Musical theatre's naughtiest puppets are back, as the West End welcomes Avenue Q for a joyful 20th-anniversary revival. This Tony-winning spoof of Sesame Street imparts life lessons, but of the more adult variety, as recent college graduate Princeton faces struggles with work, love and more. Mischievous, silly, big-hearted and downright rude, Avenue Q delighted and astonished Broadway audiences in 2003, and has proved just as popular on this side of the pond.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's epic musical detailing the life of Founding Father and revolutionary Alexander Hamilton won an unprecedented 11 Tony Awards, making it one of the most successful Broadway musicals in theatre history. Hamilton's eventful life is set to a hip-hop and R&B soundtrack written by Miranda, who also originated the lead role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Hamilton is now wowing audiences in London at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

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Journey way down into the Underworld with this utterly beguiling show by Anaïs Mitchell, adapting Ancient Greek myth into a musical wonder fusing New Orleans jazz and American folk. Orpheus embarks on a hellish quest to be reunited with his lost love, Eurydice, while Hades spars with his wife Persephone. Hadestown had its Broadway premiere in 2019 and this Tony-winning show been a West End staple at the Lyric Theatre since 2024.

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Get your invitation to the most swellegant elegant party in town: Cole Porter's High Society is swinging into the Barbican this summer. Based on the Hollywood movie starring Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, the show premiered on Broadway in 1998, telling the madcap story of socialite Tracy Lord and her romantic adventures on the eve of her wedding. It's jam-packed with jazzy tunes, including "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", "Let's Misbehave", and "Well, Did you Evah!".

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Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine mash up the familiar stories of multiple fairy tale characters in this totally ingenious musical, which sees the likes of Cinderella and Little Red Ridinghood cross paths in the woods. A Tony-winning Broadway hit in 1987, it is now reborn in enchanting fashion at the Bridge Theatre in London, directed by Jordan Fein and featuring an all-star West End cast. You couldn't wish for anything more.

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One of the most talked-about plays of the recent Broadway season was John Proctor Is the Villain, Kimberly Belflower's potent revisionist take on Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It sees a group of high school students learning about Miller's play, while also experiencing its themes of power, gender and truth in their own lives – whether through the school's first feminism club or the advent of the #MeToo movement. This urgently contemporary, conversation-sparking drama now comes to London's Royal Court.

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David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori's darkly funny and deeply moving show has an idiosyncratic premise: their heroine, Kimberly, has a rare genetic condition which means she ages four times faster than everyone else. Add in a wildly dysfunctional family, teen romance, and a crime spree, and this is a thrillingly unique adventure about seizing the moment and having an adventure while you can. The musical won five Tony Awards for its Broadway run and now makes its European premiere at the Hampstead Theatre.

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Strut over to the London Coliseum, where this Broadway sensation is kicking up its heels once again. This is actually a true British story returning home, but in the form of a toe-tapping musical by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and Tony-winning writer Harvey Fierstein, now directed in a major London revival by Nikolai Foster. Strictly Come Dancing favourite Johannes Radebe stars as drag queen Lola, who might just be the key to Charlie Price saving his family's shoe factory. Everybody say yeah!

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Based on Baz Luhrmann's 2001 movie, the story of a lovesick writer and enchanting singer at the Moulin Rouge nightclub comes alive on stage, boasting over 70 songs in its eclectic soundtrack including Sia's "Chandelier" and Madonna's "Material Girl". The Broadway production won 10 Tony Awards, and this nightclub spectacular is just as beloved by London audiences at the Piccadilly Theatre.

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Cole Escola's gleefully outrageous, Tony Award-winning comedy took Broadway by storm, giving audiences a completely different take on Mary Todd Lincoln's life in the run-up to her presidential husband's assassination. Who knew the First Lady was actually a frustrated cabaret star? Mason Alexander Park gives an incredible tour-de-force performance as the monstrous diva Mary in the equally brilliant West End production at the Trafalgar Theatre.

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Breaking box office records on its Broadway opening, The Book of Mormon headed across the pond to spread the word of Elder Price and Elder Cunningham in 2013. Created by Avenue Q's Robert Lopez and South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the side-splittingly funny musical sees two missionaries attempt to convert Ugandans into Mormons with varying levels of success. The musical won four Olivier Awards and continues to be one of the hottest shows around.

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It's the circle of life: first Disney's beloved animated film became a Broadway musical sensation, and then the West End welcomed this singing menagerie to the Lyceum Theatre in 1999. It remains a family favourite, beloved by audiences of all ages, thanks to the jaw-dropping puppetry and that incredible collection of songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, including "Hakuna Matata", "Be Prepared", and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".

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The hapless protagonists of Mel Brooks's riotous musical The Producers may be trying to create a flop as part of a moneymaking scheme, but the show was a total smash on Broadway in 2001, winning a record 12 Tony Awards. Patrick Marber's side-splitting revival proves that this odd-couple couple is still just as glorious: it's a must-see West End sensation once again at the Garrick Theatre, now starring Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin.

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Wicked flew onto Broadway in 2003 and hit the West End three years later. Now the Wicked movies have brought the story of Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch to an even bigger international audience, with Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Jonathan Bailey among the cast. But nothing beats the original, live experience, featuring hit songs such as "Defying Gravity", "Popular" and "Dancing Through Life".

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