Overview
- Producers confirmed a West End transfer to Theatre Royal Drury Lane for spring 2027 following the show’s sold-out premiere at the Bristol Hippodrome earlier this year.
- Oliver Tompsett will play P.T. Barnum and Samantha Barks will play Charity Barnum, with Ben Joyce, Vajèn van den Bosch and Malinda Parris named among other principal cast members.
- The creative team includes book writers Jenny Bicks and Tim Federle, director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, music supervisor Alex Lacamoire, and designers David Korins, Gregg Barnes and Natasha Katz.
- The score will reuse major songs from the 2017 film by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul while also featuring new songs written for the stage, and the production has not yet released performance dates or ticket-on-sale details.
- This project is the first 20th Century Studios title adapted by Disney Theatrical Group, producers are offering priority booking on the show’s website, and any Broadway transfer remains unconfirmed.