The Lion King Musical on Broadway Tickets New York

Why The Lion King on Broadway belongs on every New York itinerary

The Lion King opened on Broadway in 1997 and is one of the most successful stage shows ever staged, winning six Tony Awards including Best Musical, with director Julie Taymor becoming the first woman to win the Tony for directing a musical. Its opening number, Circle of Life, is one of the great moments in theatre, as giraffes, elephants and birds made of puppets and masks parade down the aisles towards the stage. The score by Elton John and Tim Rice, with African music and choral arrangements, includes Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata and Can You Feel the Love Tonight, and the show plays at the Minskoff Theatre on Times Square.

A ticket booked in advance changes the visit. Instead of queueing at the desk and taking whatever slot is left, you arrive at the time you reserved, go straight to the entrance for pre-booked visitors and spend your energy inside. Haqqi Tours books that slot for you and confirms it on WhatsApp.

Best time to visit New York

Spring and autumn are the pleasant seasons, summer is hot and humid, and winter cold with occasional snow; the Van Wyck Expressway from JFK and the tunnels into Manhattan are slowest on weekday evenings.

For this ticket specifically, the first slot of the day is the quietest and the last the most atmospheric.

Getting around New York

The AirTrain from JFK connects to the subway and Long Island Rail Road, and Newark has its own AirTrain to NJ Transit; both mean stairs, changes and crowds with luggage, and LaGuardia has only buses, so a car at the terminal door is the calm choice at any hour.

Most guests pair this ticket with one of our airport transfers or a car with driver, so the day begins at the hotel door.

More to see in New York

Before or after, most visitors add the 9/11 Memorial and One World Observatory, the High Line and Hudson Yards, a Broadway show, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and Central Park. Our New York programme covers most of these as separate tours and tickets - ask and we will suggest an order.

Where to eat before and after

Plan a meal around it: New York: a bagel with lox for breakfast, a New York slice of pizza, pastrami on rye at a deli and dim sum in Chinatown. There is time built into the ticket for a break, and the guide will point you to the honest places rather than the tourist ones.

A practical tip from our New York team

Tell us which of the three airports and which terminal - JFK alone has six - and the hotel's full street address, since Manhattan hotel names repeat across the city.

Specific to this ticket: About 2.5 hours with intermission; subtitle app on your phone; theatre is cool; non-refundable.

Before you go: a short checklist

• Your Haqqi Tours confirmation on your phone, with the time slot and entrance
• An ID for each guest that matches the names on the booking
• A small bag only - large bags are refused or checked at the entrance
• The children's ages (child rate 3–11) - the attraction may ask
• Arrive ten minutes early; the group does not wait
• Our WhatsApp number saved - one message reaches the team on the day

Prices, children and how the booking panel works

The booking panel on this page shows the adult rate and, where the ticket has one, the child rate, in the currency we sell it in. Children aged 3–11 take the child rate; infants below that age are usually free where the ticket allows a lap seat, and we confirm it case by case. There are no booking fees and no surprises at the meeting point: what the panel says is what you pay.

Entry is per person and per time slot; a group of any size can book together as long as the slot has space, which is why we ask for the date first.

Why book it with Haqqi Tours

• We confirm in writing before you pay - date, time, meeting point, price
• Support in English and Arabic on WhatsApp from booking to the end of the day
• One contact for the rest of the trip: New York transfers, other tours, tickets, trains, flights and ferries
• Our own team has checked every product on this page; nothing is listed we would not book ourselves
• Card and Apple Pay accepted; the price on the page is the price you pay

Combine it with

Most guests book this alongside an airport transfer into New York and one or two more of our New York tours; ask for an order that fits your dates and we will lay the days out for you.

Coming in from the airport? The AirTrain from JFK connects to the subway and Long Island Rail Road, and Newark has its own AirTrain to NJ Transit; both mean stairs, changes and crowds with luggage, and LaGuardia has only buses, so a car at the terminal door is the calm choice at any hour.

Inside The Lion King on Broadway: what the ticket covers

Here is what a full visit includes, in the order most visitors take it.

• Arrive at the Minskoff Theatre in Times Square
• Show your ticket and take your seat
• Open the subtitle app on your phone if you need it
• Circle of Life: the animals parade through the aisles
• Act one on the Pride Lands
• The intermission
• Act two: Simba's return and the finale
• The curtain call

What you will see and why it matters

The show runs about two and a half hours with one intermission; free word-for-word subtitles are available through an app on your own phone, the auditorium is kept cool so bring a layer, food, drinks, flash photography and video are not allowed, and tickets are non-refundable. Broadway's great family classic.

It sits inside the wider story of New York: New York City is served by three airports: John F. Kennedy (JFK) in Queens about 25 km from Midtown Manhattan, LaGuardia (LGA) about 15 km away, and Newark (EWR) across the Hudson in New Jersey about 25 km from Midtown, with the bridges, tunnels and expressways between them among the busiest roads in America.

How the visit works

Entry is at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street, on Times Square. Allow about 2.5 hours inside. The Lion King on Broadway is open Choose your performance date and time when booking; Arrive ten to fifteen minutes before your time slot with an ID that matches the booking name.

Good to know: About 2.5 hours with intermission; subtitle app on your phone; theatre is cool; non-refundable.

What is included

• Live theatre performance
• The Lion King ticket in your chosen section, with subtitle app
• Reserved, dated entry in your name
• Written confirmation on WhatsApp and one Haqqi Tours contact throughout

Not included: meals and drinks, transport to the meeting point, tips and guided tours unless stated.

Who this is for

First-time visitors to New York should book this before anything else - it is the overview that makes the rest of the trip make sense. Returning visitors book it for the parts they missed. Children aged 3–11 travel at the child rate.

Booking The Lion King Musical on Broadway Tickets New York with Haqqi Tours

Send the form on this page with your date and the number of adults and children (3–11). Our team replies on WhatsApp, usually within minutes, with the confirmation and the meeting details. You pay only after that, and the price on this page is the whole price.

We operate in United States every season, in English and Arabic, and every ticket on this page is one our own team has checked and stands behind.