Overview
- The limited engagement will begin in May 2027 at the Prince Edward Theatre and is scheduled to run for eight months.
- Tickets will go on sale in March 2026, with exact dates and casting to be announced later.
- The West End transfer follows a sell-out UK‑Ireland tour that is booking through August 2026, including return visits to Manchester and Birmingham due to demand.
- Producer Cameron Mackintosh says the revival shifts away from the work’s operatic origins toward its gritty 1970s dramatic and musical roots.
- Creative credits include music by Claude‑Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil, additional lyrics by Michael Mahler, and new orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe based on William David Brohn’s original.