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| A Big New Musical | |
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| Book | Steven Antin |
| Basis | Burlesque by Steven Antin |
| Premiere | June 13, 2024: Manchester Opera House |
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Burlesque is a musical with a book by Steven Antin, including additional material by Kate Wetherhead, and music and lyrics by Christina Aguilera, Sia, Diane Warren, Todrick Hall, and Jess Folley. It is based on Antin's 2010 film of the same name.
The musical focuses on Ali Rose, an aspiring singer who leaves her small hometown for New York in search for her mother where she becomes a dancer at a burlesque club.
Directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, the original production of Burlesque opened in Manchester at the Manchester Opera House in June and October 2024, and in Glasgow at the Theatre Royal in September of the same year.