How about taking the whole family to see one of the musicals in Lisbon? After all, this is an excellent cultural program to do… And there’s something for everyone!
What’s more, musicals are a very special form of performance art, as they combine music, singing, dancing and dialog in the telling of a story.
And the choreography is incredible, full of color and lots of dynamics between the actors and the sets that are usually part of these plays.
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Rent
The musical RENT, winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, has gone beyond the stage and become a cultural phenomenon.
With memorable songs such as “Seasons of Love”, “La Vie Bohème” and “Take Me or Leave Me”, now performed for the first time in Portuguese, and inspired by Puccini’s opera “La Bohème”, the musical follows a group of young artists and musicians who face financial and personal challenges in New York’s East Village in the late 1980s, under the shadow of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
RENT has become an important reference in the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ characters.
Address: Parque Mayer (Teatro Variedades)
Schedule: Wednesdays to Saturdays at 9 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m.; until April 27, 2025
Tickets: on the website
“Shrek, The Musical”
The Yellow Star Company is known for the quality of its plays. This time, they’re bringing a Broadway musical whose characters are well known to the general public.
“Shrek, The Musical” tells the story of the most famous ogre and his adventures in winning the heart of Princess Fiona. Accompanied by the talkative (but always friendly) Donkey, Shrek takes us to a fantasy universe.
Address: Centro Cultural Malaposta – Sala Ruy de Carvalho, municipality of Odivelas
Opening times: from October 19 to December 29
Tickets: by e-mail bilheteira@yellowstarcompany.com
Garfield, A Musical With Gatitude
In this guide to musicals in Lisbon, there’s another animated character who inspires the world of singing: Garfield, the most famous cat, chubby and not at all humble.
In this amusing story, Garfield wants to celebrate his birthday with all the pomp that the occasion deserves. However, thinking that his friends have forgotten the date, he ends up leaving home.
However, Garfield soon realizes that there’s nothing like “home sweet home”, that and food!
Address: Auditorium 1 of the Taguspark Central Center
Schedule: until March 30th
Tickets: by e-mail bilheteira@yellowstarcompany.com
Beauty and the Beast
Filipe La Féria is an inescapable name on Portugal’s cultural scene. Today, you can see his work “Beauty and the Beast” on stage at the Teatro Politeama.
Another Lisbon musical inspired by a great classic, where the message is that love is not hidden in appearance, but in kindness.
Address: Rua Portas de Santo Antão 109 (Teatro Politeama)
Schedule: until May 2025
Tickets: on Instagram
Fatima
This is the latest production by renowned director Filipe La Féria. “Fátima” is an all-Portuguese rock opera and is on stage at the Teatro Politeama.
It’s a contemporary version that tells the story of the famous events that took place in 1917 at the Cova da Iria in Fátima.
The cast includes several singers, dancers and a live orchestra.
Address: Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 109 (Teatro Politeama)
Schedule: until April 30th
Tickets: on Instagram