“The Greatest Showman” Stage Musical Set for UK Debut in 2026
The creative team has also been revealed for the new show.
The Greatest Showman stage musical will debut in the UK in 2026.
What’s Happening:
- Back at D23 in August, it was announced that a new stage musical adaptation of the 2017 film The Greatest Showman was being developed by Disney Theatrical Group.
- Now, we have our first update on the production, including the plan to debut the musical in the Spring of 2026 at the Bristol Hippodrome, which is located 90 minutes from London.
- The musical will feature the Academy-Award-nominated score and songs from the film by EGOT winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen), with brand new songs written for the stage and a book by Academy-Award nominee Tim Federle (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Tuck Everlasting).
- The stage production will be directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Mean Girls and the upcoming production of Disney’s Hercules).
- Released by 20th Century Fox in 2017 prior to Disney acquiring the studio – and it changing names to 20th Century Studios – The Greatest Showman was a big hit, bringing in $459 million worldwide on an $84 million budget.
- The film starred Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, joined by a cast that included Michelle Williams, Zendaya and Zac Efron.
- You can check out the video below from when the stage musical was announced at D23, which included a performance of the song “The Greatest Show."
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