Disney's hit Greatest Showman adaptation confirms returning cast for London debut

The Greatest Showman is coming to life on the West End stage as the hit adaptation of the 2017 musical has confirmed its London debut. The new version enjoyed a sell-out run earlier this year at the Bristol Hippodrome ahead of its transfer.

Disney Theatrical Group has confirmed that The Greatest Showman will open at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in Spring 2027. It features the songs you love from the movie, as well as brand-new songs written by the movie's songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, with book by Tim Federle and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.

It has also been confirmed that Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will reprise their roles as PT Barnum and his wife Charity from the Bristol run, along with Ben Joyce as Phillip Carlyle, Vajèn van den Bosch as Jenny Lind and Malinda Parris as Lettie Lutz.

Further casting is to be announced, as well as the performance schedule. You can sign up for priority booking right now at the official site for the musical.

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"It's rare for a new film musical to capture the world's imagination in the way The Greatest Showman has – both for its story and record-breaking soundtrack. The piece is fearless in its emotion: open-hearted, exuberant, and unapologetically joyous, celebrating those considered outsiders and dreamers," said Anne Quart and Andrew Flatt for Disney Theatrical Group.

"While its storytelling draws on classic traditions, its score is unmistakably of today — bold, infectious songs that feel they were always destined for the stage.

"The show is born of a collaboration with an incredible group of artists. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul return with the songs audiences will know and love, alongside exhilarating new numbers created especially for the stage; Tim Federle's book captures a heartfelt love of theatre and show business; and two-time Tony Award-winning Casey Nicholaw directs an extraordinary cast led by the incomparable Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks.

"We're thrilled to begin this next chapter in our long association with Theatre Royal Drury Lane – this feels like a very special homecoming."

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The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is currently home to another Disney musical adaptation in the form of Hercules, which ends on 5 September. You can pick up tickets from the likes of ATG Tickets and TodayTix.

Before The Greatest Showman takes to the stage, the theatre will host Sting's musical The Last Ship and the celebrated Jesus Christ Superstar production led by Sam Ryder, which currently runs until 9 January 2027.

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