The writing was on the wall when London’s Billy Elliot announced it was departing the Victoria Palace Theatre on April 9. The venue’s owner, Cameron Mackintosh, is set to refurbish the house and is aiming to put a small show you might have heard of called Hamilton in there. As previously reported, the British mega-producer will team up with the new musical’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda to bring it to the West End in 2017 and the Daily Mail reports that the tuner will go into the venue as long as it’s ready.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton Aims to Reopen London’s Victoria Palace Theatre (Broadway.com)
Ooh! Reasonably aesthetically similar and of a similar layout to the Richard Rogers – in fact, seats a couple hundred more (which is welcomed). Although who knows what they’ll be doing with the refurb, I guess.
One of only seven West End theatres that can seat upwards of 1500, which is just as well – goodness knows they’ll be able to sell the tickets.
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OMG I AM SO EXCITED
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Who’s taking a trip to London with me when this happens?