Disney on Broadway Concert Series Kicks Off at Epcot International Festival of the Arts, Jan. 17, 2020

You can celebrate the best in visual, culinary and performing arts during the Epcot International Festival of the Arts, Jan. 17 – Feb. 24, 2020, at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Returning to the festival this year is the Disney on Broadway Concert Series, with three daily performances headlined by Broadway stars who reprise favorite songs from past performances in award-wining shows. Along with Heidi Blickenstaff and Gavin Lee, Alton Fitzgerald White and Kissy Simmons will kick-off the concert series. 

On Jan. 17, Alton and Kissy who starred in “THE LION KING” on Broadway will perform at America Gardens Theater. Alton has broken Broadway records with more than 4,000 performances as Mufasa and Florida-native Kissy is best known to Disney fans as Nala. The Diz Planet recently caught up with Kissy and Alton to chat about their upcoming performances at Epcot. Check out the video below for more! 

Here’s the full lineup of show-stopping talent for the Disney on Broadway Concert Series: 

  • Jan. 17, 20, 21 and 24 – Kissy Simmons and Alton Fitzgerald White (“THE LION KING”) 
  • Jan. 18, 19, 22 and 23 – Heidi Blickenstaff (“The Little Mermaid”) and Gavin Lee (“Mary Poppins”)
  • Jan. 25 – Special performance featuring Simmons, White, Blickenstaff and Lee 
  • Jan. 26, 28, 29; Feb. 1, 2, 5 and 6 – Kara Lindsay (“Newsies”) and Kevin Massey (“Tarzan”)
  • Jan. 27, 30, 31, Feb. 3, 4, 7 and 8 – Liana Hunt (“Newsies”) and Adam Jacobs (“Aladdin”)
  • Feb. 9 – Special performance featuring Lindsay, Massey, Hunt and Jacobs
  • Feb. 10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22 and 23 – Ashley Brown (“Mary Poppins”) and Josh Strickland (“Tarzan”)
  • Feb. 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21 – Syndee Winters (“The Lion King”) and Michael James Scott (“Aladdin”)
  • Feb. 24 – Special performance featuring Brown, Strickland, Winters and Scott.

All shows are performed at America Gardens Theatre and are included with theme park admission. The best way to experience a performance is by reserving a Disney on Broadway Dining Package, which guarantees seating for one show on the day of the dining experience. Packages at participating Epcot restaurants are now booking; visit ArtfulEpcot.com or call (407) WDW-FEST to make a reservation.

Stay tuned to the Diz Planet for videos featuring all of the Broadway stars performing at this year’s Epcot International Festival of the Arts!