Paddington is heading to New York.
A musical about the anthropomorphic, marmalade-loving bear is opening on Broadway in the spring of 2027. The show’s transfer was teased with posters of Paddington, which have been popping up around the theater district with the phrase “Have you seen this bear?”
“Paddington: The Musical” will play at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre after “Moulin Rouge” wraps up its seven-year run. It will begin performances on March 30 ahead of opening night on April 18.
Like the popular film franchise, the stage show is based on the children’s series by British author Michael Bond. The musical follows a small, lost bear from Peru who arrives in London in search of a place to call home. According to the official logline, “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 London isn’t all afternoon tea and friendly faces — and even the seemingly happiest of families can have cracks beneath the surface. So, when a mysterious and vengeful villain sets her sights on Paddington, the Browns embark on a thrilling rescue mission, realizing they need this special bear as much as he needs them.”
