The Beatles Movie Getting Adapted to a Stage Musical
2019 movie Yesterday is getting a stage adaptation in London's West End.
The Danny Boyle movie starred Himesh Patel and Lily James and imagine a world where no one remembers The Beatles. After a road accident, a musician wakes up in a world where The Beatles never found fame, and no one knew their music.
Hoping to accelerate his own career, he pretends that he wrote The Beatles' music and passes off Lennon and McCartney's work as his own. The song is full of recreations of the Fab Four's best moments as the singer tries to recollect all the songs and lyrics. In one hilarious moment, Ed Sheeran (playing himself) recommends renaming 'Hey Jude' to 'Hey Dude'.
What's on Stage reported this week that a casting notice issued by Nick Hockaday (one of the award-winning team behind Paddington The Musical) says the production will be directed by Danny Boyle, written by Richard Curtis and Emma Freud (who penned the original film), and produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
The last time Boyle directed for the stage, it was 15 years ago when he worked on the National Theatre production of Frankenstein.
Further details about the stage adaptation, including dates and venues, have not yet been announced. The casting call states that they are looking for a male performer aged between 25 and 35 to play the leading role. The company is seeking a strong singer who is also skilled at both guitar and piano.
It's expected to have the same The Beatles songs as the film, which include 'Let It Be', 'A Day in the Life' and 'I Saw Her Standing There.'
This isn't the first stage show to feature the iconic British band's music. Let It Be celebrated the Liverpool band's music without spoken dialogue. It features over 40 Fab Four songs and follows their timeline from the Cavern Club to Beatlemania and their final show together.
The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil wowed audiences for over two decades at the Mirage in Las Vegas, using the band's music for their acrobatic and visual arts show.
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This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM.