Omigod you guys – Legally Blonde cast announced
5th January 2026
Musical theatre and Tik Tok star, Hannah Lowther (SIX, West End; Heathers: The Musical, The Other Palace) will play Margot and Alternate Elle Woods in brand-new production of the West End and Broadway smash-hit Legally Blonde The Musical.
Hannah most recently performed at Newcastle Theatre Royal in Spongebob The Musical in 2023 and will be starring as Elle in the Thu 14 May 2pm performance* when Legally Blonde visits Newcastle Theatre Royal (Tue 12 – Sun 17 May 2026). During the other performances, Elle Woods will be played by previously announced Strictly Come Dancing finalist Amber Davies, whose theatre work includes most recently originating the role of Jordan Baker in the London production of The Great Gatsby. Prior to this she starred as Vivian Ward in the UK Tour of Pretty Woman, Lorraine Baines in the West End production of Back to the Future The Musical, and Campbell in Bring It On at London’s South Bank Centre.
The pair star alongside George Crawford (The Great Gatsby, London Coliseum; Newsies, Troubadour Wembley Park) as Emmett, Karen Mavundukure (Stranger Things, West End, The Colour Purple, Birmingham Hippodrome & UK Tour; Dreamgirls, West End) as Paulette, Adam Cooper (A Chorus Line, Curve/Sadler’s Wells; Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Sadler’s Wells; Billy Elliot, Universal) as Callahan, Jamie Chatterton (The Little Big Things, Soho Place; The Osmonds: A New Musical, UK & Ireland Tour) as Warner, Annabelle Terry (Scissorhandz, Southwark Playhouse Elephant; Hamlet, National Theatre) as Vivienne, Jocasta Almgill (A Chorus Line, Curve/Sadler’s Wells/UK Tour; Grease, Dominion Theatre) as Brooke, Rosanna Harris (Grease, UK Tour; The War of the Worlds: Spirit of Man, Arena Tour) as Serena and Remi Ferdinand (Hamilton, West End; Grease, West End) as Pilar. With Ty-Reece Stewart (Footballer’s Wives, Assembly Rooms Edinburgh; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, UK & Ireland Tour) as Kyle and Bradley Delarosbel (A Chorus Line, Sadler’s Wells/Curve/Japan; Matilda the Musical, Netflix) as Carlos.
The cast is completed by Keanna Bloomfield (The Sound of Music; My Fair Lady, Curve), James Lim (Disney’s Aladdin, UK Tour; Clueless, West End), Aaron Shales (&Juliet, West End/UK & Ireland Tour; Fantasies Come True, The Other Palace), Jaime Tait (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, West End; Motown the Musical, West End), Daisy Twells (Muriel’s Wedding, Curve; Heathers, Soho Place/The Other Palace/UK Tour), Louie Wood (Billy Elliot; A Chorus Line, Curve), Raiaz Fisher (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, West End; Save The Cinema, Sky Cinema), Dylan Gordon-Jones (Freaky Friday The Musical, Home Manchester), Lauren Hampton (Half a Sixpence; Hello Dolly, Bristol Hippodrome) and Ollie Hart-Bradford (Legally Blonde, Curve; Elf, UK Tour).
This ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon, follows Elle Woods on her transformation from ‘It Girl’ fashionista to legal ace at Harvard Law School, all in the name of love. Elle must prove she is more than blonde ambition, swap the changing rooms for the courtroom and learn that ‘being true to yourself never goes out of style.’
“Whoever said orange is the new pink was seriously disturbed”
Legally Blonde plays Newcastle Theatre Royal Tue 12 – Sun 17 May 2026. Tickets can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 0191 232 7010.
* Cast and performance schedule subject to change without notice.