Check out these iconic '90s and '00s movies-turned-stage musicals in London

From Mean Girls to The Devil Wears Prada to Mrs Doubtfire, it's a fantastic time to catch your favourite film reborn as a London musical sensation.

How fetch! It’s a total nostalgia fest in London theatre, with amazing musical adaptations of our favourite '90s and '00s films coming to the stage. Basically, if you watched a movie at a sleepover in your teens and fell in love with it, you can now see a fab new musical theatre version of it in the West End.

From Mean Girls and The Devil Wears Prada to Elf and Mrs. Doubtfire, there’s a blockbuster load of fab film-to-stage transfers in town. We could see even more coming soon: a workshop of a 13 Going On 30 musical just took place, and a Burlesque musical is opening in Manchester next summer.

So, gird your loins and prepare to go back in time via these great '90s and '00s movies that have been turned into London shows.

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Mean Girls, Savoy Theatre

Get in, loser – we’re going to Mean Girls! The hit comedy film became a Broadway musical in 2018, adapted by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin. A musical version on the big screen followed at the beginning of 2024 and, now, the stage musical has finally made its UK premiere.

Mean Girls is at the Savoy Theatre, directed by Casey Nicholaw, with Georgina Castle starring as Regina George, Charlie Burn as Cady Heron, Grace Mouat as Karen, and Elèna Gyasi as Gretchen. Just remember: If you book for a Wednesday, wear pink.

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Mrs. Doubtfire, Shaftesbury Theatre

We’ve got one 90s icon already installed in the West End, thanks to the fabulous musical adaptation of the Robin Williams-led movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Everyone’s favourite Scottish nanny is now a London star in this funny and heart-warming celebration of family.

Jerry Zaks’s brilliant production features Gabriel Vick as the divorced dad and out-of-work actor who goes to extremes to see his kids. It’s the film as you remember it, with some clever adds and tweaks – like turning that farcical dinner scene into a dramatic flamenco number. Get booking now, dearies.

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The Devil Wears Prada, Dominion Theatre

Are you ready for the most stylish musical of all to strut its stuff in London? The legendary 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada – starring Meryl Streep as formidable magazine editor Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt as her harassed assistants – is now a fashionable stage hit.

Featuring a score by Elton John and Shaina Taub, a book by Kate Wetherhead, and direction by Jerry Mitchell, the musical, which premiered in Chicago, is coming to the Dominion Theatre in October 2024. Get a front-row seat at this unmissable runway show. That's all.

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The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre

It was 1994 when Disney’s animation first hit our cinema screens, introducing now-classic Elton John and Tim Rice songs like “Circle of Life,” “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “Hakuna Matata,” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” Julie Taymor’s inventive stage adaptation followed in 1997 and is still a West End family favourite.

Follow Simba as he struggles with his destiny: to become king and rule the Pride Lands. The African wildlife and setting are beautifully brought to life with jaw-dropping puppetry, making The Lion King a magical first theatre experience for young audiences – and a nostalgic treat for older ones, too.

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Sister Act, Dominion Theatre

Hallelujah! Sister Act is back in town. The 1992 movie starred Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer and murder witness who hides out in a convent and turns their choir into a sensation – perfect fare for a stage musical.

Featuring roof-raising songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, the theatrical version first played in the West End in 2009, and was recently revived to great acclaim. Happily, that production is now playing at the Dominion in spring 2024, with Alexandra Burke in the lead role.

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre

Yes, you can-can-can get a blast of '00s entertainment at the spectacular West End staging of Baz Luhrmann’s jukebox movie musical, which starred Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. This Tony Award-winning production plunges you into the title nightclub, complete with its iconic elephant and windmill.

Follow the doomed lovers Christian and Satine, the idealistic bohemians, the possessive duke, and the canny Moulin Rouge owner Harold Zidler in this hedonistic whirlwind. Moulin Rouge! The Musical packs in more than 70 songs from David Bowie, Madonna, Beyoncé, Rihanna, the Rolling Stones, and more, plus iconic numbers from the film like "El Tango de Roxanne."

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Hercules

Very sadly, Frozen closes at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in September but don't be too upset — another Disney musical will be opening at the theatre soon! Hercules will land in the West End in summer 2025, helmed by director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw (of Mean Girls fame).

Based on the hit 1997 animated film, the musical follows Hercules, the son of Zeus and Hera, who discovers he is a demigod and seeks to prove he is a hero, so he can take his godly place on Mount Olympus.

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Top image credit: Mrs. Doubtfire in the West End. (Photo by Manuel Harlan)