The Lion King at Paramount Theatre Seattle

Ranked presently as the third of Broadway’s longest-running musicals of all time, Disney’s The Lion King has continued to amaze audiences worldwide with numerous shows that have landed in not just many states in the U.S., but also Canada, South America, and Europe among others. On January, it adds one other to its toured cities as The Lion King musical will be arriving in Paramount Theatre at Seattle on Sunday 4th January 2026!

The renowned musical, since its first production and adaptation to the theater stage in 1997, has undoubtedly continued to be one of the top Broadway musicals. With a classic narrative adapted beautifully to theater with the special approach of life-sized puppetry of animals and an African-inspired musical score and compositions, the musical was considered an stunning show to both lovers of the previous film as well as entirely brand new viewers.

Leveling up from a very inspired creation, the historic play is also assuredly one of the most successful plays in every award season the show was included in. In 1998 alone after its first performance, the Broadway show was nominated for over 20 awards, getting 6 Tony awards at that awards season including 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 given for Best Direction of a Musical is considered major, as Julie Taymor is the first woman to ever be presented with the award.

Over the next two decades, the Broadway musical resumed to prove its standing and timelessness with more than over 70 major theater awards and nominations received. In its several seasons and productions all over the world, it has been presented awards by numerous organizations 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 Disney's The Lion King brings you back to The Pride Lands and performs for you the profound tale of Simba and his life. Disney's The Lion King will only be available in Paramount Theatre for a limited season; seats for this Sunday 4th January 2026 showing can now be purchased by clicking on the links on top of this page.