Prince Edward Theatre original name, reopening with the world première of the musical "Evita" on 21 June 1978. Further renovations were undertaken by RHWL in 1992–93, increasing the size of the stage, reopening 3 March 1993 with a revival of "Crazy for You". The ABBA musical, "Mamma Mia!" premièred here on 6 April 1999, transferring to the Prince of Wales Theatre, after a five-year run. Owned by the Delfont Mackintosh Group, and with a capacity of 1,716, it formerly hosted "Mary Poppins" until 12 January 2008, before the show toured the UK. "Jersey Boys" opened on 18 March 2008 and moved to the
Disco Inferno (musical) Disco Inferno (musical) Disco Inferno is an award-winning 1970's jukebox musical written by Jai Sepple. Set in the East End of London in 1976, the show features a host of memorable songs from the era and is loosely based on the story of "Faust". The production debuted at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch in 1999 with revised revivals at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon in 2004 the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford in 2006. The characters in 'Disco Inferno' were named after well-known characters from songs of the era. The character of Nick Diablo was omitted from both the 2006 and 2012 productions