Tony and Olivier-Winning ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Heads to The Bushnell in May 2027

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The record-breaking Broadway hit tells the true story of a covert World War II operation involving a stolen corpse.

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The Bushnell has announced that single tickets for Tony and Olivier Award-winning OPERATION MINCEMEAT : A NEW MUSICAL, Entertainment Weekly’s #1 Broadway Show of 2025, will go on sale Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10 AM.

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OPERATION MINCEMEAT : A NEW MUSICAL will play The Bushnell in Hartford, May 4 - 9, 2027, as part of the North American leg of its World Tour.

In OPERATION MINCEMEAT : A NEW MUSICAL, it’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), OPERATION MINCEMEAT tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.

Written by triple Tony Award nominees SpitLip (comprised of  David Cumming ,  Felix Hagan ,  Natasha Hodgson , and Zoë Roberts), OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL began performances on Broadway on February 15, 2025, and continues to play at the historic Golden Theatre ( 252 West 45th Street ), where it was recently extended for the tenth time through March 14, 2027. The West End production, which has been playing at the Fortune Theatre since March 29, 2023, recently had its 19th extension confirmed through May 29, 2027, and is widely recognized as one of the best-reviewed shows in West End history, holding the record for the most five-star reviews for a new musical, with a tally of 188. OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL has simultaneously launched its world tour, beginning with a UK leg travelling across the country and recently extended into 2027. Following North America, the production will travel across Australia, New Zealand, China and Mexico, spanning four continents.

Olivier Award-nominated Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, National Theatre – Best New Musical Olivier Award winner) will reprise his work for the tour, while Olivier Award-nominated Jenny Arnold (Jerry Springer: The Opera, National Theatre) continues as Choreographer. The creative team will include Olivier nominated Set and Costume Designer Ben Stones (Standing at the Sky’s Edge), Tony and Olivier winning Lighting Designer Mark Henderson (The History Boys), Tony nominated Sound Designer Mike Walker (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory), Tony nominated Orchestrator Steve Sidwell (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), and Olivier nominated Music Supervisor Joe Bunker (Spring Awakening). Georgie Staight is Associate Director and Paul Isaiah Isles is Associate Choreographer. Production Stage Management is by Geoff Maus , Casting is by Carrie Gardner , CSA , and General Management is by TT Partners .

OPERATION MINCEMEAT has been nominated for 64 awards since opening at the 77-seat New Diorama Theatre in 2019, winning 13, including Best Musical 3 times, from the Olivier Awards®, WhatsOnStage Awards, and Off-West End Awards. On Broadway, the show was nominated for 4 Tony Awards® in 2025, including Best Musical. The production won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jak Malone ’s portrayal of Hester Leggatt, who previously won the Olivier Award in the same category.

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