Disney’s The Lion King coming to Tulsa June 4 - July 7

(Tulsa, OK) A great cast has been announced for the Tulsa engagement of Disney’s The Lion King. Tulsa’s most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Tulsa Performing Arts Center’s stage from Tuesday, June 4 to Sunday, July 7. The show’s six-week premiere engagement in 2006 played a sold-out run at the Tulsa PAC.

The North American touring productions of The Lion King have been seen by more than 14 million theatergoers and grossed over $983 million to date. Having already played more than 70 cities across North America, The Lion King now proudly returns to Tulsa at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

The production features Timothy Carter as “Scar,” Dionne Randolph as “Mufasa,” Tshidi Manye as “Rafiki,” Mark David Kaplan as “Zazu,” Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa,” Nick Cordileone as “Timon,”Jelani Remy as “Simba,”Syndee Winters as “Nala,” Keith Bennett as “Banzai,” Rashada Dawan as “Shenzi” and Robbie Swift as “Ed.”

The role of “Young Simba” is alternated between Zavion J. Hill and Adante Power and the role of “Young Nala” is alternated between Sade Phillip-Demorcy and Kailah McFadden.

In Tulsa, The Lion King will play Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m., Sunday matinees at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. with additional performances Monday, July 1at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, July 5 at 1:00 p.m. (There will be no performances on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day).

Premium ticket packages, which include a prime seat location, a commemorative souvenir program and an exclusive merchandise item, are also available. Tickets are available at the Tulsa PAC Ticket Office and online at www.LionKing.com and MyTicketOffice.com. To charge tickets, call the Tulsa PAC Ticket Office at 918.596.7111 or outside the Tulsa area at 800.364.7111, Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Orders for groups of twenty (20) or more may be placed by calling 918.796.0220.

The Broadway score features Elton John and Tim Rice’s music fromThe Lion King animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice; additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer; and music from "Rhythm of the Pride Lands," an album inspired by the original music in the film, written by Lebo M, Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer. The resulting sound of The Lion King is a fusion of Western popular music and the distinctive sounds and rhythms of Africa, ranging from the Academy Award-winning song “Can you feel the love tonight” to the haunting ballad “Shadowland.”

For more information worldwide, visit LionKing.com.