The Lion King at Providence Performing Arts Center

Listed today as the third of Broadway’s longest-running productions of all time, Disney’s The Lion King has continued to amaze audiences worldwide with multiple productions that have performed in not just many states in the United States, but also Canada, South America, and Europe among others. On May, it adds one other to its list of productions as Disney's The Lion King will be performing in Providence Performing Arts Center at Providence on Thursday 28th May 2026!

Disney's The Lion King, since its creation and move to the Broadway stage in 1997, has undoubtedly continued to be one of the top Broadway musicals. With a timeless story brought to life on stage with the distinct usage of life-sized animal puppets and an African-inspired musical score and compositions, The Lion King was considered an spectacular show to both fans of the original motion picture and entirely brand new theatergoers.

Building up on a very inspired creation, the musical is also assuredly one of the most successful musicals in every single award season the musical partook in. In just a year after its premiere, the musical was nominated for over 20 awards, winning 6 Tony awards at the time which includes Best Musical, Best Scenic Design (by Richard Hudson), Best Choreography (by Garth Fagan), Best Lighting Design (by Donald Holder), Best Direction of a Musical and Best Costume Design (by Julie Taymor). The award conferred for Best Direction of a Musical is considered important, as Julie Taymor is the first female director to ever be presented with the award.

In its upcoming years after its debut, the Broadway musical resumed to extend and build on its success with again over 70 major theater awards and nominations conferred. In the show's multiple seasons and shows in several countries, it has been granted awards by a lot of organizations including but not limited to the NY Drama Critics Circle, The Grammys, the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Molière Awards, and the Helpmann Awards.

Immerse yourself once again as the musical brings you back to The Pride Lands and presents to you the profound story of Simba and his life. Disney's The Lion King will only be performing in Providence Performing Arts Center for a limited season; seats for this Thursday 28th May 2026 showing can now be availed by clicking on the links on top.