Musicals in London, theatres, tube stations and hotels

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Musicals in London - a real treat!

Have you ever gone to the theatre wondering where it is: is there a tube station nearby, a restaurant, a pub or even a hotel?
Here is a list of London Musicals – still on and opening soon.
Also listed is a nearby hotel or two and the closest tube station if you need to travel. Also a few bars and restaurants for that post show drink or pre-theatre dinner.
No inciteful comment I’m afraid – that’s elsewhere -  just a list:  I hope this is of use! You can even book your London musical Theatre Break here!

So here goes – in alphabetical order of show name…

Betty Blue Eyes
1947 and having won the war Britain seems to have lost the peace, and the country is staggering under the burden of acute rationing, unemployment and the coldest winter for decades. The only bright spark on the horizon is the impending marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. With a simply marvellous cast of great British actors headed by Sarah Lancashire and Reece Shearsmith.
Theatre:  Novello,
Tube: Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line (Dark Blue)
Hotels: Strand Palace Hotel / Waldorf Hilton
Restaurants: Boulevard Brasserie, Grand Divan, Lowlander, Orso, Sarastro
Pubs: Homage Bar, Cellar Door, Lyceum Tavern, The Mask Bar
Anything Else?: More restaurants and bars and theatres than you can shake a stick at!

Billy Elliot
One of Britain’s most successful films comes to Theatre Breaks, with the story of the young Northern boy who is determined to dance at the Royal Ballet School – despite all the doubters. With award winning music by Elton John.
Theatre: Victoria Palace,
Tube: Victoria on the Victoria (light blue), Circle (yellow) and district (green) lines.
Hotels: Rubens at the Palace / Thistle Grosvenor
Restaurants: BBar, Prezzo, American Steak House, Cafe Creme, Tiles
Pubs: Duke of York, The Stage Door
Anything Else?: YES! Buckingham Palace!

Blood Brothers
Told with gentleness, darkness and joy, Willy Russell’s truly great Theatre Break musical Blood Brothers tells the story of twin brothers, separated at birth, who go on to lead very different lives before their paths cross once more.
Theatre: Phoenix
Tube: Tottenham Court Road on the Northern Line (Black)
Hotels: St Giles Hotel / Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth
Restaurants:Chipotle Mexican Grill, Giaconda Dining Room, Melanie, Woo Jung
Pubs: Montagu Pyke, Tin Pan Ally Bar
Anything Else?: Soho, Covent Garden and Leicester Square all within walking distance

Chicago
Slick, sexy and very funny. Roxie has murdered her lover and is delivered into the hands of Mama Morton. But will her sleazy lawyer get her acquitted? More twists than the flamenco! The bright lights of Chicago beckon, click here quick – it’s closing soon!
Theatre: Cambridge Theatre,
Tube: Covent Garden / Leicester Square on the Piccadilly Line (Dark Blue)
Hotels: Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street
Restaurants: Belgo Centraal, Brasserie Max, Food For Thought, World Food Cafe, Rosso Pomodorro
Pubs: Detroit, The Crown, The Two Brewers
Anything Else?: Soho, Covent Garden and Leicester Square all within walking distance

Dirty Dancing
Experience the excitement and romance of the blockbuster film live on stage with the Dirty Dancing musical Theatre Break. Featuring the hit songs from the best selling movie soundtrack of all time including; Time Of My Life and Hungry Eyes. Experience the show that everybody’s talking about and click here quick – it’s closing soon!
Theatre: Aldwych Theatre,
Tube: Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line (Dark Blue)
Hotels: Strand Palace Hotel / Waldorf Hilton
Restaurants: Boulevard Brasserie, Grand Divan, Lowlander, Orso, Sarastro
Pubs: Homage Bar, Cellar Door, Lyceum Tavern, The Mask Bar
Anything Else?: More restaurants and bars and theatres than you can shake a stick at!

Dreamboats & Petticoats
Dreamboats and Petticoats became the biggest selling album of the decade after its release last year, amassing an amazing 600,000+ sales. Inspired by the album, Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical will give you the greatest time of your life – taking you back to a time when each passing week brought another classic track. Featuring songs from Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury, Chuck Berry and many more.
Theatre: Playhouse
Tube: Embankment on the Circle, District, Bakerloo and Northern lines
Hotels: Gouman Charing Cross
Restaurants:
Pubs: The Ship and Shovel, The Sherlock Holmes, Gordons
Anything Else?: The River Thames, the London Eye, Trafalgar Square

Ghost – The Musical
The dazzling new musical Theatre Break GHOST, based on the phenomenal Oscar winning Paramount Pictures film written by Bruce Joel Rubin and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg.
Theatre: Piccadilly Theatre, Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Hotels: Thistle Piccadilly

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys Theatre Breaks, The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is playing at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Discover the rags-to-rock-to riches tale of four boys working their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights on international pop-stardom.
Theatre: Prince Edward Theatre, Tube: Leicester Square
Hotels: St Giles Hotel / Radisson Edwardian Hampshire

Legally Blonde The Musical
Legally Blonde Theatre Breaks! OMG!! College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School!
Theatre: Savoy Theatre,
Tube: Charing Cross on the Northern (black) Line / Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line (Dark Blue)
Hotels: Strand Palace Hotel / Guoman Charing Cross / Waldorf Hilton
Restaurants: Boulevard Brasserie, Grand Divan, Lowlander, Orso, Salieri
Pubs: Coal Hole, Cellar Door, Lyceum Tavern, The Mask Bar
Anything Else?: More restaurants and bars and theatres than you can shake a stick at!

