration: “Having the opportunity to collaborate with The London Gay Men’s Chorus has been a wonderful experience for us here on THE LION KING in London, and one that we were thrilled to take! The Chorus and the cast performed a brilliant version of The Circle of Life outside the Lyceum Theatre in London.
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