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Olivier-winning World War II musical caper ‘Operation Mincemeat’ extends on Broadway

The show, currently in previews with an official opening set for March 20, will now run through July 13. 

The cast of Operation Mincemeat (Photo: Matt Crockett)

Operation Mincemeat,” the Olivier-winning World War II musical caper, has extended its run at Broadway's Golden Theatre by four weeks. The show, currently in previews with an official opening set for March 20, will now run through July 13. 

Meanwhile, the show's marquee signage at the Golden remains unlit due to a customs delay on specialty lightbulbs linked to new tariffs posed by President Donald Trump.

“Operation Mincemeat” is written and composed by the U.K. comedy group “SpitLip,” comprising David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts. In addition to Cumming, Hodgson and Roberts, the cast features Claire-Marie Hall and Olivier Award winner Jak Malone, all reprising their performances from the West End and all making their Broadway debuts.

Robert Hastie directs, with choreography by Jenny Arnold.

It’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Fleming himself), “Operation Mincemeat” tells the wildly improbable true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.

This article previously appeared on Broadway.com.