Zorro (musical)

Zorro is a musical with music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, a book by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson, and lyrics by Stephen Clark. It is inspired by the 2005 fictional biography of the same name by Isabel Allende, itself a prequel to the 1919 serialized novella The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley, the first work to feature the pulp hero Zorro. It also contains numerous references to earlier Zorro-related works, especially the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro.

The show had its world premiere in 2008 at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne, as part of a UK trial tour, followed by a London West End run at the Garrick Theatre. Zorro began previews at the Garrick Theatre on July 2, 2008, after the first few were cancelled due to technical problems, with an official opening on July 15, 2008. Christopher Renshaw directed and Rafael Amargo choreographed. The cast featured Matt Rawle as Diego de la Vega, Emma Williams as Luisa, Adam Levy as Ramon, Lesli Margherita as Inez (who won an Olivier Award for her role), Nick Cavaliere as Sergeant Garcia, and Jonathan Newth as Don Alejandro. On December 17, 2008, the cast of Zorro performed a medley of songs from the show on the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium. An original cast recording was released in February 2009. The production ran for almost nine months, playing its final performance on March 14, 2009.

A one-night concert version was performed on February 23, 2020 at Cadogan Hall in London. The cast was led by two of the original cast members, Lesli Margherita and Emma Williams. This production had new compositions, orchestrations and arrangements by John Cameron. There was no set; however, the actors used additional props and costumes. George Reeve designed and created the video projections.

Aria Entertainment revived the show at the Hope Mills Theatre in Manchester in March 2020, but the run was cut short after just two performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was transferred to London in 2022, but its scheduled reopening on March 12 was again delayed. The show reopened at the Charing Cross Theatre on April 12, 2022, running until May 28.