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The Olivier Award-winning Best Musical crosses the pond! 

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Variety

"This is the musical you didn't know you needed—until you see the expert cast of five embracing and racing through a clutch of preposterous yet endearing characters and musical styles, telling a story with delicious precision."

Variety

David Benedict

The Washington Post

"Oh, do laugh, deary. The Brits have made the year's funniest musical."

The Washington Post

Peter Marks

"A miraculous musical that tells the entire story in a kind of accelerated farce that is part Mel Brooks, part SIX, part Hamilton with a side order of One Man, Two Guvnors."

The Daily Mirror

Neil Norman

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Slow to start but got better and better…
"It was a little confusing to begin - with men playing women’s roles and vice versa, seemed somewhat slapstick. The first half ended with ‘Dear Bill’ - and this performance was even better than the original recorded version. The show finished strong and was thoroughly enjoyable. Well done to all."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 23, 2025
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Entertaining Light Weight Fare
"Nice production. Small cast. Effective. Unnecessary song to open up Second Act was distractingly obvious. Different than usual Broadway fare. Only one song was memorable. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Mar 31, 2025
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Slow start Glitzy finale
"Great performance and staging by five people. The interactions between the actors is a the reason to go to see live performances. The initial part of act 1 is slow as they build the story and picks up considerably before intermission. Act 2 is an energizing funny ride. Buy your tickets - be sure to see this group!!!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Mar 9, 2025
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Enjoy this unusual musical based upon a serious true story.
"Liked the energy and music; did not like British accents."
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Broadway.com Customer on May 23, 2025
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Fun, but at times I struggled to hear the lyrics/dialogue
"I did have a good time, but felt like there were times when the lyrics were getting buried and I was left trying to guess what each character was saying. It was fun, but sometimes difficult to follow."
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Broadway.com Customer on May 12, 2025
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Monty Python humor
"if you liked Monty Python you'll like this. "dear Bill" is one of the all time great love songs!! "
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eric a from boca raton on Apr 26, 2025

About Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

It’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.

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