Key Facts

• Paddington: The Musical is based on the children’s books by Michael Bond about a bear who is taken in by the Brown family in London.
• The musical will open at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway on March 30, 2027.
• The show will continue to run in London’s West End while performing in New York.
• The musical won seven Olivier Awards during its run at the Savoy Theatre in London, tying a record for most awards won by a musical.
• The bear character is played by a puppet operated by two people: one controls the voice and facial expressions, and the other performs on stage.
• Music for the show is composed by Tom Fletcher, who described the musical as the biggest adventure of his career.
• Jessica Swale wrote the musical, and she praised Broadway as a great place to tell Paddington’s story.
• The original Paddington stories have been adapted into various media, including three popular films.