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
Palace Theatre, London Charming" ran for 362 performances beginning in 1926. The Palace Theatre was also the venue for Rodgers and Hart's "The Girl Friend" (1927) and Fred Astaire's final stage musical "Gay Divorce" (1933). In 1939–1940, Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert appeared at the theatre in "Under Your Hat", a spy story co-written by Hulbert, with music and lyrics by Vivian Ellis. Later musical theatre works that played with success at the theatre included "Song of Norway", "King's Rhapsody", "Anything Goes", "Flower Drum Song" and "Where's Charley?", among others. "The Entertainer", starring Laurence Olivier, transferred to the theatre from the Royal Court