US star Wayne Brady has stepped out on Broadway in The Wiz, Chicago, Kinky Boots and Moulin Rouge! Now he’s coming to London’s West End for the first time to perform in two concert performances of To Sir, With Love.
The new musical, which co-stars Lulu, will play at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Monday, November 24, 2025.
A reimagined stage adaptation of ER Braithwaite’s memoir features music and lyrics by John Farrar and Kara DioGuardi, with direction by acclaimed director Sheldon Epps. Lulu returns to the story that launched her global career.
To Sir With Love is an autobiographical story about Rick Braithwaite, who is more than just a Cambridge-educated engineer and a former RAF fighter pilot. He’s a man battling societal prejudices at every turn. Refusing to bow to adversity, he engages his students not as troublesome youths but as emerging adults who must soon navigate a world where they’ll stand or fall on their own merits. Through a balance of grit and grace, he aims to prepare them for more than just exams; he prepares them for life.
The story explores race, class, resilience, and the power of respect. The concert will feature an original score by Farrar and DioGuardi, alongside the legendary title song To Sir, with Love by Mark London and Don Black. Casting by Debbie O’Brien.
To Sir, With Love has musical arrangements by Eve Nelson, musical supervision and orchestration by Joseph Joubert, dramaturgy by Shereen Jasmin Phillips and choreography by Edgar Godineaux.
Lythgoe Productions and Darren Bell produces, with Alex Day, Willette and Manny Klausner, Jonathan and Jennifer Yaek and Rebecca Bahling-Lythgoe.
Tickets here.