West End Live Announces 2024 Line-Up

Free Celebration Returns to Trafalgar Square This Summer

The Society of London Theatre has unveiled the eagerly anticipated line-up for the 2024 edition of West End Live. This annual, free-of-charge event will once again grace Trafalgar Square, inviting thousands of musical theatre enthusiasts to experience the magic of the West End in an open, first-come, first-served setting.

Scheduled for June 22 and 23, the event will run from 11am to 5pm on Saturday and from 12pm to 5pm on Sunday, maintaining its tradition of offering two full days of top-tier theatrical performances.

Debbie Jackson, Executive Director of Regeneration, Economy, and Planning at Westminster City Council, expressed her enthusiasm for the event. “We’re thrilled to once again be celebrating West End Live in Trafalgar Square for a weekend of top-tier theatrical performances. This free event showcases Westminster City Council’s commitment to making arts and culture accessible to our communities, providing residents and visitors with a unique taste of what the West End has to offer. Theatre productions in the West End attract visitors from all over the world, providing a major boost to Westminster’s local economy, supporting jobs within the creative industries, and inspiring the next generation into a career within the performing arts.”

The 2024 Line-Up Includes:

• 42 Balloons
• Babies The Musical
• Back To The Future The Musical
• Baga Chipz
• The Baker’s Wife
• The Book Of Mormon
• Cabaret
• The Choir Of Man
• A Chorus Line
• Closer To Heaven
• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
• DIVA: Live From Hell!
• Dorian: The Musical
• Emerald Storm
• Fangirls
• Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World
• Frankie Goes To Bollywood
• Disney’s Frozen
• Hadestown
• Hamilton
• Heathers the Musical
• I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
• I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical
• John Owen-Jones
• Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder!
• Kiss Me, Kate
• Les Misérables
• Disney’s The Lion King
• Magic Mike Live
• Mamma Mia!
• Marie Curie
• RSC’s Matilda the Musical
• Mean Girls
• MJ the Musical
• Moulin Rouge! The Musical
• Mrs Doubtfire
• Next To Normal
• A Night With Janis Joplin the Musical
• Operation Mincemeat
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Queenz: Live In London!
• Roles We’ll Never Play
• Shantify – The Show
• Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
• Sister Act
• Six The Musical
• Standing At The Sky’s Edge
• Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
• Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)
• Westway Music Presents
• Why Am I So Single?
• Wicked
• The Wild Party
• The Wizard Of Oz
• You, Me and The Rest Of The World
• Your Lie In April The Musical

Further acts and the weekend schedule will be revealed in due course. The event will also feature live British Sign Language interpretation by Omoyele Davey, Marco Nardi, and Caroline Richardson.

West End Live continues to be a cornerstone event, celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of London’s theatre scene, and offering a unique, accessible experience to theatre lovers of all ages.

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