There are remnants from all the excitement of that 2007 premiere still scattered around the Fox Cities. It's still the only six-week engagement for a Broadway show the PAC has hosted and, with its 2013 return included, "The Lion King" remains one of the biggest moneymakers for the nonprofit venue. "That was a really big deal for the Performing Arts Center and especially our community," she said. It caught the industry by surprise, Van Laanen said. There was so much interest from the get-go the additional two weeks were officially added the same day tickets went on sale. That initial engagement was first announced as a four-week run. At the time the show's representatives weren't fully convinced the Fox Cities and its young venue could support a six-week stay, so it was decided if ticket sales were strong, those additional two weeks would be tacked on. MORE: 'Hamilton' tickets: What you need to know before Appleton visit MORE: Here's when tickets go on sale for the PAC's Broadway shows "It helped put the Fox Cities on the map in the industry." "I think it really helped cement the Performing Arts Center as a key industry leader in touring Broadway," she said. It's the third visit from the all-time highest grossing show on Broadway, which made its Wisconsin premiere at the PAC in 2007, then returned six years later.įirst landing the hugely successful and multiple Tony Award-winning spectacle in what was then the fifth anniversary year for the Fox Cities PAC was "a very, very big deal," said PAC President Maria Van Laanen. Online and phone sales will begin two hours later, at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fox Cities PAC ticket office. Tickets for this run will first be available for in-person sales at 8 a.m. The 2007 run was extended from four weeks to six weeks because of the demand. Those visits, the first in 2007, the second in 2013, saw long lines for tickets when they went on sale. If lessons learned during the first two visits to Appleton by "The Lion King" are any indication, ticket demand will be significant. Potential theater-goers looking to experience their next get-together should get ready to pounce. Watch Video: Fox Cities PAC 2018-19 Broadway seasonĪPPLETON - It's not quite on the level of Simba and Mufasa, but Disney's "The Lion King" and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center have formed a special relationship over the past decade-plus.
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