The Greatest Showman Announces London Dates

Preview performances of The Greatest Showman will begin April 14, 2027 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, ahead of an official opening night May 5.

The stage adaptation of the 2017 film will feature songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle, and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.

The cast includes Oliver Tompsett as P T Barnum, Samantha Barks as Charity Barnum, Ben Joyce as Phillip Carlyle, Vajèn van den Bosch as Jenny Lind and Malinda Parris as Lettie Lutz. Further casting is to be announced.

The musical will feature songs from the film, including “The Greatest Show”, “A Million Dreams”, “Come Alive”, “Rewrite the Stars”, “Never Enough” and “This Is Me”, alongside new songs written for the stage adaptation. The original film’s songs earned Pasek and Paul a Golden Globe Award for “This Is Me”, while the pair are also known for their work on La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen.

Based on the 20th Century Studios film, The Greatest Showman has a story by Jenny Bicks. It is the first 20th Century Studios title to be adapted for the stage by Disney Theatrical Group. The Seelig Group, a producer of the original film, is also producing the musical.

The creative team includes Alex Lacamoire (music supervision, incidental and dance music arrangements and orchestrations), Justin Paul (vocal and incidental music arrangements), David Korins (scenic design), Gregg Barnes and Sky Switser (costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), Peter Hylenski (sound design), George Reeve (video design), Lorenzo Pisoni (circus creation and design), Josh Marquette (hair and wig design), Milagros Medina-Cerdeira (make-up design), Jeremy Chernick (special effects design) and Skylar Fox (illusions and magic design).

Natalie Gallacher for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting is the casting director, while Keston and Keston are the children’s casting directors and general managers. Acrobat casting is by the 7 Fingers.

General ticket sales begin November 18 at 12pm GMT. Priority booking begins November 3.