The cast of Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular are performing on Britain’s Got Talent tonight.
The blockbuster show Come Alive! is inspired by the much-loved movie The Greatest Showman, and brings together a Big Top circus spectacular with songs from the movie including ‘This Is Me’, ‘Rewrite the Stars’, ‘A Million Dreams’, ‘Tightrope’ and ‘The Greatest Show’.
The Come Alive! cast are performing during the fourth Semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent tonight, Sunday 18 May at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX. Following its broadcast, you can also watch the show on ITVX here.
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Following six weeks of auditions, the BGT semi-finals started on Saturday 26 April, and are now airing every Saturday night until 23 May – with the exception of this week, which is airing on Sunday 18 May.
Featuring judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, and hosted by Ant and Dec, the semi-finals are taking place live at the Eventim Apollo in London.
The first week saw Karis Anderson and the cast of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical perform live on Britain’s Got Talent (watch here); and then Luke Brady and the cast of Disney’s Hercules performed on BGT (watch here).
Last week the company of new musical Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical took to the Britain’s Got Talent stage (watch here).
Also on the show last week, reigning BGT champion Sydnie Christmas performed a stunning version of ‘Over The Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz with American BGT alumni Loren Allred.
Come Alive! adds new dates
Come Alive! has also announced today that it is extending its run in London, at its 700-seat Big Top circus arena at the Empress Museum in Earl’s Court.
The epic show was scheduled to end in September, but is now adding new dates and booking to February 2026.
Come Alive! features a huge cast of actors, singers, dancers and circus performers, led by West End star Simon Bailey (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Heathers, Jersey Boys) as The Showman, and new talent Aaliya Mai in the lead role of Max.
Come Alive! is directed by Simon Hammerstein, with music producer Matthew Brind (Paddington The Musical, Just For One Day). The show’s choreographers are Jerry Reeve and Lukas McFarlane, lighting design is by Adam Bassett for Woodroffe Bassett Design, set design by Ruby Law (Billie Eilish), costume design by Susan Kulkarni, art direction by Mika Handley, and casting by Pearson Casting. Read more about the creative team.
Singers in the show include Jaz Ellington (The Voice & Eurovision Song Contest), Charlotte-Hannah Jones (Hairspray), Whitney Martins (Starlight Express), Fallon Mondlane (What’s New Pussycat?, The Lion King), and Giovanni Spanó (Cinderella, Guys & Dolls). Read more about the singers of Come Alive!
The show also boasts a huge cast of dancers and singers – learn more about the company of Come Alive!.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is now playing at the Empress Museum in London, booking until February 2026.
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