Coyote Ugly set for West End Premiere in 2027

Jamie Wilson Productions (JWP) alongside Nederlander Studios will bring to the West End in 2027 the musical stage adaptation of the cult hit film Coyote Ugly, based on the iconic New York Coyote Ugly Saloon bar, with the original multi award winning team behind the music, lyrics and script.

The film, Coyote Ugly, was released in the year 2000 and became an instant cult smash hit, making over 113 million dollars at the worldwide Box Office. It was directed by David McNally and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman. The film was based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s 1997 GQ article, The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon, about her experiences as a bartender at the renowned bar.

Diane Warren, the multi award winning original songwriter, will bring to the musical the iconic tracks she wrote for the film; Can’t Fight The Moonlight, Please Remember, The Right Kind of Wrong and But I Do Love You, as well as writing original new songs for the production.

The original film screenwriter, Gina Wendkos (The Princess Diaries 1 & 2), will be writing the book alongside Olivier Award winning writer Vikki Stone (Caroline, Hey Duggee) with musical theatre impresario, Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Kinky Boots) directing and choreographing, following his enormous success with The Devil Wears Prada, one of the biggest hits in the West End in recent years.