
Please plan accordingly as this will impact parking and arrival at Bass Concert Hall for those attending The Lion King. On Saturday, April 23, the annual Texas Football Orange & White Game will take place at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, along with additional festivities in the surrounding area. Please allow extra time to park and arrive at Bass Concert Hall. There are several events planned for this week. The resulting sound of THE LION KING is a fusion of Western popular music and the distinctive sounds and rhythms of Africa, including the Academy Award®-winning Can You Feel The Love Tonight and the haunting Shadowland.TRAFFIC ALERT: This week marks the opening of the new Moody Center on the UT campus. It’s such an iconic production and we’re really proud that we can bring this internationally renowned show to the West Midlands as part of our stellar season next year."ĭisney's The Lion King returns to Birmingham Hippodrome after 10 years (Image: Brinkoff and Mogenburg)Įlton John and Tim Rice have added three new numbers to the five that they wrote for the award-winning score of the animated film. Jon Gilchrist, Birmingham Hippodrome's artistic director and chief executive officer, said: "We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome The Lion King to Birmingham Hippodrome for an amazing ten week run next summer. The story of The Lion King is brought to life on stage using amazing masks, puppets and costumes to tell the story of Simba's epic adventures, as he struggles with the responsibilities of adulthood and becoming king. Read more: Marti Pellow, Dr Ranj and Matt Slack join all-star line-up for Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime While general sale tickets will be available from 11am on Friday, October 14. Priority tickets for Very Me Rewards by Vodafone will be available from 11am on Tuesday, October 11, and Birmingham Hippodrome Friends from 11am on Wednesday, October 12.


It means the show returns to Birmingham for the first time since 2013. The internationally acclaimed production will come to the theatre between Thursday, July 6, and Saturday, September 16. The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland have announced the show will return to Birmingham Hippodrome after 10 years.

Disney's The Lion King will return to the Birmingham stage next summer for 10 weeks.
