• The UK’s biggest discount theatre specialist • Your first choice for cheap The Lion King tickets at the Lyceum Theatre • Book online or call us on 020 7492 1515.he musical originally debuted in Minnesota in July 1997 before transferring to Broadway in October of the same year. The show opened in London’s West End at the Lyceum Theatre in October 1999. The Lion King won 3 Olivier Awards in its first year in London, including Best New Musical.