⭐ TOP HAT – THE MUSICAL – PRO-SHOT ANNOUNCED FOR PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES ⭐
The new production of Irving Berlin’s musical TOP HAT has been filmed for future release, it has been announced.
A pro-shot recording has been announced for PBS Great Performances, set to air in the US on 15th May 2026.
No details on a UK release has been announced.
TOP HAT – THE MUSICAL is directed and choreographed by multi-Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall.
Effervescent, elegant and exhilarating, TOP HAT is a heady romantic cocktail laced with sparklingly witty dialogue, stunning choreography, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes. Irving Berlin’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest songs, the immortal Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat White Tie and Tails and Puttin’ on the Ritz.
When Broadway star Jerry Travers arrives in London to open a new show, he crosses paths with model Dale Tremont, whose beauty sleep is rudely interrupted by Jerry tap dancing in the hotel suite above hers. Instantly smitten, Jerry vows to abandon his bachelor life to win her – but the path of true love never does run smooth. Especially since Dale has mistaken Jerry for his hapless producer Horace, who’s trying to avoid the wrath of his formidable wife Madge, and Dale’s own fiery Italian admirer is planning a trip to Venice for her to showcase his couture gowns…
The production is lead by Phillip Attmore (Hello, Dolly!) as Jerry Travers, Amara Okereke (My Fair Lady) as Dale Tremont.
Based on the classic 1935 film which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the stage adaptation’s West End premiere won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out.
TOP HAT – THE MUSICAL has music & lyrics by Irving Berlin, based on RKO’s Motion Picture and adapted for the stage by Matthew White & Howard Jacques.
TOP HAT – THE MUSICAL will be available to stream in the US on PBS.org and the PBS app from 15th May 2026.
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