MUSICALS IN MANCHESTER
MUSICALS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Musicals in Manchester
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
The Lowry
Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Mon 11 - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Burlesque The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 29 June - Saturday 2 November 2024
Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie. Discover a club like no other...a place beneath the city lights where the sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a...Disney's Aladdin
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 29 June - Sunday 7 July 2024
From the producers that brought you The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Frozen, comes the spectacular Disney Broadway and West End musical ALADDIN. Don't miss out on Disney's enchanting Aladdin musical, an extraordinary theatrical pheno...Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 June 2024
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End - this smash-hit 2016 Olivier Award-winning improvised show brings something new to life at each and every performance! Transforming audience suggestions into al...The Showstoppers Kids' Show
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 June 2024
An improvised musical show for kids of all ages (5+), from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers. If your children could create their very own dream musical - where would they start? The Showstoppers' Kids Show ta...Pseudo//Seizure Diary
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 June 2024
Step into the world of PSEUDO... a multidisciplinary gig-theatre production from poet, theatre-maker, and music maker Scarlett-Rose Lovette, exploring where agency lies in a person living with NEAD ('non-epileptic-attack-disorder') and F...Showcase 24 for The Christie
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 June 2024
Seven musical theatre companies come together for their annual celebration of musical theatre. In support of The Christie Hospital Radiology Redevelopment and Scanner Appeal. ...Lea Salonga
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 1 July 2024
Musical theatre royalty and Disney legend, Lea Salonga, is bringing her extraordinary talent back to the UK with new tour, Stage, Screen & Everything In Between. Lea will return to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane - the iconic venue where she m...I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 July 2024
This comedic musical revue reveals everything you could want to know about musical theatre, and the people who love it - on both sides of the curtain! Covering the journey from wide-eyed drama student to brattish diva or past-it chorus memb...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 5 July 2024
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...& Juliet
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 8 - Saturday 20 July 2024
Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love-her way. Created by the Emmy-winning writer from "Schitt's Creek," this hilarious new musical flips the sc...The Little Mermaid Jr.
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 12 - Sunday 14 July 2024
Hope Mill Theatre School are back for their third annual summer musical. After the success of Annie and Shrek - you do not want to miss out on an all singing, all dancing, trip under the sea! Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and t...Hallé with Juliette Crosbie & Tim Howar - Stage and Screen
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 July 2024
Join the Halle for a spectacular musical celebration of the most captivating, heart-warming and unforgettable songs that have graced both stage and screen. Get ready for an intoxicating evening as the Halle rolls out the red carpet for not...Grease Sing-a-Long (PG)
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Saturday 13 July 2024
An 'Electrifying' evening with lyrics on the big cinema screen, so you can join in and belt out some well loved tunes from the classic musical Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Things are really hoppin' at Rydell High w...Sing-a-Long-a Matilda The Musical (PG)
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Sunday 14 July 2024
Calling all revolting children and their parents - come and be a little a bit naughty at Sing-a-Long-a Matilda the Musical From the producers of Sing-a-longa-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman. Now if your chance to in...Hairspray The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 27 July 2024
The international musical phenomenon Hairspray returns to a venue near you this year! After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West-End, on Broadway and on the big screen since 1988, this smash hit musical-comedy ha...
Les Miserables School Edition
Z-arts, Manchester
Wednesday 17 - Saturday 20 July 2024
Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 65 million people worldwide, Les Miserables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. Now adapted for high school performers, Les Miserables School Editio...Queens: The Exhibition
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 20 July - Sunday 3 November 2024
Curated by The Lowry, this exhibition will be the first of its kind and has been produced with the support of SIX and its creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. This new exhibition will ask "What kind of Queen are you?" and will start with a c...Dirty Dancing Brunch
Escape To Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 20 July - Saturday 16 November 2024
Nobody Puts Brunch in the Corner at this massive 'Dirty Dancing' themed brunch! Prepare yourselves for a nostalgic Dirty Dancing brunch party as the resident DJs will be playing all the classic Dirty Dancing tunes, fun-packed with a Live D...Twist & Shout
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Sunday 21 July 2024
Twist & Shout - an all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late Sixties. Music lovers are invited to r...A Chorus Line
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 July 2024
With sensational choreography, heart-wrenching personal stories and musical theatre's most unforgettable finale, A Chorus Line is a musical masterpiece that revolutionised Broadway, with creator Michael Bennett using real-life testimonies f...SIX Dance Party
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 24 July - Sunday 1 September 2024
Don't lose your head! Join the Lowry's SIX inspired dance party to learn some of the famous moves from the show. In this free 45 minute session you will work with a professional dancer to learn some of the legendary SIX choreography. Recomm...Big Girls Don't Cry - Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Friday 26 July 2024
Step back in time, to the era of romance. Where gents were gents, and gals were gals! Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by The East Coast Boys, the internationally acclaimed tr...Brian Conley
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 28 July 2024
Brian Conley is back on the road with a brand new tour, The 3rd Farewell Tour... To Date. Join the multi-award winning star of the West End and countless hit TV series for an evening of comedy, music and entertainment. ...101 Dalmatians
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 30 July - Saturday 10 August 2024
The smash hit musical 101 Dalmatians is going on tour, starring Kym Marsh (Coronation Street, Hear'say) as the greatest villain of them all, Cruella De Vil. When fashionista Cruella de Vil plots to swipe all the Dalmatian puppies in town to...Shark in the Park
HOME, Manchester
Friday 2 - Sunday 4 August 2024
Don't miss this fin-tastic family musical based on the book series! Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope - but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!? From the creative team behind The Hairy Maclary Show and You Choose - see all three...Backyard Cinema - Romeo + Juliet
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 11 - Saturday 17 August 2024
With over a decade of sold out shows, Backyard Cinema's critically acclaimed Romeo+Juliet continues to push the boundaries of what it means to watch a movie. A celebration of Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed 1996 cult classic, screened under the ...SIX
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 13 August - Sunday 1 September 2024
The international smash hit musical SIX is back! Multi award-winning with a spectacularly successful studio album adored on playlists across the globe, this sell-out Tudor take-off has 'an incredibly strong and powerful message. Boundary-pu...Wonderland In Alice
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 August 2024
Ready to fall down the rabbit hole? British Youth Musical Theatre, in collaboration with Christopher Tendai Company present Wonderland In Alice, a brand new musical that re-imagines Lewis Caroll's classic tale of self-discovery and escapism...Ireland The Show
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 18 August 2024
Join an all star cast of Ireland's most talented singers and performers accompanied by the fabulous Keltic Storm band and world champion Keltic Fusion Irish dancers for an unmissable Ireland the Show that will take you on a journey throug...My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 19 - Sunday 25 August 2024
HOME are thrilled to announce the sensational, award-winning production My Son's a Queer, (But what can you do?) will take the stage this summer ahead of Manchester PRIDE, as the acclaimed production makes its glittering debut in Manchester...
