Bluey Brings First Live Stage Show to U.S. Audiences
Grab the sticky geckos, break out the duck cakes, and alert the grannies! It’s time to meet the much-loved Heeler family, who will be coming to theaters all across the United States with the Bluey live show, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show!
The Emmy® Award-winning animated preschool series, which airs on Disney Junior, Disney Channel, and Disney+, will be “taking the show on the road” to theaters all across the U.S., starting with its November 18, 2022 premiere at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. See blueylive.com for more information and to purchase tickets, which will be on sale from late May 2022.
Fans of all ages will get to see Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli as they’ve never seen them before, as the Heelers embark on their very first live theater show in the U.S. featuring puppetry, live actors, and iconic sets. Based on an original new story written by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show also contains new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.
“After seeing the amazing reaction the show received during its Australia run, we are delighted to bring this standout live theater show to U.S. audiences,” said director Rosemary Myers of Windmill Theatre Co. “We know how much love there is out there for Bluey and are thrilled and honored to translate these brilliant characters into the three-dimensional world and to share this special experience with fans throughout America.”
“U.S. audiences have whole-heartedly embraced Bluey and all its Aussie quirks, and I can’t wait to see their reaction to the live show,” says Kate O’Connor, Head of Licensing and Brands, BBC Studios ANZ. “Bluey’s Big Play is exceptional, and the fact it has such a talented Aussie team behind it makes even more special. And I must add I’m personally pretty excited for a bin chicken to make its U.S. theater debut!”
“We’re so excited to bring Bluey’s Big Play to the U.S. and we’re sure that it will be the hottest ticket in town,” says Suzy Raia, SVP Consumer Products and Business Development, BBC Studios Americas. “U.S. audiences have really embraced the Heeler Family and we can’t wait for them to see the stage show and to welcome them in to experience Bluey’s world, for real life!”
Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show is presented by BBC Studios and Andrew Kay in association with Windmill Theatre Co. The stage show enjoyed much success in the home market of Australia, where it
Premiered in Bluey’s hometown Brisbane and went on to perform 447 times across 65 venues, including the Sydney Opera House.
National Tour Details
November 18-20, 2022 New York, NY Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
November 22-27, 2022 Washington, DC The Kennedy Center – Eisenhower Theater
November 29-30, 2022 Hershey, PA Hershey Theatre
December 2-3, 2022 Philadelphia, PA Kimmel Cultural Campus
December 6-7, 2022 Richmond, KY EKU Center for the Arts
December 10-11, 2022 Chicago, IL The Chicago Theatre
December 13-14, 2022 Springfield, MO Juanita K. Hammons Hall
December 16-18, 2022 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
December 27-28, 2022 Des Moines, IA Civic Center
December 30-31, 2022 Milwaukee, WI Miller High Life Theater
January 7-8, 2023 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre
January 14-15, 2023 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Federal Theatre
January 21-22, 2023 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Theatre
January 24-25, 2023 Tucson, AZ Centennial Hall
January 27-29, 2023 Los Angeles, CA Dolby Theatre
February 3-5, 2023 San Jose, CA San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
February 8-9, 2023 Spokane, WA First Interstate Center for the Arts
February 11-12, 2023 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre
February 17-18, 2023 Salt Lake City, UT The Eccles Theater
February 23, 2023 Costa Mesa, CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts
February 24-26, 2023 San Diego, CA Balboa Theatre
March 29, 2023 Utica, NY The Stanley Theatre
April 1-2, 2023 Providence, RI The VETS Providence
April 4-5, 2023 Schenectady, NY Proctors Theatre
April 7-8, 2023 Boston, MA Boch Center Wang Theatre
April 18-19, 2023 Reading, PA Santander Performing Arts Center
April 21-23, 2023 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
April 29-30, 2023 Tampa, FL Straz Center
May 6-7, 2023 Orlando, FL Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center
May 13-14, 2023 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater
May 20-21, 2023 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
May 27-28, 2023 Austin, TX The Long Center
June 3-4, 2023 Nashville, TN Tennessee Performing Arts Center
June 10-11, 2023 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
June 17-18, 2023 St. Louis, MO The Fabulous Fox Theatre
June 24-25, 2023 Kansas City, MO Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
July 12-13, 2023 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center
July 15-16, 2023 Tulsa, OK Tulsa Performing Arts Center
July 29-30, 2023 Houston, TX Brown Theater, Wortham Center
August 12-13, 2023 Madison, WI Overture Center for the Arts
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