Editing Savoy Theatre (section)

==1990 fire and restored theatre==
[[File:Savoy theatre london.jpg|left|thumb|The Savoy Theatre and hotel entrance in 2003]]
While the theatre was being renovated in February 1990, a fire gutted the building, except for the stage and backstage areas. A proposal to build a new theatre in late 20th-century style was overruled by the Savoy's insurers and by English Heritage, the government body that had oversight of listed buildings. It was decided to restore the building as faithfully as possible to the 1929 designs.<ref name=gala>Young, John. "Royal gala marks rebirth of D'Oyly Carte's theatre". ''The Times'', 20 July 1993, p. 6</ref> Tugwell's and Ionides's working designs had been preserved, allowing accurate restoration of the theatre under the direction of the architect Sir William Whitfield, Sir Hugh Wontner and the theatre's manager, Kevin Chapple.<ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2008/kevin-chapple/ Kevin Chapple obituary], ''The Stage'', 8 January 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2011</ref> It reopened on 19 July 1993, with a royal gala that included a specially commissioned ballet, ''Savoy Suite'', by choreographer [[Wayne Sleep]] to a score arranged by [[Carl Davis]] based on Sullivan's music.<ref>Church, Michael. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/477611803 "An object all sublime"], ''The Observer'', 30 May 1993, p. 55 {{subscription required}}</ref> The present theatre has a capacity of 1,158. During the renovation, an extra storey was added above the theatre that includes a health club for the hotel and a swimming pool above the stage. The reopened theatre was the venue for the [[World Chess Championship]] in 1993, won by [[Garry Kasparov]].<ref>Keene, Raymond and Ian Murray. "Kasparov clinches world title after Short accepts draw", ''The Times'', 20 October 1993, p. 10</ref>

In 1993 Coward's ''Relative Values'' was revived.<ref name="Gaye, p. 1537"/> [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Travesties]]'', with [[Antony Sher]] was next, and from 1994 to 1995 the musical ''[[She Loves Me]]'' played, with [[Ruthie Henshall]] and [[John Gordon Sinclair]]. These were followed by [[Terry Johnson (dramatist)|Terry Johnson]]'s ''Dead Funny''; [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s ''[[Communicating Doors]]'' (which transferred to the theatre in 1996), with [[Angela Thorne]]; [[J. B. Priestley]]'s ''When We Are Married'', with [[Dawn French]], [[Alison Steadman]], and [[Leo McKern]]; and [[Ben Travers]]' ''Plunder'', with [[Griff Rhys Jones]] and [[Kevin McNally]]. In 1997 a group led by [[Stephen Waley-Cohen|Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen]] was given management of the theatre by The Savoy Group. Productions that followed included [[Simon Callow]] in ''[[The Importance of Being Oscar]]''; [[Pet Shop Boys]] in concert; [[Ian Richardson]] in [[Arthur Wing Pinero|Pinero]]'s ''The Magistrate''; [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]] in ''A Letter of Resignation''; the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s production of ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'', with [[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]; and Coward's ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]'', with [[Geraldine McEwan]] in 1999.

In 2000 the briefly reconstituted D'Oyly Carte Opera Company produced ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'' at the theatre.<ref>Bradley, p. 67</ref> [[Donald Sutherland]] next starred at the theatre in ''Enigmatic Variations'', followed by a further D'Oyly Carte season, playing ''[[The Mikado]]'' and ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''.<ref name=Ambass>[http://www.atgtickets.com/information.aspx?cat=aboutus&Vid=674&regionID=5 Information from the Ambassador Theatre Group's website]</ref> In 2002, a season of ''[[Return to the Forbidden Planet]]'' was followed by the D'Oyly Carte productions of ''[[Iolanthe]]'', ''[[The Yeomen of the Guard]]'' and ''[[The Mikado]]'', and then a revival of [[Yasmina Reza]]'s ''Life x 3''. In 2003, the company revived ''Pinafore'', followed by ''[[Bea Arthur]] at The Savoy'', [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''Of Mice and Men'', ''Peter Pan'' and ''Pirates''. These were followed by ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' and ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'' performed by The Savoy Opera Company in 2004. Next were seasons of [[Lorna Luft]] starring in ''Songs My Mother Taught Me'' and the new salsa musical ''Murderous Instincts''. Coward's ''Blithe Spirit'' was revived in 2004–05.<ref name=Ambass/>

