An American In Paris announces second extension

An American in Paris has extended its booking for the second time, and will now run until April 2018.

The show, which is currently running at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End, will be booking until 28th April 2018, with tickets for the extension now on sale.

Discounted tickets rates are available for groups with more than ten members. Group organisers should call the box office on 0845 2007982. 

An American in Paris: Synopsis

The musical follows the story of Jerry Mulligan an American GI pursuing his dream to make it as a painter in a city suddenly bursting with hope and possibility. Following a chance encounter with a beautiful young ballet dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war.

The show includes songs such as I Got Rhythm, ‘S Wonderful, I’ll Build a Stairway To Paradise and They Can’t Take That Away from Me, together with George Gershwin’s compositions including Concerto in F and An American in Paris.

Further show information

The cast is led by Ashley Day as Jerry Mulligan and Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin, with Haydn Oakley as Henri Baurel, Zoë Rainey as Milo Davenport, David Seadon-Young as Adam Hochberg and Julie Legrand as Madame Baurel. 

An American in Paris premiered in 2014 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris to ecstatic reviews before transferring to the Palace Theatre on Broadway, where it became the most awarded musical of the 2015/16 season, including four Tony® Awards. It debuted in the West End earlier this year.

An American in Paris is produced in London by Stuart Oken, Van Kaplan, Roy Furman, Michael McCabe and Joshua Andrews.

For more information, visit www.anamericaninparisthemusical.co.uk.

Lead image: Cast of An American in Paris (photo credit: Johan Persson)