The Greatest Showman Musical to Play London's West End

Disney Theatrical Group has announced that The Greatest Showman will transfer to London’s West End, opening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027. Exact dates have not yet been announced.

Theatre Royal Drury Lane is currently home to Disney’s Hercules, which is set to end its run September 5.

Based on the fantastical 2017 musical biofilm about PT Barnum, The Greatest Showman features songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle, and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.

As previously reported, it made its world premiere earlier this year at the Bristol Hippodrome.

Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will lead the cast as PT Barnum and Charity Barnum. They will be joined by Ben Joyce as Phillip Carlyle, Vajèn van den Bosch as Jenny Lind, and Malinda Parris as Lettie Lutz. Further casting will be announced at a later date.

The creative team includes music supervisor and orchestrator Alex Lacamoire, set designer David Korins, costume designers Gregg Barnes and Sky Switser, lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer Peter Hylenski, video designer George Reeve, circus creator and designer Lorenzo Pisoni, hair and wig designer Josh Marquette, make-up designer Milagros Medina-Cerdeira, special effects designer Jeremy Chernick, and illusions designer Skylar Fox. Justin Paul provides vocal and incidental music arrangements.