Effervescent, elegant and exhilarating, Top Hat the Musical is coming to Southampton Mayflower Theatre next week.
Hailed as the musical equivalent of the finest vintage champagne, it promises to serve up a heady romantic cocktail laced with sparkingly witty dialogue and stunning choreography.
Top Hat at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2025
Based on the classic 1935 movie starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Top Hat is brought to life on stage by tap-dancing brilliance, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes.
Irving Berlin’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest songs, the immortal Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat White Tie and Tails, and Puttin’ on the Ritz.
When Broadway star Jerry Travers arrives in London to open a new show, he crosses paths with model Dale Tremont, whose beauty sleep is rudely interrupted by Jerry tap dancing in the hotel suite above hers. Instantly smitten, Jerry vows to abandon his bachelor life to win her – but the path of true love never does run smooth.
Top Hat at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2025
Especially since Dale has mistaken Jerry for his hapless producer Horace, who’s trying to avoid the wrath of his formidable wife Madge, and Dale’s own fiery Italian admirer is planning a trip to Venice for her to showcase his couture gowns.
Acclaimed American director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall stages this brand-new production. A nine-time Tony nominee and three-time winner for her choreography on the Broadway productions of Wonderful Town and The Pajama Game, her most recent revival of Anything Goes – which played at London’s Barbican on a UK tour, and was also televised – received nine Olivier Award nominations in 2022.
Top Hat at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2025
The cast includes Nicole-Lily Baisden as Dale Tremont, Phillip Attmore as Jerry Travers, Emma Williams as Madge Hardwick, James Hume as Horace Hardwick, James Clyde as Bates, and Alex Gibson-Giorgio as Alberto Beddini.
Top Hat opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre last summer, where it received rave reviews. It will be on stage at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, from Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th April. Tickets are priced from £28.50. To find out more or to book visit www.mayflower.org.uk