The new London musicals not to miss

Bring It On the musical, Southwark Playhouse

They're sexy, they're cute, they're popular to boot.

They are cheerleaders, and they are coming to London for a peppy new musical by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Kiss Me Kate, London Coliseum

Cole Porter's all-singing, all-dancing update of The Taming of the Shrew comes to London for a very short run this summer. Kiss Me Kate re-tells Shakespeare's stormy romance through a meta-theatrical backstage story, set in a landscape of gamblers and gangsters.

Caroline, Or Change, Hampstead Theatre

Following a sell-out run and a stream of jubilant reviews at Chichester Festival Theatre, a hit revival of Caroline, Or Change comes to Hampstead Theatre.

Chess the musical, London Coliseum

1984 hit Chess gets its first major revival. The musical builds a story of romance and Cold War intrigue, set against the backdrop of an international chess tournament. It combines the talents of ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with musical theatre royalty Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Lion King, Evita).

Bat Out of Hell, Dominion Theatre

After a successful opening in June 2017, Meatloaf Musical Bat Out Of Hell brings another dose of power ballads of spectacle to the Dominion Theatre.

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical, Company, gets a fresh re-working as lead character Bobby becomes a female. Musical theatre powerhouse Roasalie Craig plays Bobbi.

Chicago, Phoenix Theatre

Get ready to rogue your knees and roll your stockings down: Chicago is bringing all that jazz back to London's West End. The musical has been giving us all the ol' razzle dazzle for 21 years, with an illustrious history of sellout revivals, standing ovations. Now it's back in London for a limited run.

Little Shop of Horrors, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Comedy rock musical Little Shop of Horrors comes to London this summer. And, in the words of one of the best known songs, the show will be revived 'Somewhere that's Green' – on the Open Air Theatre stage in Regent's Park.

Tina, Aldwych Theatre

From humble beginings in the Netbush City Limits to Rock and Roll world domination, Tina Turner's life story comes to the stage for 2018 in a new musical. Will it be Simply The Best?

The Band, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Take That's hit songs become a feelgood jukebox musical, which comes to London for a limited Christmas run following a sell-out UK tour.

Fun Home, Young Vic Theatre

A comic tragedy: the musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home comes the Young Vic after superlative reviews in New York.

Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre

Baz Luhrmann, the talent behind Moulin Rouge!, Romeo and Juliet, and The Great Gatsby brings his trademark spectacle and glamour to the stage in a musical theatre adaptation of his 1992 comedy Strictly Ballroom.