As of: February 21, 2024, 2:16 p.m
By: Sven Trautwein
In 2024, musical fans can expect an exciting mix of new pieces and popular classics – including “Hercules” from March.
The musical year 2024 is still quite fresh and musical lovers can expect a variety of exciting pieces throughout the year, including some fresh productions from Germany.
In addition, real gems from London's West End and Broadway will be presented.
A special highlight is the brand new Disney musical “Hercules”. You can find out which musicals will be shown on the stages when and where in our list.
Among other things, the Disney musical “Hercules” with Benet Monteiro starts in Hamburg in March 2024.
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“Hercules – The Heroic Musical” from March 2024
The musical “Hercules” will be released in Hamburg in March, so Disney fans can look forward to a new production.
The world premiere already started at the Stage Theater Neue Flora.
Rehearsals began on January 15th and promise exciting and varied entertainment.
The reveal of the rest of the cast, who are preparing for the world premiere of “Hercules,” came shortly after their appearance on “Disney 100 - the big anniversary show” on RTL.
Four of the five muses performed at this event, including the main character: Benèt Monteiro, Chasity Elaine Crisp (Thalia), Leslie Beehann (Calliope), Venolia Manale (Terpsichore) and Uzoh (Clio).
The understudy role of Hercules will be taken on by Hope Maine, who was last seen as Simba in The Lion King.
Mae Ann Jorolan will take on the role of Meg, while Detlef Leistenschneider will portray the villain Hades.
Other main actors include Shekinah Mcfarlane (Melepomene), Kristofer Weinstein-Storey (Phil), André Haedicke (Karl) and Mario Saccoccio (Heinz).
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“The Nurse” and “Six” in Berlin in March
Things will also be exciting at the Theater des Westens in Berlin.
The continuation of already successful musicals is planned here.
Steffi Irmen from “Romeo & Juliet – Love is Everything” is getting her own spin-off with “The Nurse”, which will be presented once on March 23rd, 2024.
You can also look forward to the internationally acclaimed musical “Six”, which has already enjoyed success in London’s West End and on New York’s Broadway, for around five weeks from March 12th.
It is now celebrating its premiere in Germany and represents a brilliant fusion of musical, pop concert and history. The most royal girl group of all time, the six wives of the English Tudor King Henry VIII, step up to the microphone to share their juicy stories .
They turn back time and recount love, loss, their tragic end and the dubious ex-husband they all share in an 80-minute musical competition.
Each of the queens is inspired by a modern pop icon such as Beyoncé, Adele or Ariana Grande.
The piece can be seen in the Admiralspalast.
Anyone interested in books about the royals will find a deep insight into the royal world in the revised biography “Charles III.”
Musicals 2024: You can look forward to these pieces
A little patience is still required for other musicals, because the new edition of “Romeo & Juliet” will be performed at the Stage Operettenhaus from November 1st, 2024.
The highlight are the countless pop songs that pepper the classic.
Fans of Michael Jackson also have to wait until December: “MJ – The Michael Jackson Musical” will be brought to the stage at the Stage Theater in Hamburg from December 4th, 2024.
This replaces the Disney musical “Frozen”.
Anyone who hasn't seen “Frozen” yet can admire the piece in Stuttgart from December.