The Mousetrap, the well-known Agatha Christie mystery and longest-running play in the world, is commemorating its 70th anniversary today with the announcement that it will make its Broadway premiere in 2023.

Agatha Christie’s play premiered on November 25, 1952, at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and this show has been performed over 28,915 times in London and has been watched over by 10 million people. 

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McCollum said, “I am thrilled that Agatha Christie’s beloved murder mystery that changed popular theatre and has been a landmark attraction for US visitors to London’s West End for the past 70 years will now be coming to Broadway.” 

He further addded,“I’m excited for the huge Christie fan-base in North America, and for the acting company in New York who will join the esteemed ranks of The Mousetrap alumni.”

It will be a co-production between The Mousetrap UK’s producer Adam Spiegel and Tony-award winner Kevin McCollum. Tickets for the Broadway production will go on sale next year. All production information, including a complete booking schedule, will be released soon.

The producers have also announced the broadway debut on the show’s official website. The post read, “New York audiences will be able to see and hear some of the original sights and sounds from the production as it has appeared in London since 1952.”

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A new Broadway cast will be put together for the play. The mantelpiece clock, the sole remaining component of the original set, will be borrowed from the London production for the Broadway run in addition to the set being a faithful replica of Anthony Holland’s design. The one-of-a-kind backstage wind machine, still in use today and embossed with the name of the original producer, will also be transported across the Atlantic.

Additional details of the cast and production team will also be announced next year.