At last, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. We’re coming out of lockdown, and there’s a good chance the West End will brighten up the city once again from 21st June. What better way to celebrate the return of normality than a trip to the theatre? Here are the top 10 West End musicals you can see this summer – and they’re all taking bookings right now!
1. SIX at the Arts Theatre
The six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tale in this 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude.
Currently booking from 24th August – 5th September 2021.
Book tickets from £28.75
2. Pretty Woman The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre
Experience one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time in London’s West End.
Currently booking until 4th September 2021.
Book tickets from only £18
3. TINA: The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre
Follow the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll from her humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into an icon of the music world.
Currently booking from 24th June 2021 – 26th June 2022.
Book tickets from only £12
4. Hairspray at the London Coliseum
Don’t miss Michael Ball reprising his Olivier Award-winning role as Edna Turnblad at the magnificent London Coliseum.
Currently booking until 18th August 2021.
Book tickets from only £21
5. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre
Inspired by a true story, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the award-winning hit musical for today – bang up to date, more relevant than ever and specially updated for the times we live in today.
Currently booking until 31st July 2021.
Book tickets from only £24
6. Wicked at the Apollo Victoria
The smash-hit West End and Broadway musical sensation features the most spectacular staging you’ll ever witness in a theatre.
Currently booking until 17th November 2021.
Book tickets from only £26.50
7. Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s exciting new musical comedy is set to completely reinvent the world’s best-loved fairytale.
Currently booking until 13th February 2022.
Book tickets from only £23.40
8. Back to the Future at the Adelphi Theatre
The movie’s creators Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis adapt this iconic story for stage, creating a groundbreaking new musical adventure.
Currently booking until 13th February 2022.
Book tickets from only £22.48
9. Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre
Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony and Olivier Award-winning, true-life phenomenon.
Currently booking until 31st October 2021.
Book tickets from only £23.40
10. Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre
Mamma Mia concludes our list of West End musicals to see this summer! It started as a hit song by ABBA, then it became a musical, and now it’s a phenomenon.
Currently booking until 2nd October 2021.
Book tickets from only £18
In the spirit of exiting lockdown, we’ve rounded up the 10 greatest ever escapes from musical theatre prisoners!
Luckily, even the tours are starting up again. Blumenthal is going to be starting up their tours again. The ones from their tour list that I really want to see belong to Hadestown, Frozen, and Anastasia Frozen and Anastasia both got postponed last year- so loved seeing them back on the road). Even Wicked interested me- but wouldn’t mind if I skipped it due to seeing it four times.
Still waiting till I heard that Broadway is coming back- yes I rely on Broadway Tours, but the tours usually are the gateway into Broadway at times.