Again! Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch… Again! God, I hope I get it… Originally devised, directed, and choreographed by Michael Bennett with a score by Marvin Hamlisch, the 1975 musical *A Chorus Line* returns to London this summer in a fresh production directed by Nikolai Foster and starring Adam Cooper and Carly Mercedes Dyer.

Cooper plays Zach, the domineering director-choreographer casting the chorus for a new Broadway musical who puts the hopefuls through the wringer – physically and...

Learn all about the history of 'A Chorus Line' in London and New York

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The iconic musical plays at Sadler's Wells this summer in an exciting new production starring Adam Cooper and Carly Mercedes Dyer.

A musical version of a chick flick? With spectacular fashion shows, epic backstabbing and a diva who’ll chill your soul, it could well be groundbreaking. *The Devil Wears Prada* struts into the West End this autumn. With an original score by Elton John and a cast led by Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry, start planning your outfit for the most stylish show in town! 

Based on the bestselling novel by Lauren Weisberger and the film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, protagonist Andrea “Andy”...

Everything you need to know about 'The Devil Wears Prada' in the West End

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Elton John's musical version of the hit novel and film arrives at London's Dominion Theatre this autumn, starring Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry.


We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to shows in London, and it can be hard to keep up with everything that’s opening – we all have busy lives and it isn’t possible to fit everything in. Fortunately, second chances do sometimes arise!

A whole host of plays and musicals are being reprised in the West End this spring and summer, from celebrated musicals to classic drama and exciting contemporary writing. If it’s a show you’ve loved before, different cast members and venues can provide a whole...

Catch these incredible theatre shows as they return to the stage in London

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From *Sister Act* and *Hadestown* to *Standing at the Sky's Edge*, there's a wealth of fantastic shows coming into town – so don't miss out!

Make a joyful noise! West End favourite [Lee Mead](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/lee-mead) will join the cast of [*Sister Act*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/28926-sister-act) at the [Dominion Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/dominion-theatre) this June.

Mead is best known for his West End performances in *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Legally Blonde*, [*Wicked*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/313-wicked-tickets), and, most...

Lee Mead to join 'Sister Act' West End cast

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The London theatre veteran will join Ruth Jones, Alexandra Burke, and more in the musical based on the hit movie, which currently stars Beverley Knight.

The magic returns! [*My Neighbour Totoro*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25389-my-neighbour-totoro-tickets), the stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's beloved same-named Studio Ghibli movie, will transfer to the West End in 2025. The [Gillian Lynne Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/gillian-lynne-theatre) will host the 34-week run from 8 March to 2 November 2025. Opening night is 20 March.

*My Neighbour Totoro* follows two sisters, Satsuki and Mei, who move to the...

'My Neighbour Totoro' sets West End transfer

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Following two seasons at the Barbican Centre, the acclaimed play adapted from the classic Studio Ghibli film will play a 34-week run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.

All hail Macbeth! *Macbeth*, starring [David Tennant](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/david-tennant) in the title role and Cush Jumbo as Lady Macbeth, will play in the West End this autumn, with performances running at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 1 October to 14 December.

The production comes to the West End from a critically acclaimed premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in fall 2023, with the entire original cast returning. Alongside Tennant (*Doctor Who*) and Jumbo (*The Good...

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo-led 'Macbeth' to transfer to the West End

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The critically acclaimed production played the Donmar Warehouse in 2023, also starring Tennant and Jumbo, and will now have a two-month run in the West End.

Truth is, no one can do what he does. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, Elton John has been one of the world’s most successful pop stars and songwriters since he released “Your Song” in 1970. 

Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin, some of his greatest hits include “Tiny Dancer”, “Rocket Man”, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, “I’m Still Standing”, “Are You Ready for Love”, and, of course, “Candle in the Wind”, which was revised as a tribute to Princess Diana following her death and became a...

Explore the fantastic stage musicals of Elton John ahead of 'The Devil Wears Prada'

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Follow our guide to the shows composed by legendary pop star Elton John, including *The Lion King, Billy Elliot, Tammy Faye*, and the forthcoming West End musical *The Devil Wears Prada*.  

Revivals of musicals are often every bit as revelatory as new takes on classic plays. In recent years, Daniel Fish’s *Oklahoma!* imbued the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein classic with a chillingly contemporary significance without changing a word, and Jamie Lloyd’s stripped back *Sunset Boulevard* recently swept the Olivier Awards.

This summer, *Starlight Express* makes a spectacular return in a specially designed auditorium. There’s star casting aplenty as Imelda Staunton leads *Hello, Dolly!*...

Experience London shows in a new light with tickets to West End musical revivals

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Relive all the joy of classic West End musicals as they return to London in 2024, including *Hello, Dolly!*, *Starlight Express*, and *Kiss Me, Kate*.

