StarKid’s The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals to run in the West End – with cast confirmed

StarKid will make its full-length West End debut next spring with The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, playing for two weeks in May.

The show, which first appeared online in 2018, follows Paul Matthews, who finds his everyday life upended when a mysterious alien arrival causes his town to break into song.

The production is directed by Lauren Lopez with a book by Nick and Matt Lang, music and lyrics by Jeff Blim and choreography by James Tolbert. It will run at the Apollo Theatre from 14 to 30 May 2026.

The cast includes Jon Matteson, Joey Richter, Jeff Blim, Jaime Lyn Beatty, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas, Corey Dorris and Lopez, many of whom are returning from the original run.

StarKid rose to prominence in 2009 with A Very Potter Musical, which became a viral hit and launched the company’s online following. The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals has accumulated more than 9.4 million views on YouTube since its 2018 release and was recently revived in California. This marks the first time the show has appeared on a London stage.

The company previously appeared in the UK at The London Palladium with It’s StarKid Innit in 2024 and I Can’t Believe It’s Been a Little Less Than a Year in 2025. Tickets for the London run go on general sale at 10am on Friday 21 November, with presale options available earlier in the week.

Performances take place Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm, with matinees on Saturdays at 2.30pm and Sundays at 2pm and 7pm.