Mrs Henderson Presents (musical)

Mrs Henderson Presents
Theatre Royal, Bath promotional artwork
Music	George Fenton Simon Chamberlain
Lyrics	Don Black
Book	Terry Johnson
Setting	1937 to 1940 London
Basis	2005 film Mrs Henderson Presents
Premiere	26 August 2015 (2015-08-26): Theatre Royal, Bath
Productions	2015 Bath 2016 West End 2017 Toronto

Mrs Henderson Presents is a musical comedy with music by George Fenton and Simon Chamberlain, with lyrics by Don Black and a book by Terry Johnson. Based on the 2005 film Mrs Henderson Presents, the musical received its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Bath in 2015 and transferred to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre in February 2016. The film was based on the true story of Laura Henderson and London's Windmill Theatre.

The musical is based on the 2005 film Mrs Henderson Presents. The film was based on the true story of London's Windmill Theatre and its owner Laura Henderson, who transformed the theatre and produced Revudeville shows featuring static naked tableaux girls, exploiting a loophole in the Lord Chamberlain's Lord Cromer censorship laws.

In June 2014, it was first revealed by producer John Reid that an adaption was in the works, with a workshop taking place the same year. On 16 October 2014, the musical was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would receive its world premiere in summer 2015, with a view to a West End transfer. The musical is directed by and has a book by Terry Johnson, based on an original screenplay by Martin Sherman, with choreography by Andrew Wright, set design by Tim Shortall, costume design by Paul Wills, lighting by Ben Ormerod and magic consultancy by Scott Penrose.