The [London Palladium](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/london-palladium) will show a *Robin Hood* pantomime in December, continuing its annual tradition of presenting a panto each Christmas season. Performances will run from 7 December 2024 to 12 January 2025.

The star-studded cast includes [Julian Clary](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/julian-clary) as Robin Hood, Jane McDonald as Maid Marion, Paul Zerdin as Will Scarlet, [Nigel...

Jane McDonald, Julian Clary to lead 'Robin Hood' panto in December

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Numerous award-winning West End actors will join the ninth annual panto at the historic venue, with performances running from December 2024 to January 2025.

*2:22 — A Ghost Story* is set to return to London’s West End for a strictly limited 10-week. The play will open at the Gielgud Theatre on 25 May.

The play premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in 2020, and featured Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser, and Jake Wood. A number of famous faces have gone on to star in the production, including Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Felton, Laura Whitmore, Cheryl, and Sophia Bush, among others. This run at the Gielgud marks the play's seventh West End season. ...

'2:22 — A Ghost Story' to return to the West End

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A number of famous faces have starred in *2:22 — A Ghost Story*, including Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Felton, Laura Whitmore, Cheryl, and Sophia Bush. 

The West End production of <a href="/show/thriller-live">Thriller Live</a> is set to close at the <a href="/theatres/lyric-theatre">Lyric Theatre</a> after 11 years of performances in London.The show, which celebrates the life and music of pop legend Michael Jackson, rattles through the singer's back catalogue from the early Jackson 5 days with his brother to some of his biggest hits including "Thriller", "Bad", "Billie Jean" and "Smooth Criminal".<a href="/show/thriller-live">Thriller Live</a>, which opened at the theatre on 21st January 2009, will play its final performance at the Lyric Theatre on 26th April 2020.After the production closes, the <a href="/theatres/lyric-theatre">Lyric Theatre</a> - which is owned by Nimax Theatres - will undergo refurbishment.The production has stated it is seeking another West End theatre to transfer to following its closure.<a href="/show/thriller-live">Thriller Live</a> will close at the <a href="/theatres/lyric-theatre">Lyric Theatre</a> on 26th April 2020. &nbsp;<a href="/show/thriller-live">Thriller Live tickets</a>&nbsp;are available now.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Thriller Live to close at the Lyric Theatre after 11 years

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Now in its tenth year of celebrating the life of the King of Pop in the West End, Thriller Live brings Michael Jackson's greatest hits to life on stage at the <a href="/theatres/lyric-theatre">Lyric Theatre</a>.The show features all your favourite MJ hits spanning his entire career - including "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There, Show You The Way To Go", "Can You Feel It", "Rock With You", "She's Out Of My Life", "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "Earth Song" and "Thriller" - performed by an energetic cast accompanied by eye-popping multi-media effects and spectacular choreography.Thriller Live features choreography from award-winning director Gary Lloyd, who has previously worked with the likes of Leona Lewis, Will Young, Robbie Williams, Kelly Clarkson and Girls Aloud, with additional choreography from LaVelle Smith Jnr.Over&nbsp;his 40 year career, Michael Jackson sold over 750 million records around the globe, including the best-selling album of all time, Thriller. Famed for his iconic look and distinctive dance moves, Michael Jackson inspired a generation of artists and musicians&nbsp;including: Beyonce, Jamiroquai, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, The Weeknd, Kanye West and Jay Z.Please Note: Contains constant use of flashing LED screen and some strobe lighting.

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Experience the iconic music of pop legend, Michael Jackson. Delve into the back catalogue of incredible hits with Thriller Live, and see your favourite songs come to life on stage at London’s Lyric Theatre. Journey through the history of Jackson’s music, including his early work with his family group, The Jackson Five. This show is the ultimate homage to the internationally renowned artist and fans all over the world have experienced the power of Jackson’s music. The show pulls the audience through his songs with video, lighting, Jackson’s most iconic costumes and amazing dancers that will have you moonwalking all the way home!
## What to watch for
It takes over 100 LED panels and over 100 metres of trussing to put together the staging.

The cast have made their way through over 1500 pairs of trainers!

There have been over 1000 trilby’s worn (and thrown) in the show, most notably from the “Smooth Criminal” number.

Due to the amount of dancing in the show, 468 Physiotherapists have been used in 17 different countries.

During “They Don’t Care About Us”, there have been over 300 pairs of drumsticks that are used and broken.

