The Notebook musical is finally getting its West End debut next year in celebration of 30 years of Nicholas Sparks's novel.
The musical will premiere in spring 2027 and will be the first resident at the newly renamed Judi Dench Theatre (formerly Shaftesbury Theatre).
Like the novel and beloved Rachel McAdams-Ryan Gosling movie, the show follows the torturous story of Allie and Noah, two lovers from different classes who defy the odds to be together.
The musical is framed as a memory play, with an elderly Noah reading the story of their love to an Alzheimer’s-stricken Allie in the hopes she’ll remember their life together, however, unlike the movie, it moves the plot forward from the 1940s to 1960s and casts three separate couples to play them.
Following the announcement, Sparks said: "“I couldn’t have predicted when I published The Notebook 30 years ago that this story would have such a lasting impact around the globe.
"The worldwide response has been incredible, and I’m thrilled to share this latest evolution of the story with audiences in London"
View oEmbed on the source websiteThe Notebook originally premiered in Chicago in 2022 with with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and book by Bekah Brunstetter, before transferring to Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in 2024.
In New York, the production went viral for selling $5 tissue boxes as merchandise, with many TikTok users sharing "before and after" shots of their destroyed tissues.
The show is set to open on 13 April 2027, with previews from 10 March, and booking until 11 December.
Joining Michaelson and Brunstetter will be directors Michael Greif and Schele Williams, and choreographer Katie Spelman.
Michaelson commented, “The thing that makes a musical so special for me is the collaborative nature of it, and I can’t imagine a better team of people to have built The Notebook.
"Getting to revisit and revitalise the piece with Bekah, Michael, Schele and the rest of the team for this new production in London is such an honour, and for our musical to be the first at the newly named Judi Dench Theatre is beyond thrilling.”
Brunstetter added, “It’s been such a joy to adapt The Notebook for the stage – it's such a timeless, universal love story that speaks to so many aspects of life. Ingrid and I have loved expanding the story so that it truly sings and reaches even more people.
"We can’t wait to get back in the room with our brilliant creative team and discover this musical all over again for the London audience.”
Tickets go on sale from 10am today via the official website and the production is offering 50,000 tickets for £50 or under.
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