The Savoy Hotel group, including the theatre, was sold in 2004 to Quinlan Private which, in turn, sold the theatre in 2005 to the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) and the Tulbart Group (selling the Savoy Hotel to Prince [[Al-Waleed bin Talal]]).<ref>Walsh, Dominic. "Savoy Group changes name after deal", ''The Times'', 25 January 2005</ref><ref>Bawden, Tom. "Curtain rises on new Savoy Theatre owner", ''The Times'', 13 October 2005; Wolf, Tom. [https://variety.com/2005/legit/news/savoy-theater-sold-to-ambassador-1117930903/ "Savoy Theater (sic) sold to Ambassador"], 13 October 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2013</ref> Productions since then have been mostly revivals and transfers of modern musicals; major productions have included ''[[The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas]]'' and a new musical theatre version of ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'', directed by [[Trevor Nunn]] (both in 2006), ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' (2007–08),<ref>[http://www.thisistheatre.com/londonshows/fiddlerontheroof.html ''Fiddler on the Roof''], This is Theatre. Retrieved 15 April 2015</ref> ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' (2008–09),<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/06-2009/carousel-posts-closing-notices-at-savoy-20-jun_16830.html "Carousel Posts Closing Notices at Savoy, 20 Jun"]. WhatsOnStage, 9 June 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2010</ref> ''[[Legally Blonde (musical)|Legally Blonde]]'' (2010–12)<ref>[http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/LEGALLY-BLONDE-Ends-West-End-Run-Tonight-20120407 "''Legally Blonde'' Ends West End Run Tonight"], BroadwayWorld.com, 7 April 2012</ref> and ''[[Let It Be (musical)|Let It Be]]'' (2013–14).<ref>O'Boyle, Claire. [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:DSM1&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=144A83394FF8AB38&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA "Let It Be top of your list"], ''Daily Mirror'', 24 February 2013</ref>

In December 2013, ATG acquired sole ownership of the Savoy.<ref>Shenton, Mark. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185052-UKs-Ambasssador-Theatre-Group-Acquires-Complete-Ownership-of-West-Ends-Savoy-and-Playhouse-Theatres?tsrc=nx "U.K.'s Ambassador Theatre Group Acquires Complete Ownership of West End's Savoy and Playhouse Theatres"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074515/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185052-UKs-Ambasssador-Theatre-Group-Acquires-Complete-Ownership-of-West-Ends-Savoy-and-Playhouse-Theatres?tsrc=nx |date=7 April 2014 }}, Playbill.com, 3 December 2013</ref> The first new production after this was  ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' (2014–15),<ref>Maxwell, Dominic. [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=14CF61E70BC3A090&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA "Comic vitality and saucy staging make up for lack of oomph"], ''The Times'', 3 April 2014</ref> followed by ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'' (2015),<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32331570 "Gypsy's five star return to London's West End"], BBC News, 16 April 2015</ref> ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'' (2016),<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36099983 "Victoria Wood remembered at Funny Girl opening"], BBC News, 21 April 2016</ref> ''[[Dreamgirls (musical)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2016–19),<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38327225 "Lion King helped Dreamgirls transfer to West End"], BBC News, 15 December 2016</ref> and ''[[9 to 5 (musical)|9 to 5: The Musical]]'' (2019–March 2020),<ref>[https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/dolly-partons-9-5-musical-play-savoy-theatre-111413759 "Dolly Parton’s ''9 to 5 The Musical'' is coming to the West End"], Official London Theatre, 18 September 2018</ref> when UK theatres closed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uktheatre.org/theatre-industry/news/theatre-industry-coronavirus-advice-16-march-2020/|title=Theatre closures to help slow the spread of Coronavirus|date=16 March 2020|website=UK Theatre|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>

The theatre reopened in July 2021 with ''[[Pretty Woman: The Musical]]'', which had been playing at the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] before the closure.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/pretty-woman-the-musical|title=''Pretty Woman the Musical'' Will Return to the West End at the Savoy Theatre from 8 July 2021|website=bestoftheatre.co.uk|access-date=March 23, 2021}}</ref> The production closed in June 2023.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pretty Woman sets West End closing date and announces new lead casting |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/pretty-woman-close-tompsett_58493.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=whatsonstage.com|date=8 March 2023 }}</ref> ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' starring [[Nicole Scherzinger]] played a limited 16-week run from September 2023 to January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/dates-and-details-announced-for-sunset-boulevard-with-nicole-scherzinger_1264998/ |title=Dates and details announced for ''Sunset Boulevard'' with Nicole Scherzinger|website= [[WhatsOnStage.com]]|first=Alex|last=Wood|date=6 June 2023|access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref> The Broadway transfer of ''[[Plaza Suite]]'', starring [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] and [[Matthew Broderick]], had a limited run from January to April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Stephi |last=Wild |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/PLAZA-SUITE-Extends-By-Two-Weeks-in-the-West-End-20240126|title=''Plaza Suite'' Extends by Two Weeks in the West End|website=broadwayworld.com|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>

The West End premiere of ''[[Mean Girls (musical)|Mean Girls]]'' began previews on 5 June 2024 with an opening night on 26 June.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Millward |first=Tom |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/mean-girls-celebrities-such-as-tina-fey-and-lorne-michaels-ask-the-questions-on-west-end-opening-night_1609821 |title=''Mean Girls'' – Celebrities such as Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels ask the questions on West End opening night |date=27 June 2024|website=WhatsOnStage}}</ref><ref>[https://playbill.com/production/mean-girls-london-savoy-theatre-2024 "''Mean Girls'' – London"], ''Playbill''. Retrieved 8 March 2025</ref> The show is set to close on 8 June 2025, and ''[[Burlesque (stage musical)|Burlesque]]'' is scheduled to play from 10 July until 6 September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-24 |title=''Burlesque the Musical'' to transfer to the West End |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/burlesque-the-musical-to-transfer-to-the-west-end_1670234/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Paddington: The Musical]]'' is scheduled to premiere at the theatre on 1 November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntosh |first=Steven |date=2025-04-24 |title=Paddington musical: McFly's Tom Fletcher reveals details of new stage show |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c793l125gwvo |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>