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Paddington The Musical, nan seven-time Olivier Award-winning West End musical, is heading to Broadway: Previews statesman Tuesday, March 30, 2027, astatine nan Al Hirschfeld Theatre, pinch an charismatic opening connected Sunday, April 18.
Based connected nan classical children’s book A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond and nan award-winning movie Paddington, nan musical, by typical statement pinch Studiocanal, features euphony and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, a book by Jessica Swale and guidance by Luke Sheppard.
The Broadway engagement was announced coming by producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Studiocanal and Eliza Lumley Productions connected behalf of Universal Music UK.
Composer Tom Fletcher said successful a statement, “It has been nan top escapade of my profession to beryllium entrusted pinch bringing Paddington’s communicative to life connected shape alongside my superb imaginative collaborators Jessica, Luke and our producers Sonia and Eliza. The consequence from West End audiences of each ages has been dissimilar thing I’ve ever experienced. It’s a awesome privilege to invited New York audiences into Paddington’s world of curiosity and I americium perfectly thrilled astatine nan opportunity for this very uncommon and typical carnivore to beryllium connected Broadway.”
Casting for nan Broadway accumulation was not announced.
“I couldn’t beryllium much excited to bring Paddington to New York,” said book writer Swale. “As a metropolis that breathes theatre, storytelling and imagination, Broadway is nan cleanable spot to observe this exuberant and heart-filled story. I can’t wait. Let’s conscionable dream Paddington loves Big Apples arsenic overmuch arsenic he loves oranges.”
Director Sheppard said, “Paddington approaches life pinch curiosity, kindness and an unwavering consciousness of adventure, and what an escapade Broadway will be. It’s a dream travel existent to beryllium bringing this joyful show to New York and I can’t hold for audiences to meet this very typical carnivore that we each clasp truthful adjacent to our hearts.”
Producers Friedman and Lumley said, “Producing Paddington The Musical pinch our bonzer penning and imaginative squad has been an immense privilege. Paddington Bear has endured for generations because he reminds america of nan champion of ourselves: kindness, curiosity, empathy and nan belief that everyone deserves to belong. Wrapped wrong a joyful theatrical adventure, pinch Tom Fletcher’s exceptional people astatine its heart, is simply a communicative astir uncovering home, family and organization successful unexpected places. We person been genuinely blown distant by nan consequence to nan accumulation truthful acold and are thrilled to beryllium bringing it to Broadway. As nan location of truthful galore of nan world’s awesome musicals, location is nary much breathtaking spot to nutrient caller activity than New York, and we cannot hold to stock Paddington’s world pinch Broadway audiences.”
The philharmonic features philharmonic supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Matt Brind; choreography by Ellen Kane; scenic creation by Tom Pye; costume creation by Gabriella Slade; Paddington and puppet creation by Tahra Zafar; lighting creation by Neil Austin; sound creation by Gareth Owen; video creation and animation by Ash J Woodward; and hair, wig and constitution creation by Campbell Young Associates.
The West End accumulation of Paddington won 7 2026 Olivier Awards, tying nan grounds for nan astir nan number of wins for immoderate philharmonic successful Olivier Award history. The wins included Best New Musical, Best Director, Best Set Design, and Best Costume Design. James Hameed and Arti Shah shared nan Best Actor successful a Musical award; Best Actress successful a Supporting Role successful a Musical went to Victoria Hamilton-Barritt; and Best Actor successful a Supporting Role successful a Musical went to Tom Edden.
The musical’s synopsis: “A small, mislaid carnivore from Peru arrives successful London successful hunt of a spot to telephone home. A chance brushwood pinch nan Browns leads him into an unexpected world of adventure, wherever kindness has nan powerfulness to alteration lives and strangers tin go family. But London isn’t each day beverage and friends faces – and moreover nan seemingly happiest of families tin person cracks beneath nan surface. So, erstwhile a mysterious and vengeful villain sets her sights connected Paddington, nan Browns embark connected a thrilling rescue mission, realizing they request this typical carnivore arsenic overmuch arsenic he needs them.”
Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington was published successful 1958, nan first of 29 Paddington books he wrote, pinch nan last 1 Paddington astatine St. Paul’s published posthumously successful 2018. The books person sold complete 35 cardinal copies worldwide.
Paddington has been adapted for tv respective times , first by nan BBC successful 1976 and astir precocious by Studiocanal, which developed and produced 3 bid of The Adventures of Paddington pinch Heyday Films, Simon Quinn and Karen Davidson. Paddington has besides been adapted arsenic 3 big-screen outings developed and produced by Studiocanal pinch Heyday films and distributed by Studiocanal worldwide. A 4th characteristic movie is successful improvement pinch Armando Iannucci attached to nan constitute nan book pinch his co-writer Simon Blackwell. Also successful improvement is simply a caller animated Paddington characteristic film.
