MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL Will Come to Melbourne and Sydney

Muriel's Wedding The Musical will play a strictly limited season in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre from March 2019 before returning to Sydney in July 2019 playing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.

Tickets for the Melbourne season go on sale at 9am on Thursday 20th September from www.murielsweddingthemusical.com or www.ticketek.com.au.

Winner of 5 Helpmann Awards, Muriel's Wedding The Musical celebrated its' world premiere in Sydney in November 2017 and was hailed a smash hit by critics and audiences alike.

Muriel's Wedding The Musical is a theatrical version of PJ Hogan's iconic hit film, updated to today by the writer himself with music and lyrics by Australian award winning songwriters Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall with additional songs by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson written for ABBA.

Producer Carmen Pavlovic said "I am thrilled to bring this new Australian musical to Melbourne after our sold-out premiere Sydney season last year. Muriel's Wedding The Musical brings one of Australia's most iconic and loved films to the stage. This is a brash musical with a very big heart featuring award winning music by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall."

The stellar creative team behind the critically acclaimed production is led by theatre director Simon Phillips, set and costume designer Gabriela Tylesova, choreographer Andrew Hallsworth, lighting designer Trent Suidgeest, sound designer Michael Waters, music supervisor Guy Simpson and musical director Isaac Hayward.

Tickets to Muriel's Wedding The Musical March 2019 season at Her Majesty's Theatre go on sale on Thursday 20th September. To gain priority access to presales, there is a waitlist for tickets open now at www.murielsweddingthemusical.com.

The highly anticipated Muriel's Wedding The Musical cast announcement will be made in the coming months.

Watch a trailer below: