London musicals
Discover the best London musicals in the West End and beyond and book tickets
There are a hell of a lot of musicals running in London at any given time, from decades-long classics like ‘Les Miserables and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to short run fringe obscurities. Here we round up every West End musical currently running or coming soon, plus fringe and off-West End shows that we’ve reviewed – all presented in fabulous alphabetical order.
A-Z list of London and West End musicals
9 to 5 the Musical
Backwoods Barbie, rhinestone queen and all-round country music legend Dolly Parton has her glittering fingerprints all over this musical…
Aladdin
They don’t really have pantomimes in the US, which may explain why the creatives behind this hit Broadway adaptation of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ made a pantomime, probably without realising…
The Book of Mormon
Brace yourself for a shock: ‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Broadway-munching musical is not particularly shocking…
Come from Away
Musicals don’t come much more low-key, wholesome or Canadian than ‘Come from Away’…
COMING SOON Dear Evan Hansen
It feels like 2019 is the year every single hit Broadway musical of the last three years descends upon London. Following hot on the heels of ‘Waitress’, ‘9 to 5’ and ‘Come from Away’, here’s tearjerking Tony-winner ‘Dear Evan Hansen’.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ is a burst of joy in the heart of the West End…
COMING SOON Evita
In a big year for the back catalogue of Andrew Lloyd Webber, this looks set to be the most exciting entry: Jamie Lloyd follows up his marathon Pinter at the Pinter project by giving Lloyd Webber’s epic about Argentinean leader Eva Peron its first new London production in over a decade…
Follies
There’s nothing like a Stephen Sondheim musical to make you wonder what the hell everybody else is playing at…
COMING SOON Jesus Christ Superstar
One of the many contradictions that underpin the life and career of Andrew Lloyd Webber is that his musical about Jesus is about a gazillion times more fun than his musical about cats (don’t even get me started on the rollerskating train)…
COMING SOON Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber has come over all nostalgic and is bringing back his first ever hit: the epic, Biblically-inspired 'Joseph'…
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