1220:
42:
447:
888:
387:
417:
225:
Originally scheduled to run through 27 July, the show closed on 18 May, 2024. Although Smith's performance was widely praised, the show received mixed to negative reviews.
648:
439:
862:
469:
777:
371:
519:
409:
983:
770:
222:
as David. One of the scenes takes place in the street outside the theatre with the scene being shown on screens to the audience inside.
658:
628:
1097:
976:
934:
724:
1132:
823:
816:
848:
1126:
710:
784:
881:
1249:
1103:
756:
941:
621:
1029:
802:
1091:
955:
653:
1259:
913:
178:
On 13 November 2023, it was announced that the musical is scheduled to have its world premiere at the
1254:
1223:
990:
614:
158:
88:
675:
276:
266:
203:
199:
1244:
1043:
920:
198:
designing set, lighting and video. Further casting was announced on 14 December 2023 including
72:
1181:
440:"Sheridan Smith will return to the West End next year to star in new musical 'Opening Night'"
1086:
895:
763:
316:
219:
8:
1120:
927:
493:
1036:
1022:
997:
841:
731:
552:
1204:
1191:
1176:
962:
703:
527:
379:
1198:
1081:
1064:
637:
187:
150:
132:
65:
55:
41:
1186:
1158:
1141:
1050:
948:
855:
717:
195:
179:
162:
146:
115:
94:
809:
256:
191:
1238:
1163:
682:
531:
383:
306:
215:
889:
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London
Palladium
154:
77:
194:
as Myrtle. The show began previews on 6 March 2024. Van Hove directs with
1057:
969:
574:
1004:
738:
296:
286:
211:
207:
470:"Further casting announced for new West End musical 'Opening Night'"
696:
689:
606:
601:
410:"Sheridan Smith will star in new West End musical 'Opening Night'"
372:"Sheridan Smith to star in Rufus Wainwright musical Opening Night"
520:"Opening Night starring Sheridan Smith to close two months early"
553:"Sheridan Smith's West End musical Opening Night to close early"
165:, which van Hove has also previously adapted as a play in 2005.
183:
119:
863:
Technopera / Solitude of Heart / Do It to the Music
494:"Sheridan Smith: Strangers hugged me in the street"
1236:
622:
629:
615:
1098:If I Loved You: Gentlemen Prefer Broadway
824:Unfollow the Rules: The Paramour Sessions
725:Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets
437:
1133:Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert
369:
1237:
550:
517:
228:
817:Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright
610:
407:
168:
636:
467:
711:All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu
13:
849:Alright, Already: Live in Montréal
785:Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios
173:
14:
1271:
595:
1219:
1218:
1104:All These Poses Anniversary Tour
757:Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
438:Lukowski, Andrzej (2023-11-13).
40:
551:Bushby, Helen (11 April 2024).
518:Davies, Caroline (2024-04-11).
450:from the original on 2023-11-13
420:from the original on 2023-11-13
390:from the original on 2023-11-12
567:
544:
511:
486:
461:
431:
401:
363:
1:
1030:Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
370:Wiegand, Chris (2023-11-10).
356:
1092:The Best of Rufus Wainwright
7:
468:Rook, Olivia (2023-12-14).
46:West End Promotional Poster
10:
1276:
778:Amsterdam Sinfonietta Live
408:Riley, Kate (2023-11-10).
159:1977 film of the same name
153:and conceived and book by
1214:
1151:
1112:
1074:
1014:
905:
873:
833:
794:
771:Live from the Artists Den
748:
667:
644:
579:Opening Night The Musical
237:
149:with music and lyrics by
127:
100:
83:
71:
61:
51:
39:
30:
21:
1250:Musicals based on films
914:I Don't Know What It Is
649:Awards and nominations
105:6 March 2024
1182:Loudon Wainwright III
956:Rules and Regulations
157:. It is based on the
1087:Out of the Game Tour
896:Milwaukee at Last!!!
764:Milwaukee at Last!!!
