Fresh from another triumphant Edinburgh Fringe at the Pleasance Grand, the award-winning team are also back on the road with a newly extended UK tour.
A jaw-dropping, laugh-a-minute phenomenon, Showstopper! remains the first ever long-form improv show to enjoy a full West End residency and to win an Olivier Award. Each night, audiences suggest settings, genres, and titles, and the cast create a brand-new, fully realised musical on the spot, every performance a one-off masterpiece.
The cast take ideas for settings, genres, musical styles and the show title and weave it into ingenious storylines with hilarious characters. From Lin Manuel Miranda to Stephen Sondheim, whether it’s set in a primary school, Ancient Egypt, or a mattress shop – if the audience thinks it, The Showstoppers can turn it into a hit musical.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical features an acclaimed cast of top comedy and musical theatre talent, including founding member Ruth Bratt (the first new core member to be added to the Comedy Store Players in almost 30 years), Lucy Trodd and Susan Harrison (whose new comedy pilot Hopping also recently aired on BBC Radio 4) and Pippa Evans (a BBC Radio 4 regular with shows like I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue). A recent viral clip of Evans singing the lyrics of Hokey Cokey to the tune of Mariah Carey’s Without You hit 10.6 million views and 250k likes.
For tickets and more information: https://showstopperthemusical.com