Patrick saw Operation Mincemeat–a musical based on the true story of a British deception operation during World War II–when he was in London earlier this year. He recommended we see it during the Mother’s Day Weekend trip. And, we did.

When Diane, Katie, and I saw the musical on Broadway a few weeks ago, it was already a hit after a successful rain in the West End of London. Operation Mincemeat has positive reviews for its humor and compelling story.  The musical is based on the 2011 film of the same name starring Colin Firth and Kelly Macdonald. 

The fun part of Operation Mincemeat for me is the caper aspects of the plot. “Operation Mincemeat was a World War II deception operation where British intelligence planted a corpse, dressed as a British officer, with false intelligence documents in Nazi territory to mislead German forces about the location of the planned Allied invasion of Sicily. The operation was successful in fooling the Germans into believing the Allies would invade Greece, allowing the actual invasion of Sicily to proceed without significant German resistance.”

Operation Mincemeat has been nominated for four Tony Awards:  Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts), Best Original Score (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts), and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Jak Malone).  We loved it! GRADE: B+