The Lion King at Murat Theatre

Disney's The Lion King North American Tour

Categorized presently as the third of Broadway's longest-running shows of all time, The Lion King has cemented its position in global history with numerous tours that have performed in not just many locations in the U.S., but also South America, Europe and Asia among others. On October, the musical adds one other to its visited locations as Disney's The Lion King North American Tour will be touring in Murat theater at Old National Centre at Indianapolis on Saturday 10th October 2026, with performances at 2:00pm and 7:30pm! The production will be in Indianapolis from September 30 through October 18, 2026.

The famous musical, since its first production and transfer to the theater stage in 1997, has changed the scene of Broadway and theater entirely. With a classic story translated creatively to the live stage with the unique introduction of life-sized puppetry of animals and an African-inspired music list and compositions, the musical was referred to as an mega surprise to both supporters of the 1994 motion picture as well as entirely recent viewers.

Building up on a very inspired creation, the musical is also certainly one of the most apphailed shows in each award season it was included in. In just a year after its top-teir, the musical was nominated for over 20 awards, winning 6 Tonys at the time 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 conferred for Best Direction of a Musical is considered historical, as Julie Taymor is the first female director to ever be presented with the award.

Still standing tall, The Lion King resumed to take all the awards and commendations with more than over 70 major theater awards and nominations conferred. In its multiple tours and performances all over the world, it has been granted awards by a great many institutions including 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 this ageless play takes you back to The Pride Lands and performs for you the classic story of Simba and the young prince's life. Featuring famous songs and elaborate costumes, masks and innovative puppetry that bring the African savanna to life on stage, this touring production includes principal roles such as Scar, Mufasa, Rafiki and Timon performed by a talented ensemble cast. Disney's The Lion King will only be showing in Murat theater at Old National Centre, the historic theater that opened in 1910 and seats 2,675 guests, for a limited season; seats for this Saturday 10th October 2026 showing can now be availed by clicking on the links on top.