Get able to excellent your bend-and-snap theatre followers, as a result of a model new manufacturing of the smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is heading again to theatres subsequent yr, starring Amber Davies as the enduring Elle Woods!
The tour kicks off at Leicester’s Curve Theatre on February seventh 2026, earlier than heading nationwide by early 2027. Produced by ROYO and Curve, and directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography from Leah Hill, this reimagined iteration of the a lot liked present guarantees all of the sass, sparkle, and spirit that made the unique a Broadway and West Finish sensation.
Based mostly on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Browning, and the 2001 movie of the identical identify starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge, the multi-award profitable Legally Blonde The Musical follows fashion-obsessed sorority queen Elle Woods, who appears to have all of it — till her boyfriend dumps her for somebody “severe”. Decided to win him again, Elle follows him to Harvard Regulation Faculty, solely to find she’s received extra brains, drive, and coronary heart than anybody anticipated. Filled with catchy songs, high-energy dance numbers, and loads of pink, the present is a feel-good celebration of self-belief, friendship, and proving that it is best to by no means choose a e book — or a blonde — by its cowl.
With its e book by Heather Hach and unique music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, the present was first seen on Broadway in 2007, with a West Finish manufacturing opening in 2010.
Recent from her stint as Jordan Baker within the London manufacturing of The Nice Gatsby,Amber appears to be like set to carry a recent vitality to everybody’s favorite Harvard legislation scholar — her powerhouse vocals and pure stage presence, assured to blow audiences away. There’s only one factor to notice — Amber gained’t seem at each single efficiency, so followers ought to double-check schedules when reserving tickets.
Talking of her pleasure at touchdown the half, Davies says by way of a press launch: “I’m completely thrilled to be taking part in the enduring function of Elle Woods in ROYO and Curve’s new manufacturing of Legally Blonde. As an enormous fan of the movie and the musical, this half is the function of a lifetime, and I’m honoured to be moving into Elle’s excellent heels… that is gonna be similar to senior yr apart from funner!”
AMBER DAVIES IS ELLE WOODS
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