Legally Blonde (2022)

13 May – 2 July

Book by Heather Hach; Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin; Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture.

Directed by Lucy Moss, co-writer and co-director of the smash-hit musical SIX, Legally Blonde the musical opened the 2022 season, starring Six star Courtney Bowman as Elle Woods alongside Alistair Toovey who played her college sweetheart Warner Huntington III. With a stellar cast and a 13 piece band, by the end of the run the show was a sold out success. This romantic comedy musical featured a score including 'So Much Better' and 'Whipped Into Shaped', and was deemed "IRRESISTIBLE. A musical for today" (The Guardian).

You can download a PDF copy of the Legally Blonde programme here

The cast

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay

Emmett

Gabriela Benedetti

Ensemble / Cover Serena

Courtney Bowman

Elle Woods

Lucca Chadwick-Patel

Ensemble / Cover Warner

Hannah Yun Chamberlain

Serena

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Jasmin Colangelo

Ensemble / Cover Enid

Allie Daniel

Ensemble

Lauren Drew

Brooke

Vanessa Fisher

Vivienne / Cover Elle

Joe Foster

Ensemble / Cover Bruiser

Isaac Hesketh

Margot

Nadine Higgin

Paulette

Dominic Lamb

Ensemble / Cover Callahan

Esme Laudat

Ensemble / Cover Paulette

Alžbeta Matyšáková

Enid

Eugene McCoy

Callahan

Liam McEvoy

Bruiser / Ensemble

Grace Mouat

Pilar / Cover Vivienne

Billy Nevers

Ensemble / Cover Emmett

Ashley Rowe

Swing

Shakira Simpson

Swing / Cover Pilar

Biancha Szynal

Swing / Cover Brooke

Paulo Teixeira

Swing / Dance Captain

Alistair Toovey

Warner

Creative team

Sylvia Addison

Orchestral Manager

Carter Bellaimey

Dialect Coach

Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong

Dramaturg

Cat Beveridge

Musical Supervisor

Jean Chan

Costume & Co-Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer

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Shanaé Chisholm

Casting Assistant

Natalie Gallacher (CDG)

Casting Director

Tony Gayle

Sound Designer

Philip Gladwell

Lighting Designer

Laura Hopkins

Set Designer

Barbara Houseman

Voice & Text and Season Associate Director

Ellen Kane

Choreographer and Musical Staging

Ingrid Mackinnon

Season Associate: Intimacy Support

Lucy Moss

Director

Priya Patel Appleby

Associate Director

Chris Poon

Associate Musical Director

Queen Bee (MUA)

Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer

Ainsley Hall Ricketts

Assistant Choreographer

Alexzandra Sarmiento

Assistant Choreographer

Amber Sinclair-Case

Associate Director

Katharine Woolley

Musical Director

Reviews

Independent

"A seriously fabulous revival"

WhatsOnStage

"An inclusive power-house of a musical, one that embraces difference and diversity in its casting and its attitudes, while simultaneously celebrating a world that can change if people stand together. A FIVE-STAR FIESTA"

Attitude

"Courtney Bowman is SENSATIONAL"

The Times

"YOU’LL BE BLOWN AWAY"

The Guardian

“IRRESISTIBLE. A musical for today”

Evening Standard

"Killer choreography, plenty of laughs and lots of you-go-girl affirmation.”

Broadway World

"Courtney Bowman is a revelation, a star in the making. With a powerhouse voice, she is sassy, charismatic, and UTTERLY PERFECT as Elle.”

Metro

"An uproarious new production blasts into town with all the energy of a spring break party. Factor in Courtney Bowman’s megawatt joie de vivre and dazzling voice, and you’ve got stage heaven.”