West End royalty Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joel Montague have been announced as the lead performers for Elf the Musical, coming to London this October.
The real life married couple will be starring as Jovie and Buddy respectively, and will be joined by Aled Jones as Walter Hobbs. Also in the cast are Rosanna Hyland (Back to the Future: the Musical) as Emily Hobbs, Martyn Ellis (Wicked, The Lion King) as Santa/Mr Greenway, Lucinda Lawrence (9 to 5) as Deb and Dermot Canavan (Fiddler on the Roof) as Store Manager with Mollie Cleere, Farirayi Garaba, Sophie Pourret, Lucy Rice, Biancha Szynal, Kyle Cox, Zack Guest, Ryan Jupp, Dominic Lamb and Danny Nattrass.
The cast is completed by Sophie Camble, Amy Punter, Samuel John Humphreys and Michael Tyler as swings. The role of Michael Hobbs will be played by Ayrton English, Max Garlick, Harry Georgiou and Samuel Sturge.
Elf the Musical will open at the Aldwych Theatre for a limited 10-week run from 28 October 2025 to 3 January 2026. The show previously ran at the Dominion Theatre in 2022 and 2023, setting box office records on each occasion. It also enjoyed a run at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway in 2024.
Based on the beloved 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, Elf tells the story of Buddy as he embarks on a quest from the North Pole to New York City in search of his birth father. The musical features a book by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin.
The rest of the creative team includes direction by Philip Wm. McKinley, with choreography by Liam Steel, set and costumes by Tim Goodchild, lighting by Patrick Woodroffe, sound by Gareth Owen, and video by Ian William Galloway.
Tickets for Elf the Musical are available now.
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