With almost 90,000 tickets sold
Burlesque the Musical
celebrates UK tour launch
as London return moves to 2027
The producers of Burlesque the Musical are delighted to confirm that the show’s highly anticipated UK tour will officially launch this summer, with almoast 90,000 tickets already sold and almost £4 million in advance box office.
Following final technical preparations, the production will now officially open in Sunderland, before visiting 24 venues across the United Kingdom.
To give our creative team the time needed to deliver the spectacular production of Burlesque the Musical audiences adore, our planned opening performances in Woking will move to 3rd to 7th November 2026. Audiences holding tickets for the original performances will be contacted by their point of sale regarding exchanges or refunds.
The UK tour marks the beginning of an exciting new global chapter for Burlesque the Musical, with additional international productions already in the pipeline, including Australia, together with Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Europe, with further international announcements expected in the coming months.The future of Burlesque has never been brighter, and we look forward to sharing the next stage of that journey with audiences around the world.
The producers have confirmed that the tour is fully financed and on a secure footing, as verified by third parties, allowing the company to focus entirely on delivering the highest-quality production possible for audiences nationwide.
The producers have also confirmed that Burlesque the Musical’s planned London engagement will now take place in 2027. “This is absolutely a postponement, not a cancellation. We are already exploring opportunities for a major London return in 2027 and look forward to announcing our future West End home in due course. This is a strategic decision designed to ensure the production returns to London exactly as we want it to… with all the fabulosity, concert-like experiential quality and razzle-dazzle that our audiences deserve!”
The producers are proud supporters and investors in The Arts at Marble Arch: powered by TodayTix, having invested a substantial sum in its development. They continue to believe strongly in its future and are delighted to see it successfully welcoming audiences, with productions such as Heathers enjoying an excellent run.
The producers stated: “The relationship with the theatre is important to us. We backed the vision for The Arts Theatre at Marble Arch because we believed London deserved another exciting commercial theatre, and we remain incredibly proud to have played a part in helping bring it to life.”
The producers would like to thank the show’s audiences, cast, creative team, investors, partners and supporters for their continued belief in Burlesque.
They look forward to welcoming audiences across the UK throughout the tour before bringing the production back to London in 2027 as one of the world’s most celebrated musical brands.
ABOUT BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
Based on Steven Antin’s iconic Golden Globe-winning and Best Picture-nominated film starring Christina Aguilera and Cher, Burlesque the Musical is a glittering, high-voltage theatrical event packed with powerhouse vocals, jaw-dropping choreography, and outrageous glamour.
Step inside a club where sequins shimmer, seduction sparkles, and a single song can change your life forever. When Ali heads to New York searching for her mother, Tess Richarde, she is swept into a dazzling underground world of ambition, temptation, music, and desire – discovering not only her extraordinary voice, but the family she never knew she needed.
Featuring songs by Christina Aguilera, Sia, Diane Warren, Jess Folley, Todrick Hall, and Steven Antin, Burlesque the Musical is a scintillating celebration of self-discovery, empowerment, and unapologetic fabulousness.
With a creative team led by Producer, Writer & Creative Director Steven Antin, it is directed by Racky Plews (I‘m Every Woman The Chaka Khan Musical, Green Day’s American Idiot) with choreography by Robin Antin (creator of The Pussycat Dolls).
Producers: Christina Aguilera, Adam Paulden & Jason Haigh-Ellery, Steven Antin, Clint Culpepper and In Fine Company. Associate Producer: Toby Brewer.
BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL 2026/2027 UK TOUR DATES
2026
SUNDERLAND
Sunderland Empire
Thursday 6 – Saturday 22 August (2 weeks)
STOKE ON TRENT
Regent Theatre
Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 August
CARDIFF
Wales Millennium Centre
Tuesday 1 – Saturdav 5 September
GLASGOW
King’s Theatre
Tuesday 8 – Saturday 19 September (2 weeks)
BRADFORD
Alhambra Theatre
Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 September
SOUTHEND
Cliff’s Pavilion Theatre
Tuesday 29 September – Saturday 3 October
BIRMINGHAM
The Alexandra
Tuesday 6 – Saturday 17 October (2 weeks)
SHEFFIELD
Lyceum Theatre
Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 October (2 weeks)
WOKING – REVISED DATE
New Victoria Theatre
Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 November
AYLESBURY
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 November
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool Empire
Tuesday 24 November – Saturday 5 December (2 weeks)
BLACKPOOL
Winter Gardens
Monday 21 December – Saturday 2 January (2 weeks)
2027
MANCHESTER
Opera House
Wednesday 6 – Saturday 23 January (3 weeks)
NORTHAMPTON
Royal & Derngate
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 January
NOTTINGHAM
Theatre Royal
Monday 1 – Saturday 6 February
EASTBOURNE
Congress Theatre
Monday 8 – Saturday 13 February
EDINBURGH
Edinburgh Playhouse
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 27 February (2 weeks)
HULL
New Theatre
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 26 March
YORK
Grand Opera House
Tuesday 23 March – Saturday 3-April (2 weeks)
WOLVERHAMPTON
Grand Theatre
Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 April
ABERDEEN
His Majesty’s Theatre
13 – 17 April
OXFORD
New Theatre
Tuesday 27 April – Saturday 8 May
WIMBLEDON
New Wimbledon Theatre
Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 May
CANTERBURY
Marlowe Theatre
Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 May