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There's no question that<a href="/show/thriller-live"> Thriller Live </a>is a genuine crowd-pleaser. But is it the answer? It depends on what you want the West End to stand for. Is it a place to showcase the best in world theatre, or just a home for mindless but colourful variety spectacles?Actually, let's not to be too snobbish. There's room for both. I may personally miss the fact that the <a href="/theatres/lyric-theatre">Lyric Theatre</a> on Shaftesbury Avenue -- one of the best, most perfectly proportioned playhouses in town -- has been lost to straight plays for the last five and a half years, but meanwhile a totally different audience has been drawn inside a West End theatre, possibly for the first time. That's not necessarily a bad result.And the legacy of Michael Jackson is such that it is an audience of all ages, colours and nationalities that come to the <a href="/theatres/lyric-theatre">Lyric </a>to celebrate his incredible repertoire. (I am particularly struck by how many youngsters were in attendance, and not just dragged there by parents but who actually knew every song. So the audience for this show is endlessly renewable, too). The show has become a living memorial to him, and there's even a plaque in the theatre's foyer now marking his death that acts as informal shrine for people to leave flowers at.His early death -- on the eve of a planned London comeback with a series of concerts announced for the O2 Arena -- occurred on June 25, 2009. This loud, garish and occasionally grating tribute show opened in the West End less than six months earlier, on January 2, 2009, after a few prior one-off London dates and a national tour.I have to admit I wasn't too taken by it originally -- it felt then, as it does now, rather unimaginatively put together as a more or less unbroken stream of numbers, accompanied by a vigorous but uninspiring choreography, with some very perfunctory narration in between about the overall genius of Jackson, but no mention of his well-documented troubles at all).But watching it again now, I realise that it aspires to be no more than a slickly performed sound and light tribute show, and it ticks all of those boxes effortlessly. A teaming cast of terrific vocalists (now including 90s child pop singer Cleopatra Higgins, former boy band singer Haydon Eshun, and West End performers Ricardo Alfonso and John Moabi) and sensational dancers keep the temperature high, even if the show feels repetitious and a bit relentless.All the hits are here -- Man in the Mirror, Billie Jean, Bad, Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, Can You Feel It etc -- and more (yes, Heal the World is in there, too). And they're still amongst the biggest hits in the pop world: according to a recent news report, his estate has earned over $700m from his work since his death -- more than that of Jay Z, Taylor Swift and Kanye West combined (who between them have taken in $544m). He's made more since his death (when he was in serious debt) than he ever made during his lifetime.This show is part of that money-making machine. And it shows no signs of slowing down.<a href="/show/thriller-live">Thriller - Live tickets</a> are now on sale. &nbsp;<hr />Original review cuttings from Jan 2009&nbsp; &nbsp;What the popular press had to say....."It's cute, kicking and retro, but also highlights a danger that looms large in this show: that even as a tot, Jackson was supremely gifted performer - both as a singer and a dancer - and this tribute, however well intended, inevitably pales by comparison." Sanjy Roy for The Guardian"This is very much an ensemble company and the dance team here deserve a special mention...some of the set pieces, particularly the Billie Jean/Thriller/Bad set are, quite literally, thrilling." Paul Vale for The Stage"Thrilling, certainly, but empty, too." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard"A glitzy concert of song and dance...a great night out, though the excessive running time means that it doesn't stop until you've had more than enough." Charles Spencer for Daily Telegraph"There's no fictional conceit stitching the songs together in Adrian Grant's "celebration" of Michael Jackson's music. Instead, a barrage of awards and sales statistics (flashed up in graphics on a screen) punctuate set pieces featuring a revolving cast of six singers." Benedict Nightingale for The Times"A hugely enjoyable, gloriously upbeart, high energy show." Julie Carpenter for The Daily Express"Immensely enjoyable compilation of the Michael Jackson catalogue...It's a shame that Gary Lloyd's production has no theatrical justification whatsoever, but the presentation is so enjoyably theatrical that the objection disintegrates." Michael Coveney for The Independent

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Mischief, creators of the multi award-winning sell-out success The Play
That Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery and the BBC TV
series The Goes Wrong Show, return to the West End with their riotous
spin on a timeless classic, the smash hit comedy Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

The Lyric Theatre opened on 17 Dec. 1888. From the twentieth century, the theatre's typically hosted plays and musicals. Notable shows include *The Royal Family* starring Laurence Olivier, and the original production of Willy Russell’s *Blood Brothers*.

In recent years, the Lyric Theatre has become heavily associated with Michael Jackson — the *Thriller Live* concert ran for 13 years. Michael Jackson then made way for Bob Marley with *Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story.* Nimax Theatres has owned the Lyric Theatre since 2005.

## Lyric Theatre Seating Information

The auditorium has four levels – Stalls, Dress Circle, Upper Circle and Balcony. In the Stalls, the view of the stage is slightly obscured by the overhang of the Dress Circle in Rows Q and R. 

In the Dress Circle, there is a shallow rake.

The Upper Circle offers shallow legroom. The balcony does not hinder the view. 

The Balcony is very high up, but the seats offer a good view of the stage.

Thriller Live to close at the Lyric Theatre after 11 years

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