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Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical Tickets

A new comedy musical about the love of power and the power of love

This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Performance dates

10 July - 16 August 2026

Run time: 1hr 45mins

No interval

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Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical London tickets

Co-written by legendary satirist and performer, Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Spinal Tap) and acclaimed comedy writer Tom Leopold (Cheers, Seinfeld), Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical tells this weird and twisted story of J. Edgar Hoover. Playing a strictly limited run at the King’s Head Theatre, book your official tickets today.    

About Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical

As the FBI’s formidable Director from 1924 to 1972, J. Edgar Hoover built an empire on secrets - collecting explosive intel on America’s most influential figures while guarding a hidden life of his own. Behind the public power and political muscle was a private world of clandestine romance, high-society parties, and his devoted relationship with longtime deputy Clyde Tolson. This bold, irreverent musical comedy dives into the scandal, ambition, and forbidden love that shaped Hoover’s legacy, proving just how far a sharp black dress and a single strand of pearls can take a man obsessed with control.

It’s worth the applause

  • Harry Shearer has been providing the voices for Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, and Otto Mann on The Simpsons for the past 36 years!
  • Tom Leopold is the veteran comedy writer behind hit TV shows; Seinfeld, Cheers, and Will and Grace
  • Peter Matz is the recipient of three Emmys and a Grammy Award

Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical creatives

  • Writers - Harry Shearer & Tom Leopold
  • Music - Peter Matz 
  • Director - Josh Seymour

 

Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical cast

Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical casting to be announced.

Upcoming Performance Times

Friday10 July 2026
Saturday11 July 2026
Sunday12 July 2026
Monday13 July 2026
Thursday16 July 2026
Saturday18 July 2026
Saturday18 July 2026
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