OSMONDMANIA is coming to Bradford. The Osmonds: A New Musical, by Jay Osmond, is the story of the brothers from Utah who were in the spotlight as children and went on to sell over 100 million records, gaining a huge army of fans.

From their residency on the Andy Williams Show in the 1960s to the ‘Osmondmania’ of the 1970s, the Osmonds have had a remarkable career, recording chart-topping albums, selling out arenas and making TV shows - until one bad decision cost them everything.

Jay Osmond pulls back the curtain to reveal "the real family behind the hits" - parents George and Olive Osmond and their nine children, Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy.

Said Jay: "I’ve wanted to tell my story for a long time and the opportunity to create this‘living autobiography’ seemed the perfect way to do so. I spent my whole life performing live - on stage, on TV specials, in arenas - so the buzz of live theatre felt like the perfect place for me. There were some difficult times in my life, and some big hurdles to overcome, and this musical will tell people things that will surprise them...but despite that trouble, when you look back and think of the fans, the music, the once-in-a-lifetime things we did - it’s joyful.

"I guess I want to do this now to spread a bit of that joy. I’ll know I’ve done a good job telling this story if I stand at the back of the theatre and see people waving their arms in the air, singing along and dancing in the aisles. I just want people to be enjoying themselves. I guess that is in the Osmonds' DNA.”

The Osmonds have appeared in Bradford several times. The brothers' final UK tour was at St George's Hall in 2012 and last December Merrill Osmond brought his Christmas show to the city.

* The Osmonds: A New Musical, featuring hits such as Crazy Horses, Love Me For A Reason and Puppy Love, is at the Alhambra October 19-23, 2021.

Tickets are on sale from November 16 at (01274) 432000 or bradford-theatres.co.uk