Award-Winning British Musical 'Operation Mincemeat' Will Come to Broadway in 2025

So often, American Anglophiles are forced to watch the British theater scene from a distance, thrilled over the news of favorite actors cast in yet another William Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde classic. While U.S. fans occasionally get to see a handful of the productions that make their way to streaming or cinemas via the National Theatre, it’s hard not to feel a bit of FOMO over all the shows we’re undoubtedly missing out on. Well, for once, we won’t have to. Operation Mincemeat, the most recent Olivier Award-winning Best Musical that has sold out performances in London’s West End, is coming to Broadway.

Set during World War II, the show follows the story of the infamous titular espionage operation, which saw British intelligence deceive the Germans via an elaborate ruse. Using fake documents planted in the briefcase of a corpse that they arranged to have discovered on a beach in Spain, Mincement managed to mislead the Germans about the actual target of the Allied invasion of Sicily.

“There’s a real sense of vertigo when comparing where we started to where we are now,” David Cumming, one of the show’s writers and composers, told BBC News. “It’s hard to believe that our precious baby of a show has grown into what feels like a leviathan now riding across the pond. It’s both exciting and daunting.” The musical has extended its sold-out run at London’s Fortune Theatre for a tenth time and is now booking until March 2025. The Broadway production is slated to begin previews in February at New York’s John Golden Theater.