MUSICALS IN MANCHESTER
MUSICALS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Musicals in Manchester
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Mon 11 - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
The Lowry
Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Fri 13 Sep 2024 - Sun 1 Jun 2025
42 Balloons
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 14 - Sunday 19 May 2024
2nd of July 1982. Using a lawn chair and approximately 42 helium-filled weather balloons, truck driver Larry Walters defied all the odds (and FAA airspace regulations!) to make his lifelong dream a reality and fly sixteen thousand f...Little Shop of Horrors
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 May 2024
The mean green monster musical explodes into Bolton! Downtown on Skid Row, weedy flower shop assistant Seymour is down on his luck until he stumbles across a mysterious new plant with killer potential. Fame and fortune follow but will this ...Frankie Goes To Bollywood
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 15 - Saturday 25 May 2024
A billion colour musical From the makers of Britain's Got Bhangra comes the world premiere of a new British musical. Get ready to be swept away into the dazzling world of Bollywood! Selling out it's opening run in London, Rifco Theatre's mo...Wind in the Willows by Moor Allerton Preparatory School
Contact, Manchester
Wednesday 15 May 2024
A children's musical of adventure, friendship, home and the countryside performed by the students of Moor Allerton Preparatory School. ...Lucky Stiff
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 May 2024
Performed by Year 3 Musical Theatre students at The Arden School of Theatre, which was established in association with The Royal Exchange Theatre, Lucky Stiff is a madcap, hilarious romp of a musical that follows Harry Witherspoon's jou...The Celebration of the Century - Celebrating Enid Pennington
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 18 May 2024
The very best of St Helens' community performers and some special guests from Regal Entertainment's roster of fabulous actors, singers and dancers join forces to celebrate the life and cultural contribution of Enid Pennington BEM. The eveni...Dirty Dancing Brunch
The Monaco, Wigan
Saturday 18 May 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...It's All About Musicals!
New Mills Art Theatre, New Mills
Saturday 18 May 2024
Featuring songs from the West End and Broadway. ...That'll Be The Day
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 20 May 2024
Celebrate the golden age of Rock 'n' Roll and Pop from the '50s right the way through to the '80s from Trevor Payne and an exceptional cast of who combine hilarious comedy sketches and impersonations with brilliant vocals and superb musicia...Jesus Christ Superstar
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 May 2024
An Album That Inspired A Revolution. A Revelation That Changed The World. A Reinvention For This Millennium. Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) directs this mesmerizing new production of the iconic global phenomenon, JESUS CHRI...Disney's Aladdin
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 22 May - 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...Massaoke - Sing The Musicals: The Live Band Sing-along Party
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 23 May 2024
Direct from London's West End, the first national tour of the greatest musicals ofall time performed by Massaoke, a sensational live band and character singers, with a giant screen displaying sing along lyrics. Expect to hear songs from Mam...Don’t Stop Believin’
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 25 May 2024
Jump aboard this midnight train for a crazy, crazy night as the boys and girls are back in town! So, walk this way and join us as we take you back to the edge of seventeen for the ultimate rock party show! It's the night out you have been ...The Color Purple (12A)
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Sunday 26 May 2024
★★★✭ Blending elements of the popular 2005 Broadway musical with Steven Spielberg's 1985 powerful adaptation of Alice Walker's classic 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this bold new screen-musical delivers everything you would ho...Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Sing-a-Long-a Productions, producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-Long-a Grease brings you their newest show, the smash hit film musical that everyone can't stop singing - The Greatest Showman! Look out 'cause here it com...
Judy & Liza - The Amazing Bio-Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 28 May - Sunday 2 June 2024
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience which takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster journey as we discover the uncanny parallels between some of their most iconic songs and t...Birthmarked
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May 2024
A young Jehovah's Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels...) in a world he once believed would be destroyed at Armageddon. Birthmarked is a a semi-improvised-autobiographical-piece-of-musical-gig-theatr...Crooners
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Thursday 30 May 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 ...Massaoke - Sing The Musicals: The Live Band Sing-along Party
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 31 May 2024
Direct from London's West End, the first national tour of the greatest musicals ofall time performed by Massaoke, a sensational live band and character singers, with a giant screen displaying sing along lyrics. Expect to hear songs from Mam...The Chicago Blues Brothers
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 1 June 2024
The Chicago Blues Brothers have put the band back together and are 'Cruisin for a Bluesin' taking you to the music capitals of the USA for one night of spectacular live music. This award-winning tribute to Jake & Elwood Blues is bringing yo...The Totally Improvised Musical
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Every night is opening night as the team of top improvisers, create a completely unscripted comedy musical from your suggestions. A brand-new show from the award-winning team behind ComedySportz (Best Alternative Act - North West Comedy Awa...Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 6 June 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...Cirque - The Greatest Show
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 7 June 2024
Where Musical Theatre Meets Circus It's time to step into the light. Escape with us for a night like no other, where we take you into a world where the very best of musical theatre showstoppers meets jaw-dropping circus spectacular.A world ...What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 9 June 2024
What's Love Got To Do With It? is the joyous new show celebrating the music of the incredible Tina Turner. Brought to you by the award-winning producers behind the hugely successful Whitney - Queen Of The Night, What's Love Got To Do With I...Burlesque The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 13 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...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 June 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...Oh What A Night! - Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 14 June 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'...Merrily We Roll Along
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Monday 17 - Saturday 22 June 2024
"It's our time, breathe it in... Worlds to change and worlds to win" Spanning three decades in the entertainment business and told in reverse order, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard a...Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 28 - 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...Oh What A Night! - Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Friday 28 June 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'...
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...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 ...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
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 3 of Nick Sharratt's 'Shark in the Park' books live on Stage! F...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