Les Miserables
Whether you’re revisiting an old favourite or enjoying this great story afresh, Les Miserables is a truly epic Theatre Break spectacle. A powerful story gently told, of one man and the effect he has on a host of vivid characters as 19th century France plunges toward revolution.
Theatre: Queen’s Theatre, tube: Piccadilly Circus,
Hotels: Thistle Piccadilly

Love Never Dies
Theatre Breaks audiences have waited 24 years for the long-awaited sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is now its here – the theatrical event of 2010! Love Never Dies continues the stories of The Phantom…
Theatre: Adelphi Theatre,
Tube: Charing Cross / Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line (Dark Blue)
Hotels: Strand Palace Hotel / Guoman Charing Cross / Waldorf Hilton
Restaurants: Boulevard Brasserie, Grand Divan, Lowlander, Orso, Salieri
Pubs: Coal Hole, Cellar Door, Lyceum Tavern, The Mask Bar
Anything Else?: More restaurants and bars and theatres than you can shake a stick at!

Mamma Mia
The Theatre Breaks musical, based around the songs of 80s super group Abba, about a lass who’s getting married on a Greek Island and her search for her real dad – Super Duper.
Theatre: Prince of Wales Theatre, tube: Piccadilly Circus
Hotels: Thistle Piccadilly

Million Dollar Quartet
A smash hit Theatre Break on Broadway and in Chicago, the Tony® Award-winning MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET tells the electrifying story of the night ELVIS PRESLEY, JOHNNY CASH, CARL PERKINS and JERRY LEE LEWIS came together to make music, and ended up making history.
Theatre: Noel Coward Theatre, tube Leicester Sqaure
Hotels: Radisson Edwardian Hampshire/Guoman Charing Cross

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical
Based on the Oscar-winning film, Priscilla is “A Big-Hit Musical” (Evening Standard). This good time theatre break is the heart warming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus (Priscilla) to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback in search for love and friendship but end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical features over 20 dance-floor classics such as I Will Survive, Finally, I Love the Night Life, Colour My World and Shake Your Groove Thing.
Theatre: Palace Theatre, Tube: Leiceteser Square
Hotels: St Giles

Rock of Ages
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl meets a big city rocker in LA’s most famous rock club and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s.
Theatre: Shaftesbury Theatre,  Tube: Holborn
Hotels: Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel

Shrek the Musical
This new stage musical is based on the story and characters from the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film Shrek , the first chapter in the much loved series of irreverent fairy tales. The smash hit of 2011
Theatre: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Tube Covent Garden
Hotels:  Strand Palace Hotel/Waldorf Hilton

The Lion King
Disney’s magnificent stage adaptation of The Lion King Theatre Break features inspired puppetry and technical wizardry, brought to life by a cast of over 40 actors, singers and dancers. A spectacular visual feast, The Lion King transports audiences to a dazzling world that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music.
Theatre: Lyceum Theatre,
Tube: Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line (Dark Blue)
Hotels: Strand Palace Hotel / Waldorf Hilton
Restaurants: Boulevard Brasserie, Grand Divan, Lowlander, Orso, Sarastro
Pubs: Homage Bar, Cellar Door, Lyceum Tavern, The Mask Bar
Anything Else?: More restaurants and bars and theatres than you can shake a stick at!

The Phantom of the Opera
The Theatre Breaks story of the haunted stage of the Paris Opera. When an unknown is tutored to become the leading lady by a mysterious masked man, there are bound to be fireworks.
Theatre: Her Majesty’s Theatre,
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Hotels: Thistle Piccadilly/Radisson Edwardian Hampshire

Thriller – Live
Thriller – Live is a spectacular, high-octane show specially created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop – Michael Jackson. Moonwalking into the West End after three acclaimed UK tours and standing ovations across Germany, Holland and Scandanavia, Thriller – Live pays tribute to the musical hits and career of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5.
Theatre: Lyric Theatre,
tube: Piccadilly Circus
Hotels: Thistle Piccadilly

We Will Rock You
A We Will Rock You Theatre Break features 31 of Queen’s greatest songs. Set on Earth in the future, all music instruments are banned. But there is growing resistance from the rebel Bohemians! An underground movement of music lovers is looking for a leader to take them out of the subway and into the real world of rock ‘n’ roll: enter Galileo.
Theatre Dominion Theatre, Tube Tottenham Court Road
Hotels: St Giles Hotel/Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street

Wicked
Direct from Broadway, the spellbinding Wicked transports theatre breaks audiences to a spectacular fantasy world of wizards and witches to tell the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz and how one came to be called good and the other ‘wicked’…
Theatre: Apollo Victoria Theatre
Tube: Victoria on the Victoria (light blue), Circle (yellow) and district (green) lines.
Hotels: Rubens at the Palace / Thistle Grosvenor
Restaurants: BBar, Prezzo, American Steak House, Cafe Creme, Tiles
Pubs: Duke of York, The Stage Door
Anything Else?: YES! Buckingham Palace!

Wizard of Oz
“We’re off to see…” …the most magical theatre break of them all! Follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow and into The London Palladium for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz. Starring Michael Crawford as The Wizard and Danielle Hope (winner of the BBC’s smash hit Over The Rainbow) as Dorothy.
Theatre: London Palladium,
Tube: Oxford Circus
Hotels: Courthouse / Radisson Berkshire