Dreamboats and Petticoats

Dreamboats and Petticoats is a jukebox musical based on popular songs from the fifties and early sixties. The musical, featuring those songs of the rock 'n' roll era, is set around the years 1957 to 1963 and was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

For the compilation album on which this musical was based, see Dreamboats and Petticoats (compilation album)
Dreamboats and Petticoats
The album cover of the original London cast recording of Dreamboats and Petticoats.
MusicVarious Artists
LyricsVarious Artists
Book
  • Laurence Marks
  • Maurice Gran
BasisThe compilation album series Dreamboats and Petticoats
Productions
  • 2009 UK tour
  • 2009 West End (First run)
  • 2010 West End (Second run)
  • 2010 UK tour
  • 2012 West End (Third run)
  • 2017 UK Tour

It was first performed at The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, England, in February 2009, followed by a UK tour. This run received rave critical reviews and widespread audience acclaim. It subsequently moved to the Savoy Theatre in London's West End from July to September in 2009 and then returned to London in a new location at the Playhouse Theatre, where it closed on 4 August 2012. Alongside the West End runs, the show toured the UK extensively, between 2009 and 2014. The current tour is a sequel, entitled Dreamboats and Miniskirts.

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