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Mainstream professional theatre staged in and near the West End of London

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2023 During the Australian/NZ run and at the London Peacock Theatre, 'Who Needs the Young?' and 'Not Allowed to Love' were no longer performed.
January 2023 Australian Arena Tour further postponed to January/February 2023.
January 1 2023 The Las Vegas production of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical was cancelled after a short 12-week run, marked by low ticket sales and mixed to negative reviews.
2022 Songs 'Who Needs the Young?' and 'Not Allowed to Love' were performed until the end of this year.
December 23 2022 An internal memo was sent to production members announcing the musical's closure due to financial troubles.
September 27 2022 The Las Vegas production of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical premiered at the Paris Las Vegas hotel theatre.
May 2022 A Las Vegas production of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical was announced, set to be performed at the Paris Las Vegas hotel theatre and managed by BASE Entertainment.
2021 Bat Out of Hell: The Musical had a UK tour where 'Good Girls Go to Heaven' was used as an encore.
June 21 2021 Producers confirmed new tour dates, rescheduling the original COVID-19 postponed tour to begin in September 2021, with the show opening at the Manchester Opera House on 11 September 2021.
May 2021 Australian Arena Tour rescheduled to May 2021.
2020 International tours of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical were scheduled, though specific details about the complete tour were not provided in the text.
2020 Initially planned Australian Arena Tour postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
March 2020 Bat Out of Hell: The Musical was scheduled to begin a mini-tour of US Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, but the performances were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 27 2020 The cast for US, Australia, and UK 2020 tour was revealed simultaneously on WhatsOnStage.com and the official website, featuring returning cast members Rob Fowler, Sharon Sexton, and Alex Melcher, with Glenn Adamson as Strat and Martha Kirby as Raven.
December 5 2019 A UK tour for Bat Out of Hell: The Musical was announced for Q3-Q4 2020 and 2021, originally scheduled to open in Manchester on 10 September 2020.
November 25 2019 Announcements made for an Australian Arena Tour of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, scheduled for June 2020, covering Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. The production was rebranded as Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell: The Rock Musical.
October 2019 Musical was replaced by Tanz Der Vampire at the Metronom Theater
September 19 2019 Closure of the musical's run at the Metronom Theater in Oberhausen
September 8 2019 Conclusion of the US off-Broadway production at the New York City Center theater.
August 19 2019 Will Branner left the cast of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical to join the tour of Mean Girls, with Billy Lewis Jr. taking over the role of Ledoux for the remainder of the run.
August 1 2019 Bat Out of Hell: The Musical made its US debut off-Broadway at the New York City Center theater, featuring original UK cast members Andrew Polec, Christina Bennington, and Danielle Steers.
July 30 2019 Began an 8-week off-Broadway run in New York City, scheduled to continue until September 22, 2019.
July 17 2019 Billy Lewis Jr. announced he was joining the New York City Centre cast of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical as Ledoux, replacing Will Branner. Lewis had previously played the role of Jagwire during various runs in US, UK and Canada.
June 4 2019 Lena Hall was announced to join the cast of the New York production in a role.
May 15 2019 Tickets for the US off-Broadway production of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical went on sale, with promotional billboards appearing in Times Square.
April 3 2019 Franziska Schuster took over the role of Sloane from Willemijn Verkaik at the Metronom Theater in Oberhausen, after previously serving as the walk-in cover for the role.
January 5 2019 Sam Toland played the role of Ledoux for the final performance of the Dominion Theatre production.
January 5 2019 Final extended closing date of the Bat Out of Hell: The Musical at the Dominion Theatre.
2018 Sharon Sexton won West End Wilma Award for Best Performer In A West End Show
2018 Won WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design (Patrick Woodroffe)
2018 Character Blake was retired from the show during the North American tour, and Valkyrie's role was expanded from a background ensemble character to a more prominent character with additional dialogue and musical parts.
2018 Danielle Steers won West End Wilma Award for Best Supporting Cast Member in a West End Show
2018 Gareth Owen won AV Technology Europe Award for Best Use Of Audio Solutions
2018 Production was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Sound Design by Gareth Owen.
December 26 2018 Giovanni Spanó returned to the production after recovering from Special Bronchitis, with the role of Ledoux having been covered by multiple alternates during his absence.
November 8 2018 Official opening of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical at the Metronom Theater in Oberhausen, Germany
November 5 2018 Official announcement made on social media and the show's website about relaunching the tour in 2019, with plans for a season at New York City Center, though no explanation was provided for the previous postponement.
November 3 2018 Toronto run of the North American tour concluded, marking the unexpected end of the initial tour schedule.
November 2 2018 Bat Out of Hell: The Musical began previews at the Metronom Theater in Oberhausen, Germany
November 1 2018 North American tour was unexpectedly postponed by producers, causing disappointment among cast members who expressed frustration on social media.
October 27 2018 First extension of the Dominion Theatre production's run.
October 16 2018 North American tour of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical opened at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto.
September 29 2018 Giovanni Spanó took a break from the Bat Out of Hell musical production to compete in the 2018 series of The X Factor.
September 4 2018 Jordan Luke Gage took over the role of Strat from Andrew Polec at the Dominion Theatre in London, after previously serving as an Alternate and ensemble member playing Hoffman.
August 2018 Producer David Sonenberg reported the show was 'unbelievably profitable' with over 500,000 people having seen the production.
July 28 2018 Originally scheduled end date for the Dominion Theatre production, which was then extended.
April 19 2018 Official opening of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical at the Dominion Theatre in London.
April 2 2018 The musical returned to London at the Dominion Theatre.
April 2 2018 Bat Out of Hell: The Musical began previews at the Dominion Theatre in London after completing its run in Toronto.
January 7 2018 Concluded the North American premiere run at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto after a successful engagement spanning nearly three months.

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