Broadway show How to Dance in Ohio coming to the UK in 2025

The Broadway producers of How to Dance in Ohio have confirmed that the show is heading to the UK in 2025.

The news was announced during a reunion concert for How to Dance in Ohio last night, 20 May 2024, at Palladium Times Square in New York.

The producers followed up today with a social media statement that said: “How to Dance in… the United Kingdom?! We’re thrilled to announce that How to Dance in Ohio will be making its UK premiere next year. Stay tuned for more info on a theatre, dates, and our talent search.”

There’s no further information on whether that means a concert or fully staged version for the UK, or if it is targeting the West End, an Off-West End venue, or a UK tour.

London producer Jamie Chapman Dixon also confirmed the news on X, with his Carter Dixon McGill production company (Your Lie in April, Figaro: An Original Musical, Death Note) set to general manage the show.

Chapman Dixon is also Executive Director at the UK office of Center Stage Records, led by Van Dean – one of the Broadway producers of How to Dance in Ohio.

How to Dance in Ohio, inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary, is about a group of young autistic adults and their families as they prepare for their first-ever formal dance.

Written by composer Jacob Yandura, and book writer and lyricist Rebekah Greer Melocik, the Broadway show was directed by Sammi Cannold. It played at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre from November 2023 to February 2024.

The Broadway production – and last night’s concert – starred Desmond Edwards as Remy, Amelia Fei as Caroline, Madison Kopec as Marideth, Liam Pearce as Drew, Imani Russell as Mel, Conor Tague as Tommy, and Ashley Wool as Jessica.

The cast also featured Caesar Samayoa (Come from Away) as Dr. Emilio Amigo, Cristina Sastre (Legally Blonde) as Ashley Amigo, Haven Burton (Shrek the Musical) as Terry, Darlesia Cearcy (Shuffle Along) as Johanna, plus Carlos L Encinias (Les Miserables), Nick Gaswirth (The Great Comet of 1812), and Melina Kalomas (Young Frankenstein).; plus Jean Christian Barry (Stranger Sings), Collin Hancock, Hunter Hollingsworth, Marina Jansen, Martín Solá (On Your Feet!). Ayanna Nicole Thomas, and Marina Pires (Aladdin).

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Main photo: How to Dance in Ohio - Broadway production 2023. Photo by Curtis Brown