| Top Hat | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Top_Hat_London.jpg) Advertising poster for the original West End cast at the Aldwych Theatre, London | |
| Music | Irving Berlin |
| Lyrics | Irving Berlin |
| Book | Matthew White Howard Jacques |
| Basis | Top Hat by Dwight Taylor Allan Scott |
| Premiere | 16 August 2011: Milton Keynes Theatre |
| Productions | 2011 - UK tour 2012 - West End 2014 - UK & Ireland tour |
| Awards | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical |
Top Hat the Musical is a 2011 stage musical based on the 1935 film of the same name, featuring music & lyrics by Irving Berlin with additional orchestration by Chris Walker, and a book by Matthew White and Howard Jacques. The show opened on 16 August 2011 at the Milton Keynes Theatre, touring the United Kingdom before transferring to the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End. Top Hat won multiple 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards after receiving seven nominations. The musical closed in London on 26 October 2013, with a UK and Ireland tour commencing in August 2014.