London’s Young Vic has unveiled the complete cast for its upcoming world premiere of “Thelma & Louise,” filling out the ensemble around previously announced leads Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker.
Among the new additions are Trevor Dion Nicholas, Jordan Luke Gage, Samuel Edwards, Alex Gibson-Giorgio, Letita Hector, Tamlyn Henderson and Jack Butterworth.
Nicholas (“Hercules,” “Hadestown”) will play Hal; Gage (“& Juliet,” “Bonnie & Clyde”) takes the role of JD; Edwards (“Anything Goes,” “Wicked”) plays Darryl; Gibson-Giorgio (“Top Hat,” “Sinatra The Musical”) plays Jimmy; Hector (“Tina – The Tina Turner Musical,” “2:22”) plays Sarah; Henderson (“Mamma Mia!,” “Waitress”) plays Harlan/Max; and Butterworth (“American Psycho,” “Here We Are”) plays Trooper/Singer. The ensemble features Suzie McAdam, Eleanor Walsh, Alex Given, Kamilla Fernandes, Rushand Chambers and Joshua Dever.
Lennox, an Olivier Award nominee known for “Cabaret” and “Kinky Boots,” stars as Thelma. Tucker, also an Olivier nominee, plays Louise; her credits include “Wicked” and “Come From Away.”
The musical, with book by Callie Khouri – who wrote the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning original screenplay – and music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated Neko Case, is directed by Trip Cullman (“Becky Shaw,” “Choir Boy”). The production opens the Young Vic’s 2026/7 season in the Main House, running Sept. 3 through Oct. 24.
The creative team includes choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, scenography by Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis, costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Gareth Owen and musical supervision by Kimberly Grigsby. Orchestrations and arrangements are by John Clancy, with musical direction by Ed Bussey.
The production is a co-production among the Young Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Blue Spruce Productions, Ley Line Entertainment and Khouri, with Mandy Greenfield presenting in association with MGM On Stage.
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