The Lion King at Paramount Theatre Seattle

Ranked currently as the third of Broadway’s longest-running shows of all time, Disney’s The Lion King has brought the 1994 original film to life with several productions that have reached not just numerous locations in the United States, but also Canada, South America, and Europe among others. On January, it adds one more to its visited locations as Disney's The Lion King will be performing in Paramount Theatre at Seattle on Friday 2nd January 2026!

Disney's The Lion King, since its inception and move to the live stage in 1997, has undoubtedly continued to be one of the top Broadway musicals. With a classic tale adapted beautifully to theater with the special approach of life-sized puppetry of animals and an African-inspired music list and performance numbers, The Lion King was referred to as an second to none show to both lovers of the original motion picture as well as entirely new theatergoers.

In addition to a very inspired creation, The Lion King is also certainly one of the most successful shows in each award season the show was included in. In just a year after its debut, Disney's The Lion King was nominated for over 20 awards, garnering 6 Tonys at that awards season 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.

Over the next two decades, the Broadway hit resumed to prove its standing and timelessness with again over 70 major theater awards and nominations conferred. In its many seasons and performances all over the world, it has been awarded by a lot of institutions including but not limited to the NY Drama Critics Circle, The Grammys, the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Molière Awards, and the Helpmann Awards.

Relive a piece of your youth as the musical takes you on a journey to The Pride Lands and presents to you the passionate chronicle of Simba and his life. The Lion King will only be available in Paramount Theatre for a limited run; seats for this Friday 2nd January 2026 showing can now be purchased by using the links on top of this page.