Tony Hale, Jessie Mueller, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer & More Will Lead PADDINGTON on Broadway

Paddington The Musical will begin performances on March 30, 2027 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with opening night set for April 18, according to Broadway Shows. The production is based on Michael Bond's book A Bear Called Paddington and the STUDIOCANAL film, with music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, a book by Jessica Swale, direction by Luke Sheppard, and choreography by Ellen Kane.

The London production won seven 2026 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, Broadway Shows reported. James Hameed and Arti Shah, the Olivier-winning team behind the bear, will make their Broadway debuts, with Hameed voicing Paddington and Shah performing as the bear onstage.

Tony Hale will make his Broadway debut as Mr. Curry, Broadway Shows and People.com reported. Hale is a three-time Emmy Award winner, earning two for Veep and one for The Mysterious Benedict Society, and is best known as Buster Bluth on Arrested Development. Jessie Mueller, a Tony winner for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, will play Mrs. Brown alongside Drew Gehling as Mr. Brown, reuniting former Waitress co-stars.

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, a Tony nominee for Spamalot, will play Millicent Clyde. Karen Ziemba, a Tony winner for Contact, will play Mrs. Bird. Chip Zien, with a Broadway career spanning over five decades, will play Mr. Gruber. J. Quinton Johnson, who made his Broadway debut in Hamilton, will play Grant.

Additional cast includes Serena Parrish as Judy Brown, Allison Guinn as Lady Sloane, Zonya Love as Tanya, and Kelvin Dukes as Tony. Parrish and Dukes will make their Broadway debuts. Guinn joins after performing as an understudy in Operation Mincemeat. Love's previous Broadway credits include Beetlejuice's return engagement and The Color Purple.

The creative team includes scenic design by Tom Pye, costume design by Gabrielle Slade, lighting design by Neil Austin, sound design by Gareth Owen, video and animation design by Ash J. Woodward, hair, wig and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates, and Paddington and puppet design by Tahra Zafar. Musical supervision, orchestrations and arrangements are by Matt Brind.