The Lion King Tickets
Thrivent Financial Hall At Fox Cities Performing Arts Center | Appleton, Wisconsin
Wisconsin, our favorite lion isn't sleeping tonight as the musical The Lion King will be coming to you for a limited period in Appleton, hosted in Thrivent Financial Hall At Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on Thursday 9th January 2025! Gear up for one of the greatest musicals from Broadway that fans can't get enough of!
Since its 1997 premiere, the box office hit has been deemed outstanding by experts in its performances in several countries all over the world. The New York Times’ Ben Brantley reviews the play as “a visual tapestry”; he states how The Lion King brings out the nostalgia when “suddenly, you're a child in the audience once again, and you've been watching your favorite movie, but live this time. You can only be amazed at rich culture and design presented to you.”
On Thursday 9th January 2025, meet the iconic characters of Simba, Nala, Mufasa, and Rafiki all over again on the theater stage. Don't miss out and purchase your seats to The Lion King and be one of the thousands in a surefire sold-out showing!
The Lion King shares the fate of the young Lion Prince Simba, who before long must suddenly face his fate of succeeding as the leader of the Pride Lands due to unjust killing of his father, Mufasa. Mufasa, who is a beloved King by all of the Pride Lands, suffers betrayal from from Scar, Simba’s uncle, which leads to his death. This forces the lion cub into into exile for years on end, and this is where his long journey and his subsequent homecoming to The Pride Lands and his rightful place as King.
Taken from the previous 1994 motion picture of the same title released by Disney, The Lion King musical was skillfully transformed to the theater medium by director Julie Taymor and the breathtaking cast and creative team. Its debut in the 90s was the first of its kind, being received positively by critics. Greg Evans of Variety encapsulates The Lion King with unequivocal opinions in his review, sharing that “Julie Taymor's staging of this classic musical is a phenomenon, a assured box office hit unquestionable in its beauty, brains and ingenuity. Leaping far beyond its celluloid inspiration, the stage showing improves upon distinct creative choices of the previous 90s cartoon movie, from visual artistry and narrative to Lebo M's writing and the beautifully African-based pop numbers of Elton John and Tim Rice."
The ongoing musical was also received with the best reviews from theatergoers. One in particular makes mention of how The Lion King can appropriately be referred to as “The best Broadway has to offer”, sharing how he felt that “the show was spectacular. It was full of color and the song and dance acts were phenomenal. The African savanna setting really carried the animals to life.” Most audiences who have watched the shows over the past 20 years proclaim that despite being a second retelling of a film, the iconic musical was a worthwhile show to watch.
The upcoming January’s production of Disney's The Lion King will be hosted in Thrivent Financial Hall At Fox Cities Performing Arts Center at Wisconsin on Thursday 9th January 2025. Thrivent Financial Hall At Fox Cities Performing Arts Center , being just as profound and energetic as the Broadway play with its appealingly planned interior and exterior architecture is pointed to by locals as the perfect option to stage The Lion King.
