Broadway in Tucson/A Nederlander Presentation is part of the nationally recognized Nederlander Producing Company of America. The Nederlander organization was awarded a contract by the City of Tucson in 2003 to present a series of Broadway musicals and special events downtown at the Tucson Music Hall and Leo Rich Theater. Broadway in Tucson’s debut season opened in September 2004 with the Arizona premiere of Movin’ Out. And since that first season, the Broadway in Tucson calendar of events has brought thousands of Southern Arizonans to downtown Tucson again, with events like Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Riverdance, Jerry Seinfeld, Barenaked Ladies, BB King, The Black Crowes and George Jones. Broadway in Tucson broke box office records during the summer of 2006, with six wildly successful weeks of performances of Disney’s The Lion King. More than 83,000 people attended performances downtown at the Tucson Music Hall, making The Lion King the most well-attended, longest-running production in Tucson theatre history!