Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a stage musical centred around a coming-of-age story, with score by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae.

The musical is inspired by the 2011 British television documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 directed by Jenny Popplewell.

[1] The musical follows and is based upon the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying to step out of the darkness and become a drag queen.

One student of the class (16), Jamie New, gets teased about his homosexuality and reveals to the audience all he wants to be is a drag queen ("And You Don't Even Know It").

Miss Hedge tells Jamie that he should be proud of being an art project, and walks him around school in the make-up.

Jamie, initially embarrassed by the attention, decides to be proud of himself, telling the school that he is doing a drag show at the local nightclub, Legs Eleven, that night ("Work of Art").

Inside the club, Margaret and Ray have been introduced to a group of drag queens: Laika Virgin, Tray Sophisticay, and Sandra Bollock.

At home, Jamie shows Margaret and Ray his new prom dress, now shortened and fitted with working flashing lights.

The character of Wayne New is not given a name in the stage production; an artistic decision was made to credit actors as ‘Jamie’s Dad’.

It also included vocals from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Betty Boo, Dan Gillespie Sells, and Josie Walker.

[27] A UK tour began from 8 February 2020, opening at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield starring Layton Williams and Shane Richie reprising their roles of Jamie and Hugo/Loco Chanelle from the West End production.

The cast also features long established performers, such as Zen Ishikawa as Hugo, Chizu Hosaka as Ray, Kiyotaka Imai as Jamie's dad and Sandra Bollock and Keigo Yoshino as Laika Virgin.

[33] The musical made its American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from 16 January to 20 February 2022.

[citation needed] It was announced in June 2022 that the production will tour the UK again beginning at The Lowry, Salford in September 2023 until July 2024, starring Ivano Turco as Jamie, who has previously appeared notably in ALW's Cinderella and Get Up, Stand Up!

The Bob Marley Musical[38] It will also include a return run in London at the Peacock Theatre from 8 February to 23 March 2024.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie's West End revival played its final performance on Saturday the 23rd of March 2024.

The first Spanish language production of the musical premiered on April 14, 2023 at Teatro Manolo Fabregas in Mexico City.

[40] On June 1, 2024, the first non-replica American production premiered at Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco with Romelo Urbi as Jamie, Anne Elizabeth Clark as Margaret, and J. Conrad Frank (Katya Smirnoff-Skyy) as Hugo/Loco.

Ann Treneman of The Times, commenting after its West End run had been confirmed, exclaimed "I gave it a very rare five stars.

I think that it has such an impact for the same reason that Dear Evan Hansen, the musical that just cleaned up the Tony Awards in New York City, is such a success."

"[42] Clare Brennan of The Observer stated that "the drama lacks oomph but sheer exuberance carries this coming-of-age tale...That said, this is still a touching, funny and joyous production.

"[43] Dominic Cavendish, in his four-star review in The Daily Telegraph, stated "I can't think of a musical that has set me spinning right round (like a record, baby) quite as much as this funny, outrageous, touching but oh-my-word PC flag-waving show...The show sends you out on a feel-good bubble of happiness.

[52] In June 2019, it was announced that the film would be distributed by 20th Century Fox, which would then be acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2019.

[55] Film cast includes Max Harwood as Jamie; Sarah Lancashire as Margaret; Richard E. Grant as Hugo and Shobna Gulati as Ray.

Others in the film cast include Lauren Patel; Layton Williams; Sharon Horgan; Ralph Ineson; John McCrea (lead in live stream not film) ; Samuel Bottomley; Lewis & James Sharp (The Sharp Twins); Ramzan Miah; Zane Alsaroori and Noah Leggott.