984:Trouble in Paradise
928:Across the Universe
234:
229:Cast and characters
998:Peaceful Afternoon
991:Damsel in Distress
866:(with Ampersounds)
842:Waiting for a Want
732:Unfollow the Rules
326:Rebecca Thornhill
233:
169:Production history
16:2024 stage musical
1260:West End musicals
1232:
1231:
1205:Road Trip Elegies
1192:Martha Wainwright
1177:Stuyvesant family
977:Sword of Damocles
704:Release the Stars
354:
353:
248:
138:
137:
1267:
1255:Rufus Wainwright
1222:
1221:
1082:Odd Man Out Tour
935:The One You Love
676:Rufus Wainwright
638:Rufus Wainwright
631:
624:
617:
608:
607:
602:Official website
589:
588:
586:
585:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
548:
542:
541:
539:
538:
515:
509:
508:
506:
504:
490:
484:
483:
481:
480:
465:
459:
458:
456:
455:
435:
429:
428:
426:
425:
405:
399:
398:
396:
395:
367:
246:
235:
232:
151:Rufus Wainwright
123:
122:
112:
110:
66:Rufus Wainwright
56:Rufus Wainwright
44:
25:
19:
18:
1275:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1235:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1210:
1187:Kate McGarrigle
1159:Blackoutsabbath
1147:
1108:
1070:
1051:The Art Teacher
1044:Dinner at Eight
1010:
949:Going to a Town
921:Oh What a World
901:
869:
829:
790:
744:
718:Out of the Game
663:
640:
635:
598:
593:
592:
583:
581:
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
549:
545:
536:
534:
516:
512:
502:
500:
492:
491:
487:
478:
476:
466:
462:
453:
451:
444:Time Out London
436:
432:
423:
421:
406:
402:
393:
391:
368:
364:
359:
277:Benjamin Walker
231:
204:Benjamin Walker
196:Jan Versweyveld
180:Gielgud Theatre
176:
174:West End (2024)
171:
163:John Cassavetes
116:Gielgud Theatre
114:
108:
106:
104:
95:John Cassavetes
92:
47:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1273:
1263:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1201:
1199:Jörn Weisbrodt
1196:
1195:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1174:
1166:
1161:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1145:
1138:
1137:
1136:
1129:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1101:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
909:
907:
903:
902:
900:
899:
892:
885:
877:
875:
871:
870:
868:
867:
859:
852:
845:
837:
835:
831:
830:
828:
827:
820:
813:
810:House of Rufus
806:
798:
796:
792:
791:
789:
788:
781:
774:
767:
760:
752:
750:
746:
745:
743:
742:
735:
728:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
686:
679:
671:
669:
665:
664:
662:
661:
656:
651:
645:
642:
641:
634:
633:
626:
619:
611:
605:
604:
597:
596:External links
594:
591:
590:
566:
543:
510:
485:
474:London Theatre
460:
430:
414:London Theatre
400:
361:
360:
358:
355:
352:
351:
348:
344:
343:
340:
336:
335:
332:
328:
327:
324:
320:
319:
314:
310:
309:
304:
300:
299:
294:
290:
289:
284:
280:
279:
274:
270:
269:
264:
260:
259:
257:Sheridan Smith
254:
250:
249:
243:
242:
239:
230:
227:
192:Sheridan Smith
175:
172:
170:
167:
136:
135:
129:
125:
124:
102:
98:
97:
85:
81:
80:
75:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
28:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1272:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1245:2024 musicals
1243:
1242:
1240:
1225:
1217:
1216:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1171:
1170:Opening Night
1167:
1165:
1164:Dream Requiem
1162:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1066:
1062:
1059:
1055:
1052:
1048:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1013:
1006:
1002:
999:
995:
992:
988:
985:
981:
978:
974:
971:
967:
964:
960:
957:
953:
950:
946:
943:
939:
936:
932:
929:
925:
922:
918:
915:
911:
910:
908:
904:
898:
897:
893:
891:
890:
886:
884:
883:
879:
878:
