Disney’s ‘Greatest Showman’ stage musical will play London in 2026
nypost.comAladdin” and “The Book of Mormon”), and play the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London after the House of Mouse’s “Hercules” packs up its Ionic pillars.
Before heading to the West End, the production will try out in Bristol in early 2026, confirmed multiple sources.“Hercules,” the “Zero to Hero” Greek myth musical, also directed by no-sleep Nicholaw, starts next summer at the famed British theater that’s owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber.“Casey said he’d only do ‘Hercules’ if he got ‘Showman’ too,” a source said.Reports have popped up occasionally the last couple of years about a stage future for “Showman,” with a score by composer Justin Paul and lyricist Benj Pasek, who I ran into in London back in June while he was in town for work.Aha!Telling a spiffed-up story of the unusual performers hired by circus impresario P.T.
Barnum, there’s no sleazy “Come Look At The Freaks,” like there was in the Broadway circus flop “Side Show.” Pasek and Paul’s rousing “This Is Me,” which was nominated for the Oscar, is very 2024 — all about empowerment.The Dear Evan Hansen” duo also wrote pop-y tunes such as the ballad “Never Enough,” “A Million Dreams” and “Rewrite the Stars.” Starting in the UK is sensible.
It’s a lot cheaper, for one. But movie critics here, for the most part (including yours truly), did not think “Showman” was so great, and 60% of its box office was international.
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