My Best Friend's Wedding (musical)

My Best Friend's Wedding is an upcoming jukebox musical with a book by Ronald Bass and Jonathan Harvey featuring songs by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, based on the 1997 film of the same name with screenplay by Bass.

My Best Friend's Wedding
The Musical
MusicBurt Bacharach
LyricsHal David
BookRonald Bass
Jonathan Harvey
BasisMy Best Friend's Wedding (1997 film)
Premiere20 September 2021 (2021-09-20): Palace Theatre, Manchester
Productions2021 UK and Ireland tour

Production

It was announced that the musical will make its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on 19 September 2020 before touring the UK, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production has been delayed by a year and is now scheduled to open at the Palace Theatre, Manchester on 20 September 2021 before touring the UK with dates until May 2022. The production will star Alexandra Burke as Julianne Potter and directed by Rachel Kavanaugh. It will be produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian.[1]

Musical numbers

The musical features the hit songs of songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David including;

Cast and characters
Character 2021 UK cast
Julianne Potter Alexandra Burke

References
  1. "My Best Friend's Wedding The Musical UK & Ireland Tour". LondonTheatre1.com. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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