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Hugh Jackman<\/strong>-led movie musical The Greatest Showman<\/em> demonstrated an unexpected level of persistence following its 2017 debut, bucking lukewarm reviews<\/a> to become ubiquitous<\/a> through 2018, spurring plans for a sequel that were only boosted by<\/a> Jackman\u2019s Showman<\/em>-song-heavy arena tour. It\u2019s unclear if the sequel\u2014which, like the original, would likely star the Deadpool & Wolverine<\/em><\/a> frontman as an extremely soft-pedaled P.T. Barnum<\/a>\u2014is still in play, but now there\u2019s another Showman<\/em> plan afoot. The movie will be adapted into a live theater spectacle, Disney announced Friday, a staged musical that is likely Broadway-bound.<\/p>\n The news came at D23<\/a>, a three-day event for fans of everything Disney (which includes the universes of Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and more). At a Friday panel on the entertainment monolith\u2019s musical theater plans, after announcements of new Frozen<\/em> stage show dates and a West End adaptation of the company\u2019s animated Hercules<\/em> film, \u201cthe iconic howl from the 2017 movie musical sounded across the arena,\u201d Variety<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n That howl, \u201cLadies and gents, this is the moment you\u2019ve waited for,\u201d kicked off a surprise rendition of \u201cThe Greatest Show,\u201d performed by singers led by Ryan Vasquez<\/strong> in the Hugh Jackman role. Under a sign that reads \u201cThe Greatest Showman: The New Musical,\u201d the cast of five teased the upcoming show, a video posted to social media<\/a> reveals.<\/p>\n The staged adaption of the film will be produced by the Disney Theatrical division, the Hollywood Reporter<\/em> notes<\/a>. Typically, stage shows produced by that division end up on Broadway: past productions include the currently running Aladdin<\/em> and The Lion King<\/em> adaptations, as well as 2018\u2019s Frozen<\/em> show.<\/p>\n Dates or a destination for the Showman<\/em> show were not revealed on Friday, but Page Six appears<\/a> to have a clue, reporting Saturday that the production will land first in the southwest England town of Bristol \u201cin early 2026\u201d and then will \u201cplay the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London.\u201d<\/p>\n The show\u2019s director will reportedly be director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw<\/strong>, who helmed the stage version of Aladdin<\/em><\/a>, the musical film The Prom<\/em><\/a>, and many others. Jackman, who has abundant Broadway cred<\/a> of his own, does not appear to be involved with the production thus far\u2014but then again, we never expected him<\/a> to come back as Wolverine, either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n