The musical is based on the 1964 children's novel, by Roald Dahl. A first reading of the first act from the show was carried out in New York in May 2010, with the intention of opening in London the following year.

Officially confirmed on 18 June 2012, producers announced that the show would play the London Palladium from May 2013, with tickets going on sale in October 2012. The show is written by playwright David Greig and directed by Sam Mendes, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations by Doug Besterman, set design by Mark Thompson and lighting design by Paul Pyant. Songs are taken from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, with new additional songs written by frequent collaborators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, responsible for the musical Hairspray and NBC television series Smash.

音乐剧《摇滚红与黑》改编自法国著名作家司汤达脍炙人口的名著《红与黑》。于连（Côme 饰）是维里埃小城一个木匠的儿子，从小希望借助个人的奋斗跻身上流社会。因为精通拉丁文，于连被选入市长家做家庭教师。于连与市长夫人德瑞那（Haylen 饰）互生好感。两人关系败露后，在神学院院长的举荐下，于连成为了侯爵的私人秘书，又与侯爵女儿玛蒂尔德有了私情。但在教会的策划下，德瑞那夫人被迫写了一封信揭发于连，让于连的前途毁于一旦。恼羞成怒的于连开枪打伤了德瑞那夫人因而走上断头台。

　　这是一部影史上传颂最广的长青家庭电影，十分适合亲子同乐。有趣的故事、悦耳的歌曲、美丽的山河、活泼的孩子、可爱的修女、温馨的人情、天真无邪的笑料，构成了这部曾打破影史上最高卖座纪录的歌舞片，并曾获最佳影片等5项奥斯卡金像奖。茱丽·安德鲁丝(Julie Andrews)扮演真有其人的奥国修女玛莉亚，她到鳏居军官家中照顾他的七个孩子，后来还成为他们的继母。在德军纳粹占领奥地利之后，他们全家利用一次公开表演的机会逃出了魔掌。片中表达玛利亚对大自然热爱的主题曲《音乐之声》、轻松愉快的《孤独的牧羊人》、比托普演唱的深情无限的《雪绒花》、欢乐有趣的《哆来咪》、以及可爱的孩子们在比赛和客厅里演唱的《晚安，再见！》等等，都成了我们记忆中最值得细细回味的旋律。

这部音乐剧严格遵照历史，讲述 Hamilton 政治生涯中的几件大事，他的战友和政敌、他与妻子 Eliza 和长子 Philip 的深厚感情以及他犯下的错误。历史人物 George Washington、Thomas Jefferson & James Madison 等在剧中轮流出场。剧中音乐以Hip-hop为主，穿插了Jazz，R&B, Tin Pan Alley 等多种风格的歌曲。

'Be the change that you want to see
Be the change for you and me’

This revolutionary story celebrates the life of Sylvia Pankhurst – feminist, activist, pacifist, socialist, rebel – the lesser-known Pankhurst at the heart of the Suffragette movement, who changed the lives of working women and men across the world.

Following its 2018 run as a work-in-progress, Kate Prince’s Sylvia is back where it all began for its world premiere, uniting dance, hip hop, funk and soul to shine a light on a remarkable moment in history, with original music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde.