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Edinburgh Reporter
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Fringe 2025 – world premiere of the World's Greatest Lover
A little bit of Broadway magic heads to the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Simone Genatt and Marc Routh, founders of the Broadway International Group, will bring the world premiere of their exciting new musical, World's Greatest Lover, to the Pleasance Courtyard. Continue reading here Like this: Like Related
Scotsman
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
What is love? Legendary lovers battle it out in Edinburgh's hottest new musical
Romeo, Casanova, Cyrano de Bergerac, Marquis de Sade - the boys are back in town and bursting into song. But only one can be the World's Greatest Lover. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's Romeo vs. Casanova. Cyrano de Bergerac vs. Marquis de Sade. And the stakes have never been higher. World's Greatest Lover, making its debut at Fringe 2025, is a pop musical showdown like no other. Directed and choreographed by Broadway's Joshua Bergasse, who worked on the Emmy award winning TV show Smash, World's Greatest Lover is seductive, entertaining and heartfelt. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Is Casonova all charm and no depth? Is Romeo a dramatic little simp? Can Cyrano outwit everyone through wit and wordplay? What is Marquis even doing there? It's all to be explored and revealed in this electric 60-minute show. Four lovers. One stage. Zero chill. The battle for romantic supremacy begins at the Edinburgh Fringe. Bergasse says: "I'm so excited to bring WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER to the Edinburgh Fringe. It's such a fun and funny show with great songs, energetic dances and hysterical characters. I can't wait for the audiences at the fringe to see what we've been cooking up." Venue: Pleasance One, Pleasance Courtyard (Edinburgh Fringe Venue 33), The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ Dates and times: 31 July – 24 August 2025 (not 6, 13, 20 August) 6.00pm (60 minutes) Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Prices: £10 - £19
