Musical Today

What changed in the listings

Runs announced, theatres renamed, productions that set the terms for the ones after them — each entry checked against the source that published it.

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Productions

Four new Broadway musicals

Wanted, Galileo, a reimagined Fantasticks and a Dolly Parton bio-musical are the whole of the autumn's new musical slate — two originals, two that arrive with a history.

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Runs

Chicago plays an arena in Dubai

The Coca-Cola Arena hosts Chicago from 16 to 20 December 2026 — eight performances, and the first Broadway production staged on that arena floor.

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Productions

Rent at thirty, in a renamed theatre

Previews from 28 September, booking to 27 March 2027, at the Duke of York’s — now the Tom Stoppard Theatre. Gaten Matarazzo makes his West End debut as Mark.