Paddington The Musical announces new album release date

The original cast recording of Paddington The Musical has confirmed its release dates.

The recording was made with a full orchestra at Abbey Road Studios and features vocals from the complete West End cast. It has been arranged, orchestrated and produced by WhatsOnStage Award-winner Matt Brind, with music and lyrics by WhatsOnStage Award-winner Tom Fletcher.

The stage adaptation, currently running at the Savoy Theatre and booking until 30 May 2027, is based on A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond and the Paddington film, presented by arrangement with StudioCanal. The musical features a book by Jessica Swale and is directed by Luke Sheppard.

It will now released digitally on 10 April 2026, with Decca Records stating that the album’s launch has been brought forward due to demand. Physical formats including vinyl, CD and Yoto editions will follow on 22 May 2026.

Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, the musical has received multiple accolades, including nine wins at the WhatsOnStage Awards, the Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical and 11 nominations at the Olivier Awards. 

It opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews late last year, with WhatsOnStage giving the show a big five-star thumbs up. The performers playing Paddington are James Hameed (Paddington off-stage performer and remote puppeteer) and Arti Shah (Paddington on-stage performer). Abbie Purvis, Hassan Taj, and Ali Sarebani are the alternate Paddington on-stage performers.

The team responsible for the bear includes Tahra Zafar (Paddington bear designer), Audrey Brisson (Bear physicality associate director), Phill Woodfine (remote puppetry coach), and Annabelle Davis (Paddington bear casting director).

Forming the principal cast are Timi Akinyosade (Tony), Amy Booth-Steel (Lady Sloane), Tarinn Callender (Grant), Delilah Bennett-Cardy (Judy Brown), Adrian Der Gregorian (Mr Brown), Tom Edden (Mr Curry), Brenda Edwards (Tanya), Amy Ellen Richardson (Mrs Brown), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Millicent Clyde), Teddy Kempner (Mr Gruber), Bonnie Langford (Mrs Bird), and the role of Jonathan Brown is played by Joseph Bramley, Leo Collon, Stevie Hare and Jasper Rowse.

The ensemble is Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, David Birch, Aimée Fisher, Jacqueline Hughes, Kellianna Jay, Sam Lathwood, Natasha Leaver, Katie Lee, Sunny Lee, Vicki Lee Taylor, Jáiden Lodge, Andilé Mabhena, Rose Mary O’Reilly, Ben Redfern, Hugo Rolland and Simon Shorten.