A spate of new musicals will cheer the spirits in 2024

By Rachel Lloyd

Musicals are finding their rhythm again. After an off-beat couple of years, attendance on Broadway and in the West End is approaching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Theatres are once again bolstering the economies of New York and London. The musical genre, long derided as uncool, has been given a boost by “Barbie”, 2023’s biggest film, which was partly inspired by the technicolour musicals of the mid-20th century.