Palace Theatre, Manchester notable shows to have played successful seasons at the Palace Theatre include, amongst others, the regional premiere of "Les Misérables" which ran for 13 months from 1992–93, regional premiere of "Miss Saigon" in 2001, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in 2006 and "Mamma Mia!" over the 2006/07 Christmas season. Broadway musical "The Wedding Singer" had its UK premiere at the theatre in 2008 and in December 2008 to March 2009 the theatre hosted a season of the UK tour of "Mary Poppins", one of only six theatres in the country to accommodate the tour, both events further cementing the theatre's reputation
Theatre at the Center productions. Pullinsi is recognized as a master director amongst theater professionals internationally and nationally for staging the American musical. He has served as artistic director at Theatre at the Center since 2005. He has directed and/or produced more than 400 shows in his career receiving 18 Jeff Awards. Bill produced numerous shows that became part of Chicago‘s rich theatrical history due to their record breaking multi-year runs including "Fiddler on the Roof", "Man of La Mancha" and "Little Shop of Horrors", which transferred to the Royal George Theatre. Bill is long known for his high production values and creative staging.