Jak Malone wins a Tony Award for Operation Mincemeat

Original West End cast members David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Malone, and Zoë Roberts lead the company. They’re joined by understudies Brandon Contreras, Sam Hartley, Gerianne Pérez, and Jessi Kirtley and Amanda Jill Robinson in their Broadway debuts.

The zany, fact-based musical is written by actors Cumming, Hodgson, and Roberts, alongside Felix Hagan, all of who make up the UK theatre troupe SpitLip.

Malone plays the role of Hester Leggatt and others in the show. He also won an Olivier Award for his performance as Hester, singing the standout ballad “Dear Bill.”

Operation Mincemeat began as a tiny (and tiny-budgeted) production at the London Fringe New Diorama Theatre in 2019. The show quickly gained a devoted following, spurring sold-out runs at venues including Southwark Playhouse and Riverside Studios.

It finally premiered in the West End at the Fortune Theatre in 2023, where it won the WhatsOnStage and Olivier Awards for Best New Musical, alongside garnering over 80 five-star reviews and counting.

Listen to Malone discuss his nomination on our dedicated podcast: