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
Palace Theatre, London the house, removing the paint that covered the Italian marble. Lloyd Webber premiered his musical "The Woman in White" at the Palace later in 2004, which ran for 19 months. "Monty Python's Spamalot" opened in 2006 and ran until 2009. It was replaced by "Priscilla Queen of the Desert", which played through 2011, and "Singin' In The Rain" played from 2012 to 2013, followed by "The Commitments" from 2013 to 2015. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a two-part play written by Jack Thorne based on an original story by Thorne, J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany, began previews at