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) at an extreme range of , she fired 12 salvos but all of them missed. At 01:00 on 25 May "Prince of Wales" once again regained contact and opened fire at a radar range of , after observers believed that she had scored a hit on "Bismarck", "Prince of Wales"s "A" turret temporarily jammed, leaving her with only six operational guns. After losing "Bismarck" owing to poor visibility and after searching for 12 hours, "Prince of Wales" headed for Iceland and took no further part in actions against "Bismarck". Following repairs at Rosyth, "Prince of Wales" transported Prime Minister Winston