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CURRENT & UPCOMING

COME FROM AWAY & HAIRSPRAY

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

The return of this smash-hit has been delayed as a result of Covid 19, but you can't stop the beat! The production will now begin performances on Thursday 22 April 2021 (Press Night: Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 7:00pm) and play a strictly limited 19-week season to Sunday 29 August.

Look who’s back! Don’t miss Michael Ball reprising his Olivier Award-winning role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray the Musical.

The huge-hearted, smash-hit musical arrives at the magnificent London Coliseum from April 2021.

Baltimore, 1962. Tracy Turnblad is a big girl with big hair and big dreams. Can she make it on the local TV dance show, win the heart of teen heartthrob Link Larkin and bring everyone together – whatever their colour, size or hairdo? Well if you want a change, you’ve really got to shake things up!

From the original award-winning creative team of director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and featuring the infectiously feel-good songs ‘Good Morning Baltimore’, ‘You Can’t Stop the Beat’ and ‘Big, Blonde and Beautiful’ this inspirational, fun-loving and fabulously uplifting musical sensation is back and bigger than ever.

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MUSICAL DIRECTOR & UK MUSICAL SUPERVISOR

This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

On 9/11, the world stopped.

On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

PHOENIX THEATRE
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Book, Music and Lyrics: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; Music Supervisor, Arrangements: Ian Eisendrath; Orchestrations: August Eriksmoen; Musical Director/UK Music Supervisor: Alan Berry; and the band of Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre.

'See the show in the West End - it takes all of ten seconds to be in its generous embrace. You stay there for the next 100 minutes: laughing, tapping your foot, wiping away tears, feeling good about humanity — what a rare, welcome feeling that is these days.'
'Irresistible and inspiring. It’s a musical that gets everything right.'
'I was still standing and cheering on the train home.'
'The best new musical since Hamilton... funny, fast and irresistibly open-hearted without being sappy.' (Times Hot List)

Dominic Maxwell, 19th February 2019

'A miraculous masterpiece.It’s totally, soul-feedingly wonderful.'
'It makes you look inwards to ask: what would I do in their place?'
'It’s gentle uncynical warmth spills off the stage, extending a hug to an audience that wouldn’t dream of turning it away.'
'A beautifully crafted hymn to the power of community.'

Alice Saville, 19th February 2019

'This musical is a gem, a tonic, and a reminder of what matters.'
'A moving, irresistible show that unapologetically champions kindness.'

Sarah Hemming, 20th February 2019

'An award-winning tribute to the generosity of the good people of Gander.'
John Nathan, 20th February

John Nathan, 20th February 2019

This show is a foot-stomping, heart-warming TRIUMPH!'
'It will make you laugh, cry and leave the theatre full of hope.'
'By the time it reaches the end there was simply no question the entire audience would rise as one. United.'
'Come from near, come from far, come from away - just make sure you come and see this show.'
Stefan Kyriazis, 19th February

Stefan Kyriazis, 19th February 2019

'A hymn to the power of community.'
'A real generosity of spirit.'

Henry Hitchings, 19th February 2019

'Moving, uplifting and life-affirming.'
'It hammers home that essential message – that wherever we’re from, we’re all human.'
'It’s hard not to be moved by a show this strong, and one that proves how good intentions can pave the way to heaven, or at least a higher form of humanity.'
'Incredibly moving and uplifting Canadian musical based on a true story of kindness.'

Tim Bano, 19th February 2019

'Its heartfelt message is more necessary than ever.'
'A triumph of ensemble storytelling that packs an emotional punch.'
'Come From Away is this year’s must-see musical.'

Marianka Swain, 18th February 2019

'A must-see musical that’s a life-affirming celebration of human decency.'
'This carefully crafted musical expertly treads the line between uplifting and heart-wrenching.'

Stacey Williams, 20th February 2019

'A parable many will see as fit for our times.'
'It has a feelgood factor that simply doesn't let-up. In divided times, that's a powerful antidote indeed.'

James Fitzgerald, 19th February 2019

'It’s witty as well as poignant, funny as well as sad - a show that grounds its characters in one spot but takes flight as a truly uplifting piece of musical theatre.'

Simon Button, 20th February 2019

'Come From Away is in a category of its own: a genuinely original musical, that is full of heart, truth and genuine emotion.'
'It's a show with an impact that’s difficult to describe: it feels like it creeps up on you unawares, before flooring you with emotion. I was just overwhelmed - and judging by the cheers and tears on the opening night, most of the audience seemed to be, too.'

Mark Shenton, 19th February 2019

'Just go see Come From Away! Five stars just doesn’t seem enough!'
'But a tour-de-force with an ensemble cast that us unequalled in the West End at this moment in time.'
'Come From Away is an extraordinary story of ordinary people making an extraordinary difference. Has to be seen to be believed.'
'Buy a ticket, suspend your disbelief and I guarantee you will walk out a better human being.'
'What I found was a spark of hope, especially in today’s troubling times, that when called people might just surprise you with an unfetted display of human kindness.'

Douglas Mayo, 19th February 2019