876:
872:
865:
864:
860:
858:
857:
853:
851:
850:
846:
844:
843:
839:
838:
836:
832:
826:
825:
821:
819:
818:
814:
812:
811:
807:
805:
804:
800:
799:
797:
793:
787:
786:
782:
780:
779:
775:
773:
772:
768:
766:
765:
761:
759:
758:
754:
753:
751:
747:
741:
740:
736:
734:
733:
729:
727:
726:
722:
720:
719:
715:
713:
712:
708:
706:
705:
701:
699:
698:
694:
692:
691:
687:
685:
684:
680:
678:
677:
673:
672:
670:
668:Studio albums
666:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
643:
639:
632:
627:
625:
620:
618:
613:
612:
609:
603:
600:
599:
580:
576:
570:
554:
547:
533:
529:
525:
521:
514:
499:
495:
489:
475:
471:
464:
449:
445:
441:
434:
419:
415:
411:
404:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
366:
362:
349:
346:
345:
342:Ian Mclarnon
341:
338:
337:
334:Cilla Sylvia
333:
330:
329:
325:
322:
321:
318:
315:
312:
311:
308:
307:Hadley Fraser
305:
302:
301:
298:
295:
292:
291:
288:
285:
282:
281:
278:
275:
272:
271:
268:
267:Nicola Hughes
265:
262:
261:
258:
255:
252:
251:
245:
244:
240:
236:
226:
223:
221:
218:as Manny and
217:
216:Hadley Fraser
213:
210:as Dorothee,
209:
205:
201:
200:Nicola Hughes
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
166:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
147:stage musical
144:
143:
142:Opening Night
134:
130:
126:
121:
117:
103:
99:
96:
91:
90:
89:Opening Night
86:
82:
79:
76:
74:
70:
67:
64:
60:
57:
54:
50:
43:
38:
35:
34:
33:A New Musical
29:
26:
24:Opening Night
20:
1203:
1169:
1168:
1140:
1131:
1119:
1096:
894:
887:
880:
874:Video albums
861:
854:
847:
840:
822:
815:
808:
801:
795:Compilations
783:
776:
769:
762:
755:
737:
730:
723:
716:
709:
702:
695:
688:
681:
674:
582:. Retrieved
578:
569:
557:. Retrieved
546:
535:. Retrieved
524:The Guardian
523:
513:
501:. Retrieved
497:
488:
477:. Retrieved
473:
463:
452:. Retrieved
443:
433:
422:. Retrieved
413:
403:
392:. Retrieved
376:The Guardian
375:
365:
350:Jos Slovick
317:John Marquez
224:
220:John Marquez
206:as Maurice,
177:
155:Ivo van Hove
141:
140:
139:
87:
78:Ivo van Hove
32:
31:
22:
1121:Prima Donna
1058:Gay Messiah
1037:One Man Guy
1023:April Fools
1015:Other songs
970:Me and Liza
749:Live albums
654:Discography
238:Characters
128:Productions
1239:Categories
1005:Alone Time
963:Tiergarten
942:Hallelujah
882:All I Want
856:Tiergarten
739:Folkocracy
584:2024-03-08
555:. BBC News
537:2024-04-11
479:2024-03-03
454:2023-11-13
424:2023-11-13
394:2023-11-13
357:References
297:Shira Haas
287:Amy Lennox
214:as Nancy,
212:Shira Haas
208:Amy Lennox
202:as Sarah,
109:2024-03-06
1172:(musical)
1065:Sanssouci
532:0261-3077
384:0261-3077
283:Dorothee
241:West End
1224:Category
1075:Concerts
697:Want Two
690:Want One
559:12 April
503:25 March
498:BBC News
448:Archived
418:Archived
388:Archived
273:Maurice
188:West End
133:West End
101:Premiere
1152:Related
1142:Hadrian
906:Singles
253:Myrtle
107: (
1113:Operas
575:"Cast"
530:
382:
331:Carla
323:Kelly
313:David
303:Manny
293:Nancy
263:Sarah
184:London
120:London
62:Lyrics
1127:album
683:Poses
659:Songs
190:with
145:is a
131:2024
84:Basis
52:Music
803:Want
561:2024
528:ISSN
505:2024
380:ISSN
347:Gus
339:Leo
247:2024
73:Book
834:EPs
186:'s
182:in
161:by
93:by
1241::
577:.
526:.
522:.
496:.
472:.
446:.
442:.
416:.
412:.
386:.
378:.
374:.
118:,
113::
1067:"
1063:"
1060:"
1056:"
1053:"
1049:"
1046:"
1042:"
1039:"
1035:"
1032:"
1028:"
1025:"
1021:"
1007:"
1003:"
1000:"
996:"
993:"
989:"
986:"
982:"
979:"
975:"
972:"
968:"
965:"
961:"
958:"
954:"
951:"
947:"
944:"
940:"
937:"
933:"
930:"
926:"
923:"
919:"
916:"
912:"
630:e
623:t
616:v
587:.
563:.
540:.
507:.
482:.
457:.
427:.
397:.
111:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.