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
HMS Prince of Wales (53) explode and came to rest in the wing compartments on the starboard side of the after boiler rooms. The shell was discovered and defused when the ship was docked at Rosyth. At 06:05 Captain Leach decided to disengage and laid down a heavy smokescreen to cover "Prince of Wales"s escape. Following this, Leach radioed the "Norfolk" that "Hood" had been sunk and then proceeded to join "Norfolk" roughly astern of "Bismarck". Throughout the day the British ships continued to chase "Bismarck" until at 18:16 when "Suffolk" sighted the German battleship at . "Prince of Wales" then opened fire on "Bismarck"