Michel Legrand’s musical Amour to receive its UK premiere at London’s Charing Cross Theatre

### Broadway’s *Amour* transfers to the Off-West End Charing Cross Theatre Tony-nominated musical *Amour* by the legendary Michel Legrand, who sadly passed away at the age of 86 on 26 January this year, will receive its **UK premiere on 2 May 2019** at the Charing Cross Theatre, where it will run **until 20 July 2019**. **Press night is scheduled for 8 May**. The show will serve as an unofficial tribute to Michel Legrand, who unfortunately never lived to see the day when his masterpiece *Amour *would grace the London stage. ### What is Michel Legrand’s *Amour* musical about? *Amour is a musical of the fantasy genre that is set in 1950's post-war Paris. It tells the story of Dusoleil, a shy loner who works a boring desk job as a civil servant. In order to pass the time, he writes to his mum while dreaming of the beautiful Isabelle, who is locked away by her evil husband. When Dusoleil gets a surprising new ability to walk through walls, he makes it his mission to help out the poor by stealing from the rich - a la French Robin Hood. As he slowly gains a newfound self-confidence from his good deeds, he is determined to win over the love of Isabelle and make his fantasy a reality.* The *Amour* musical is based on France’s best-selling short story, *Le Passe-Muraille,* by famous French novelist **Marcel Aymé**. It received its world premiere in Paris in 1997 before transferring to **Broadway’s Music Box Theatre** in 2002, marking Michel Legrand's Broadway stage debut. The **James Lapine**-directed run on Broadway closed after just 17 performances and 31 previews but earned a slew of major Broadway award nominations, including five Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Jeremy Sams), Best Original Score (Michel Legrand and Didier Van Cauwelaert), Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (**Malcolm Gets**) and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (**Melissa Errico**), as well nine Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Musical, Book (Jermey Sams), Actor (Malcolm Gets), Featured Actor (**Christopher Fitzgerald**), Director (James Lapine), Orchestrations (Michel Legrand), Lyrics (Didier Van Cauwelaert), Music (Michel Legrand) and Set Design (**Scott Pask**). ### Cast and creatives for Charing Cross Theatre production of *Amour* *Amour* at the Charing Cross Theatre will be directed by **Hannah Chissick **(*[**Aladdin**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1742/aladdin-tickets.aspx) *at Theatr Clwyd, *Rent* at the Pleasance Theatre, *Mother Courage, Flashdance*) and features production design by **Adrian Gee **(*Urinetown*), sound design by **Andrew Johnson**, (*Peter Pan Goes Wrong, [**The Play That Goes Wrong**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/1520/the-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets.aspx), [**The Comedy About A Bank Robber**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2195/the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-tickets.aspx)*[**y**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2195/the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-tickets.aspx)), choreography by **Matt Cole **(*[**Fiddler on the Roof**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/487/fiddler-on-the-roof-tickets.aspx), Cinderella*), lighting design by **Rob Halliday**, (*[**Equus**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/463/equus-tickets.aspx), [**Les Miserables**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/197/les-miserables-tickets.aspx), [**Mary Poppins**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/198/mary-poppins-tickets.aspx)*), musical direction by** Jordan Li-Smith **(*[**Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/129/joseph-tickets.aspx), Amour *at the Royal Academy of Music, Sir Jack Lyons Theatre) and production and casting by **Danielle Tarento **(*[**Fame The Musical**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/57/fame-tickets.aspx), Jesus Christ Superstar, The Canterbury Tales*). The cast of Amour at the Charing Cross Theatre will be announced in due course. ## Don't miss out on Amour Charing Cross Theatre tickets! Tickets to the London premiere of *Amour* are expected to sell out quickly. Don't miss this sure-fire summer hit and [**book your *Amour* tickets now for the best seats and prices**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4016/amour-tickets.aspx). * * * [**Purchase your tickets to *Amour* at London's Charing Cross Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4016/amour-tickets.aspx).