‘Paddington: The Musical’ Sets Broadway Cast With Tony Hale, J. Quinton Johnson, Jessie Mueller & More

Paddington: The Musical, which opens in 2027, has set its cast, featuring Arrested Development’s Tony Hale in his Broadway debut.

The musical will be led by Kelvin Dukes (America’s Got Talent) as Tony, Drew Gehling (Waitress) as Mr. Brown, Allison Guinn (Operation Mincemeat) as Lady Sloane and Hale (Veep) as Mr. Curry.

Arti Shah, who originated the role of Paddington on the West End, will reprise on Broadway, with James Hameed also returning as Paddington’s voice and remote puppetry.

The cast of the musical also includes J. Quinton Johnson (Hamilton) as Grant, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (The Fantasticks) as Millicent Clyde, Zonya Love (The Color Purple) as Tanya, Jessie Mueller (Waitress) as Mrs. Brown, Serena Parrish (Don’t Say Good Luck) as Judy Brown, Karen Ziemba (Contact) as Mrs. Bird and Chip Zien (Into the Woods original Broadway cast) as Mr. Gruber.

Paddington: The Musical will begin previews on Tuesday, March 30, at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre ahead of its opening night on Sunday, April 18.

Based on A Bear Called Paddington, written by Michael Bond, and the film Paddington, the musical features music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, a book by Jessica Swale and direction by Luke Sheppard.

In Paddington: The Musical, a small, lost bear from Peru arrives in London in search of a place to call home. A chance encounter with the Browns leads him into an unexpected world of adventure, where kindness has the power to change lives and strangers can become family. But London isn’t all afternoon tea and friendly faces — and even the seemingly happiest of families can have cracks beneath the surface. So when a mysterious and vengeful villain sets her sights on Paddington, the Browns embark on a thrilling rescue mission, realizing they need this special bear as much as he needs them.

See first-look photos of Paddington: The Musical on Broadway.