Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the world, has announced that it will premiere on Broadway in 2023 in honor of its 70th anniversary.
The show has been performed more than 28,000 times nationwide LondonWatched by more than 10 million people, West Side will open in New York under the direction of the show’s British producer Adam Spiegel and multi-Tony Award-winning American producer Kevin McCollum.
The type-defining whodunnit has played in the US before, but never in New York.
Mr McCollum said he was “thrilled” that the landmark attraction is now coming to Broadway.
He added, “I’m excited for the huge Christie fan base in North America and the performing company in New York to join the ranks of esteemed Mousetrap alumni.”
British producer Mr Spiegel said he thought there could be no better way to mark the show’s 70th anniversary milestone than by looking ahead to its New York premiere.
In a truly authentic way, the only surviving mantel clock from the original set will be on loan from London for the Broadway show.
Tickets for the Broadway production of The Mousetrap will go on sale in the new year, and full production details and cast will be announced in due course.
St Martin’s Theater in London’s West End, where Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap has been performed since 1974
Agatha Christie, author of the 1962 record-setting play, cuts a birthday cake with a sword to celebrate her show’s 10th anniversary
A special cartoon by Nick Newman of The Sunday Times and Private Eye was also created to mark the show’s anniversary, and a special midday matinee was held today to honor the The vast majority of people who have been and continue to be committed to the production of this show.
The show’s 70th anniversary tour kicked off in Nottingham in September and will continue with more than 70 venues across the UK and Ireland.
Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to Lord and Lady Attenborough, who worked on the first Mousetrap, at the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2002
Christie’s plays continue to make history in London. The original 1952 cast included husband and wife Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim, and Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the 2002 50th Anniversary show.
In March 2020, the mousetrap was forced to turn off the lights for the first time in 68 years Coronavirus disease Pandemic, reopening on 17 May 2021, marks the official reopening of the West End following the national lockdown.