Overview
- The new Cameron Mackintosh–backed revival is playing at Manchester’s Palace Theatre before a UK tour running to August 8, with Blackpool Opera House scheduled for June 30 to July 4.
- Seann Miley Moore reinterprets the Engineer through a queer, camp lens that has drawn strong audience response, notably in The American Dream.
- A Times review praised Julianne Pundan’s vocals and the production’s polish but criticized an all-white creative team and said the show does not address long-standing concerns about stereotyping.
- Jean-Pierre van der Spuy’s staging emphasizes spectacle, including a version of the musical’s signature helicopter moment.
- Producers present the revival as a fresh vision, though critics differ on whether it amounts to a meaningful reimagining.