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Simon Thomas to Join Sheridan Smith, Denise Van Outen et al. in London’s Legally Blonde

Simon Thomas
Simon Thomas

Simon Thomas will join the West End production of Legally Blonde The Musical, at the Savoy Theatre, in the role of Warner Huntington III, beginning October 25.

As of that date, the cast will also feature Sheridan Smith (Elle Woods), Denise Van Outen (Paulette), Alex Gaumond (Emmett), Peter Davison (Professor Callahan), Stephane Anelli (Padamadan, Nikos), Emma Bateman (Stenographer), Thomas Camilleri (Carlos), Siobhan Dillon (Vivienne Kensington), Chris Ellis-Stanton (Grandmaster Chad, Dewey, Kyle), Kimmy Edwards (Judge, Saleswoman), Ibinabo Jack (Pilar), Suzie McAdam (Enid), Andy Mace (Dad, Winthrop, Reporter), Susan McFadden (Serena), Sorelle Marsh (Courtney, Mom, Whitney), Aoife Mulholland (Brooke), Sean Mulligan (Pforzheimer), Dawn Sievewright (Kate, Chutney), Carley Stenson (Margot), Robbie Towns (Aaron), Dominic Tribuzio (Kiki), Tamara Wall (District Attorney) and Stephen Webb (Lowell), as well as Jonathan Mawson, Jane McMurtrie, Lucy Miller, Ruthie Stephenson and Gregor Stewart as swings.

Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde The Musical has music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach, set design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller, sound design by ACME Sound Partners and orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke.

Thomas recently played Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and the title role of Disney’s Tarzan at the Theatre Neue Flora in Hamburg.

For more information on the show, click here.