Broadway Cast Announced for Paddington The Musical

Paddington the Musical has officially announced the principal cast for the Broadway premiere. Three-time Emmy winner Tony Hale is Mr Curry and Tony winner Jessie Mueller is Mrs Brown, as Olivier winners James Hameed and Arti Shah return as Paddington.

Sonia Friedman Productions, STUDIOCANAL and Eliza Lumley Productions have announced the principal Broadway cast of Paddington The Musical. The new musical transfers to The Great White Way following a smash-hit, award-winning world premiere in the West End. The show will begin performances on Tuesday 30 March 2027, with an official opening on Sunday 18 April at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

The full cast will be announced at a later date.

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The Broadway cast for Paddington the Musical

Paddington (voice and remote puppetry) / Young Man: James Hameed (Olivier Award winner, original West End cast)
Paddington (onstage performer): Arti Shah (Olivier Award winner, original West End cast)
Mr Brown: Drew Gehling (Waitress)
Mrs Brown: Jessie Mueller (Waitress)
Judy Brown: Serena Parrish (Don’t Say Good Luck)
Mr Curry: Tony Hale (Veep)
Mrs Bird: Karen Ziemba (Contact)
Mr Gruber: Chip Zien (Into the Woods)
Millicent Clyde: Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (The Fantasticks)
Tanya: Zonya Love (The Color Purple)
Lady Sloane: Allison Guinn (Operation Mincemeat)
Grant: J. Quinton Johnson (Hamilton)
Tony: Kelvin Dukes (America’s Got Talent)

The musical follows the familiar story of a small, lost bear from Peru who arrives in London in search of a place to call home. A chance encounter with the Browns leads him into an unexpected world of adventure, where kindness has the power to change lives and strangers can become family. But when a mysterious and vengeful villain sets her sights on Paddington, the Browns embark on a rescue mission, realising they need this special bear as much as he needs them.

Paddington The Musical

Savoy Theatre, London

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