Pop Princesses
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 20 August 2024
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Wednesday 21 August 2024
Endorsed by Rod's own family, Some Guys Have All The Luck - The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres in 2023 with its hotly anticipated new production. Direct from the West End, the show brings to the stage an incredible live concert celeb...The Golden Gays
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 2 September 2024
Direct from Off-Broadway, Las Vegas, and London, the premiere live-singing Golden Girls Drag Troupe touring internationally, The Golden Gays! Picture it: Sophia Petrillo has gone missing! Your favourite pals and confidants Dorothy, Blanche,...Jewish Hollywood
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 3 - Sunday 8 September 2024
A Century of Jewish Cinema in One Show The Jews of Hollywood invented the 'American Dream'. And they lived it! They came from shtetls, but ended up in Beverly Hills mansions. And they sold the world a 'Technicolor' fantasy version of Americ...A Midsummer Night's Dream
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 6 September - Saturday 12 October 2024
This electrifying adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Stef O'Driscoll is a whirlwind of sweaty dance-offs and drum and bass love anthems, celebrating the vibrant tapestry of Manchester's contemporary rave scene. The Palace n...Hero & Leander
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 6 September 2024
Sing, dance and cry with us in this bittersweet gig-theatre show, told through songs encompassing folk, indie, sea shanties and choral music from Jack Dean & company. A story of bad rulers, worse weather, and how we keep going when everythi...The Book of Mormon
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 11 September - Saturday 5 October 2024
The New York Times calls it 'The best musical of this century.' The Washington Post says, 'It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.' And Entertainment Weekly raves, 'Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.' It's Th...Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 13 September 2024
After selling 100,000 tickets last year with its theatre tour, including sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium and other UK venues, Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston is back bigger than ever with th...Annie (The Drama Dept Amateur Production)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 September 2024
Bredbury's award-winning performing arts Academy, The Drama Dept, present their amateur production of Annie. Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan's orphanag...Oh What A Night! - Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham
Friday 20 September 2024
Go back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - now immortalised in the multi-award winning show Jersey Boys, which has been packing theatres worldwide since its debut in 2005. Valli'...SK Shlomo - Breathe
HOME, Manchester
Friday 20 September 2024
Described by The Times as a "one-person music festival", international non-binary beatboxing star SK Shlomo returns with award-winning gig-theatre solo show Breathe: a rollercoaster love-letter to the lifesaving power of beats, bass and br...Crooners
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Saturday 21 September 2024
Packed with personality and humour, Crooners have been wowing audiences with their witty and exhilarating show full of hilarious one liners, laugh out loud silliness and superb musical numbers with the outstanding 9-piece The Mini Big Band ...Two of Us
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 September 2024
A play by Mark Stanfield, Richard Short, & Barry Sloane, based on the screenplay by Mark Stanfield. In 1976, tired of the spotlight, John Lennon chose to be a stay-at-home dad to his baby son, Sean. Paul McCartney was number one all over th...A Little Mark: Songs of Graham Lappin
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 2 October 2024
Manchester based musical theatre writer Graham Lappin returns to Hope Mill Theatre following the huge success of his song cycle Climb Way Up which premiered here in 2022. This one night only concert will feature songs old and new in Grah...London Concertante - West End Musicals by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 5 October 2024
Be transported to the theatrical paradise of London's West End for the evening! For one night only, the highly-acclaimed London Concertante will be taking you into the dazzling world of the most beautiful musicals. Be enthralled by enchanti...
Grease
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 19 October 2024
After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and tribulations of teenage life and find tru...Slave: A Question of Freedom
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 October 2024
This exceptional award-winning production tells Mende Nazer's inspirational story. Performed by an outstanding ensemble of eight actor-musicians it is a feast of storytelling, music and dance. It celebrates Mende's indomitable spirit, the b...Carrie Hope Fletcher
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 11 October 2024
Following the huge success of her debut UK Concert Tour, 'An Open Book', actress, author, vlogger and award-winning West End sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher is heading out on a brand-new UK tour in 2024. Carrie Hope Fletcher - Love Letters w...Gareth Gates in The Best Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 11 October 2024
Gareth Gates joins cast members from the smash-hit Tony award winning musical Jersey Boys and other hit West End shows. The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is a spectacular high-pitched celebration of timeless music from one of...The Chicago Blues Brothers
