42nd Street: 2023 Tour Announcement

42nd Street: 2023 Tour Announcement

25-11-22

David Ian for Crossroads Live UK and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions have announced that the Curve and Sadler’s Wells production of the musical 42nd Street will embark on a UK wide tour including a season at Sadler’s Wells, London. Tour schedule below with further dates to be announced.

This new production will be directed by Jonathan Church (Singin’ in the Rain, The Drifters Girl) with choreography and design by Olivier Award winners Bill Deamer and Rob Jones. Casting and full creative team will be announced in due course. This iconic song-and-dance spectacular features a hit parade of toe-tapping songs, including the title number, “We’re In The Money”, “Lullaby of Broadway”, “Shuffle Off To Buffalo” and “I Only Have Eyes For You”. 42nd Street is a timeless and inspiring showbiz fairy tale that combines breath-taking tap dance routines, backstage intrigue, classic romance and delightful comedy to dazzling effect.

Fresh off the bus from small-town America, young and beautiful Peggy Sawyer arrives in New York City dreaming of her name in lights. She quickly catches the eye of a big-time director and lands a spot in the chorus line of Broadway’s newest show…and when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy gets her shot at stardom.

42nd Street is a larger-than-life, massively entertaining celebration of musicals and the irrepressible spirit of Broadway that’s guaranteed to lift anyone’s spirits. It has music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, and book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, based on the novel by Bradford Ropes. Original direction and dances were by Gower Champion. The show was originally produced on Broadway by David Merrick.

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The tour dates

The show will open at Curve in Leicester on 17 May 2023, then spend a season at Sadler’s Wells from 7 June 2023.

The production will then head to Canterbury (13 July to 22 July), Leeds (25 to 29 July), Bristol (31 July to 5 August), Plymouth (7 to 12 August), Cardiff (14 to 19 August), Glasgow (21 to 26 August), Milton Keynes (28 August to 2 September), Liverpool (4 to 9 September), Manchester (25 to 30 September), Southampton (3 to 7 October), Newcastle (10 to 14 October), Woking (16 to 21 October) and Belfast (24 to 28 October).