THE OSMONDS: A New Musical will receive its world premiere at London’s New Wimbledon Theatre on 26 August 2021, as part of a UK & Ireland Tour, which will run through to 30 April 2022. THE OSMONDS: A New Musical with story by Jay Osmond tells the true story of the five brothers from Utah who were pushed into the spotlight as children and went on to create smash hits, decade after decade.
From their star residency on The Andy Williams Show from 1962 to 1969, to pop stars and ‘Osmondmania’ from 1971 to 1975, to the arrival of The Donny & Marie Show, a popular variety TV show, from 1976 to 1979, The Osmonds lived a remarkable life recording chart-topping albums, selling out vast arena concerts and making record-breaking TV shows – until one bad decision cost them everything.
Jay Osmond said, “I’ve wanted to tell my story for such a long time and the opportunity to create this beautiful musical, a sort of ‘living autobiography’, seemed the perfect way to do so. I spent my whole life performing live – on stage, on TV specials, in arenas – so the buzz of live theatre felt like the perfect place for me. There were some difficult times in my life, and some big hurdles to overcome, and this musical will tell people things that will surprise them… but despite that trouble, when you look back and think of the fans, the music, the once in a lifetime things we did – it’s joyful. I guess I want to do this now to try to spread a little bit of that joy. I’ll know I’ve done a good job telling this story if I stand at the back of the theatre and see people waving their arms in the air, singing along and dancing in the aisles. I just want people to be enjoying themselves. I guess that is in the Osmonds’ DNA.”
The musical features a list of 1970s anthems, including One Bad Apple, Down by the Lazy River, Crazy Horses, Let Me In, Love Me for a Reason, (We’re) Having a Party, Puppy Love, Long Haired Lover From Liverpool, Paper Roses and many more.
The Osmonds have sold over 100 million records worldwide and won 59 Gold & Platinum awards, and now Jay Osmond pulls back the curtain to reveal the real family behind all these hits: parents George and Olive Osmond and their nine children, Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy.
THE OSMONDS: A New Musical has a story By Jay Osmond and book by Julian Bigg and Shaun Kerrison, and will be directed by Shaun Kerrison, with choreography and musical staging by Bill Deamer.
Full casting is to be announced.
The show will visit the following Theatre Tokens participting venues:
Thu 26 – Sat 28 August 2021:
LONDON New Wimbledon Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 31 Aug- Sat 4 September:
MANCHESTER Palace Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 7 – Sat 11 September:
BRIGHTON Theatre Royal (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 14 – Sat 18 September:
CARDIFF New Theatre (on sale 6.11.20
Tue 28 September – Sat 2 October:
ABERDEEN His Majesty’s Theatre (on sale 11.11.20)
Tue 5 – Sat 9 October:
EDINBURGH Festival Theatre (on sale 6.11.20)
Tue 12 – Sat 16 October:
BIRMINGHAM The Alexandra Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 19 – Sat 23 October:
BRADFORD Alhambra Theatre (on sale 16.11.20)
Tue 26 – Sat 30 October:
HULL New Theatre (on sale 6.11.20)
Tue 2 – Sat 6 November:
LIVERPOOL Empire (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 9 – Sat 13 November:
DARTFORD The Orchard Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 16 – Sat 20 November:
CHELTENHAM Everyman (on sale 6.11.20)
Tue 23 – Sat 27 November:
SUNDERLAND Empire (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 18 – Sat 22 January:
YORK Grand Opera House (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 25 – Sat 29 January:
SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 1 – Sat 5 February:
TORQUAY Princess Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 15 – Sat 19 February:
GLASGOW King’s Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 22 – Sat 26 February:
OXFORD New Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 1 – Sat 5 March:
WOKING New Victoria Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 8 – Sat 12 March:
PETERBOROUGH New Theatre (on sale soon)
Tue 15 – Sat 19 March:
WOLVERHAMPTON Grand Theatre (on sale 2.12.20)
Tue 5 – Sat 9 April:
STOKE-ON-TRENT Regent Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Tue 26 – Sat 30 April:
BROMLEY Churchill Theatre (on sale 13.11.20)
Further dates to be added.