“Love Actually in Concert” promises to bring the heart, humor and music of Richard Curtis’ 2003 holiday season classic to more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada this holiday season. A live orchestra will perform the film’s soundtrack while the complete film is projected on a screen. The tour launches on Nov. 16 in Washington, D.C. following a preview performance the night before in Williamsport, PA.
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Presales start on Wednesday (July 22). Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 24 at 10 a.m. local time. The tour is mounted by GEA Live, RoadCo and Fifth Season.
The film memorably featured Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (before it became the Billboard Hot 100-topping juggernaut it is now), Wet Wet Wet’s hit remake of The Troggs’ “Love Is All Around” (which reached No. 41 on the Hot 100 and logged 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart) and Craig Armstrong’s score. The soundtrack album, released on Clive Davis’ J Records, included such classics as The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows,” The Pointer Sisters’ “Jump (For My Love)” and Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now.” The album made the top 40 on the Billboard 200 and went gold.
Written and directed by Richard Curtis, Love Actually follows 10 different stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are interlinked as the plot progresses. The film features Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and Rowan Atkinson, among many others. Curtis had won an Oscar in 1995 for his screenplay for Four Weddings and a Funeral, which also starred Grant. Curtis went on to receive a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Motion Picture Academy in 2024 for his humanitarian work, which includes spearheading Red Nose Day.
The film’s composer, Armstrong, won a BAFTA and an Ivor Novello Award for Romeo + Juliet, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Moulin Rouge! and a Grammy for Ray. He is also known for The Great Gatsby, World Trade Center, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, The Incredible Hulk and more.
Here is the complete tour schedule (subject to change). The first show is billed as a preview. The official premiere is the second show:
Nov. 15 Williamsport, PA Journey Bank Community Arts Center
Nov. 16 Washington, D.C. The Warner Theatre
Nov. 18 Richmond, VA Dominion Energy Center
Nov. 19 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Center for the Arts
Nov. 20-21 Atlantic City, NJ Circus Maximus
Nov. 22 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
Nov. 24 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
Nov. 27 Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Nov. 28 Dayton, OH Victoria Theatre
Nov. 29 Grand Rapids, MI DeVos Performance Hall
Dec. 1 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
Dec. 2 Cleveland, OH KeyBank State Theatre
Dec. 3 Kitchener, ON The Centre in the Square
Dec. 4 Waterbury, CT Palace Theater
Dec. 5 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
Dec. 6 Boston, MA Colonial Theater
Dec. 9 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater
Dec. 10 Wausau, WI Grand Theater
Dec. 11 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center
Dec. 12 Chicago, IL Cadillac Palace Theatre
Dec. 13 St. Louis, MO The Fabulous Fox
Dec. 14 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theater
Dec. 15 Denver, CO Buell Theatre
Dec. 18 Los Angeles, CA Peacock Theater
Dec. 19 San Jose, CA San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 20 San Diego, CA Balboa Theatre
Dec. 22 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
Dec. 23 New Orleans, LA Mahalia Jackson Theatre
Dec. 26 Dallas, TX Winspear Opera House
Dec. 27 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre