Amber Davies is Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical, which is now performing shows as part of its 2026 UK and Ireland tour.
“Whoever said orange is the new pink was seriously disturbed.”
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.’
Starring alongside Davies are George Crawford as Emmett, Karen Mavundukure as Paulette, Adam Cooper as Callahan, Jamie Chatterton as Warner, Annabelle Terry as Vivienne, Jocasta Almgill as Brooke, Rosanna Harris as Serena and Remi Ferdinand as Pilar. They are joined by Ty-Reece Stewart as Kyle and Bradley Delarosbel as Carlos.
The cast is completed by Keanna Bloomfield, James Lim, Aaron Shales, Jaime Tait, Daisy Twells, Louie Wood, Raiaz Fisher, Dylan Gordon-Jones, Lauren Hampton and Ollie Hart-Bradford.
Hannah Lowther will play Margot and Alternate Elle Woods.
Legally Blonde The Musical features original music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a book by Heather Hach, based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Browning and the 2001 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge. It is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
It will be directed by Nikolai Foster (Kinky Boots, The Wizard of Oz) and choreographed by Leah Hill (Kinky Boots, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) with musical supervision & additional arrangements by Matt Spencer-Smith (Here & Now, Dear Evan Hansen), set design by Colin Richmond (The Little Big Things, The Wizard of Oz), costume design by Tom Rogers (Here & Now, A Knight’s Tale The Musical, wigs, hair & make-up design by Sam Cox (Moulin Rouge, 13 Going On 30 The Musical), lighting design by Ben Cracknell (Clueless, The Wizard of Oz), sound design by Adam Fisher (Here & Now, Evita) and casting by Harry Blumenau (Kinky Boots, Ride the Cyclone).
It is produced by Royo and Curve.
The musical opened at Leicester’s Curve theatre on February 7 and is running until January 2, 2027. It visits Wimbledon New Theatre from October 20-24.
Tickets here.
Top image: Rosanna Harris as Serena, Hannah Lowther as Margot, Amber Davies as Elle Woods & Remi Ferdinand as Pillar in Legally Blonde, credit Marc Brenner (image supplied)