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Susan McFadden to Play Elle Woods in West End Legally Blonde The Musical

Susan McFadden in Legally Blonde
(© Uli Webber)
Susan McFadden in Legally Blonde
(© Uli Webber)

Susan McFadden will assume the role of Elle Woods in the West End production of Legally Blonde The Musical, playing at the Savoy Theatre. McFadden, an original member of the company, has been serving as an alternate in the role since October.


The actress may be best known for winning the reality show Grease is the Word and playing Sandy in the West End revival of Grease. Among her other stage credits are Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Cinderella, and Annie. In addition she has been seen on such television series as Relative Strangers and Bachelors Walk.

McFadden will be playing Elle alongside a company that also features Stephane Anelli (Padamadan, Nikos), Emma Bateman (Stenographer), Nicola Brazil (Serena), Thomas Camilleri (Carlos), Peter Davison (Professor Callahan) Siobhan Dillon (Vivienne Kensington), Chris Ellis-Stanton (Grandmaster Chad, Dewey, Kyle), Kimmy Edwards (Judge, Saleswoman), Alex Gaumond (Emmett), Ibinabo Jack (Pilar), Suzie McAdam (Enid), Susan McFadden (Elle Woods), Sorelle Marsh (Courtney, Mom, Whitney), Aoife Mulholland (Brooke), Sean Mulligan (Pforzheimer), Dawn Sievewright (Kate, Chutney), Carley Stenson (Margot), Lincoln Stone (Dad, Winthrop, Reporter), Simon Thomas (Warner), Robbie Towns (Aaron), Dominic Tribuzio (Kiki), Denise Van Outen (Paulette), 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-winning Jerry Mitchell, the show 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.

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