Diana (musical)


Diana is a musical with music and lyrics by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro, based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Productions

s for Diana began on February 19, 2019 at the La Jolla Playhouse. The world premiere of Diana opened the following month on March 3. The limited run was extended twice and closed on April 14, 2019. The production was directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Kelly Devine. Costumes were designed by William Ivey Long, Scenic design was designed by David Zinn, Lighting was designed by Natasha Katz, and Sound was designed by Gareth Owen. The production's orchestrations were composed by John Clanchy.
Following the La Jolla production, the producers continued workshopping the musical. The production was eventually picked up and began previews began at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway on March 2, 2020 with the same directing team.
The show was planned to open on March 31, 2020 but on March 12 the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show’s production will be suspended until September 6, 2020 at the earliest.

Musical numbers

La Jolla Playhouse
;Act 1
;Act 2
Broadway
;Act I
;Act II

Reception

The La Jolla production received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times wrote,: "The score is actually closer to commercial Broadway in the early aughts, an even more dated style to my ear."