Det Ny Teater (English: The New Theatre) (Copenhagen Municipality)

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With the re-opening of Det Ny Teater in 1994, Denmark received an international music theatre that has the format to produce the great musical productions. With Bent Mejding and Niels-Bo Valbro as directors the theatre opened the wonderful theatre building with pomp and ceremony the 4. November 1994 with the extravagant production of Strauss-operetta "The Bat". The new smaller stage in the cellar, Sceneriet, opened 5. November with "Crazy Xmas Cabaret." Mejding and Valbro's joint leadership continued until 1996. Thereafter, Niels-Bo Valbro took over the leadership alone and at the same time continued as director of Privat Teatret. The running of such a large theatre with over 1000 seats today, without direct state support, is dependent on a certain flair for knowing just what the public want to see in this type of theatre. Det Ny Teater has since produced a whole row of successes: The Bat, La Cage aux Folles, The Merry Widow, Crazy For You, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Don Quixote - En Mand fra La Macha and Peter Pan. During the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 season, Det Ny Teater presented Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which was seen by more than 450,000 people and therefore the greatest success in Danish theatre history. 200,000 people visit Det Ny Teater annually which is thus the country’s most visited theatre. Det Ny Teater's shows are all performed in Danish.