ADAM PAULDEN & JASON HAIGH-ELLERY SUE GILAD & LARRY ROGOWSKY
STEVEN ANTIN
CLINT CULPEPPER
PRESENT
FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
By Steven Antin
COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED TODAY
WITH THE RELEASE OF A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED
PHOTOGRAPH BY THE CELEBRATED LONDON ARTIST
HARIS NUKEM
Thursday 10 July – Saturday 6 September 2025
Gala Night: Tuesday 22 July 2025
The producers of the West End Premiere of Burlesque the Musical, the highly anticipated new musical based on Steven Antin’s film starring Christina Aguilera and Cher, which begins performances at the Savoy Theatre on 10 July, announced the complete cast todayand released a specially commissioned photograph of the company taken by the celebrated artist Haris Nukem.
London based Nukem, who has been described as ‘one of the most imaginative and evocative photographers to emerge in recent years’ has worked closely with the producers and company to produce a remarkable image of the full company of Burlesque The Musical
Joining the already announced cast of Orfeh (Tess), Todrick Hall (Sean), Jess Folley (Ali Rose), Asha Parker Wallace (Nikki), Paul Jacob French (Jackson) and George Maguire (Vince) are: Michael Afemare (Ensemble), Callum Bell (Swing), Courtenay Brady (Ensemble), Paje Campbell (Ensemble), Sophie Cracknell (Daphne), Hope Dawe (Alternate Ali Rose), Jake Dupree (Trey/Chardonnay), Marlee Fergusson (Ensemble), Angus Good (Swing), Charlotte Jaconelli (Queenie), Elly Jay (Swing), Idriss Kargbo (Alternate Sean), Billie Kay (Sophia and Second Tess), Deja Linton (Ensemble), Hollie-Ann Lowe (Spring), Callum Macdonald (Cover for Vince and Trey), Alessia McDermott (Summer and Second Nikki), Jess Qualter (Ensemble), Liam Roodhouse (Ensemble), Janine Somcio (Ensemble), India Thornton (Swing) and Daniel Wijingaarden (Ensemble).
As well as returning to the production to play Sean, Todrick Hall, one of the most high profile and prolific storytellers in the world, is lead composer of the production as well as director and choregographer.
Broadway legend, Orfeh, a Tony and Grammy Award nominee, most recently starred as Kit De Luca in Pretty Woman the Musical on Broadway. Her other Broadway credits include: Paulette in Legally Blonde, Saturday Night Fever, Fascinating Rhythm and Footloose. Her TV work credits include Sex and the City and Law and Order.
Musical sensation Jess Folley, who returns to the production to play Ali Rose, has written new music for the show alongside Todrick Hall. Jess won the first series of the national ITV show The Voice Kids UK and in 2019 her band were crowned winners of X Factor – The Band. She has since dedicated all her time to developing herself as an artist and songwriter, having had the opportunity to work with some of the most respected songwriters and producers in the industry.
The Olivier Award-winning George Maguire returns to the show to play Vince and Asha Parker Wallace makes her professional and West End debut as Nikki. Paul Jacob French, whose musical credits include An Officer and a Gentleman, Annie, The Wizard of Oz and Grease will play Jackson.
Burlesque The Musical is a scintillating journey of self-discovery that absolutely sizzles with songs by Christina Aguilera and Sia, and new music by Todrick Hall and Jess Folley.
The full creative team joining the already announced Todrick Hall (Director and Choreographer), Steven Antin (Book Writer/Producer), Christina Aguilera, Sia, Todrick Hall & Jess Folley (Music and Lyrics)and Kate Wetherhead (Additional material – Book), Tom Curran (Orchestrator and Arranger), Nate Bertone (Set Designer), Marco Marco (Costume Designer), Roberto Surace (Additional Costume Designs), Rory Beaton (Lighting Designer), Nina Dunn (Video Designer) Ben Harrison (Sound Designer), Jessica Plews (Wigs and Hair Designer), Dominic Skinner (Make-up Designer), Toby Higgins (Musical Supervisor), Harry Blumenau (Casting Director), Patrick Malony (Production Manager), Aaron Renfree (Associate Director/Resident Director & Choreographer), Jenni Thomasson(Associate Choreographer), Natalie Jackson (Costume Supervisor), Zoe Gale (Associate Wigs and Hair Supervisor), Nicola Crawford (Associate Lighting Designer), Chris Poon (Musical Director), Caitlin Morgan (Associate Musical Director), Josh Griffiths (Assistant Musical Director), Andy Barnwell (Orchestral Manager) and David O’Mahoney (Script Supervisor).
The backstage team on Burlesque the Musical are: Maria Baker (Company Manager), Adam Cox (Deputy Company Manager), Peter Barnett (Stage Manager), Samantha Kerrison (Deputy Stage Manager), Leea Smith (Assistant Stage Manager), Libby Glass (Assistant Stage Manager) Bronte MacInnes (Assistant Stage Manager) Declan Smith (Assistant Stage Manager), Ben Turnbull (Assistant Stage Manager), Hope Killen (Assistant Stage Manager), Amelia Locky (Head of Wardrobe), Fiona Middlehurst (Head of Wigs, Hair and Makeup), Maxine Tiara (Deputy of Wigs, Hair and Makeup), Caitlin Ralph (Wigs, Hair and Makeup Assistant), Harrison Smith (Head of Lighting and Video), Josh Ollerton (Deputy Head of Lighting and Video), Kieran Watson (Head of Automation), Tom Vasey (Deputy Head of Automation), Callum Donaldson (Head of Sound), Isobel Macintosh (Deputy Head of Sound) and Josh Roger (Sound 3).
Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie that reminds us…Life Isn’t Fair…It’s Fabulous!
Discover a club like no other…a place beneath the city lights where the sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a life can change in the flick of a feather boa.
When Ali heads to New York in search of her mother, she finds herself drawn into a dazzling underground world where the beat of the music and the heat of the dance moves will change her life forever. Ali will unwittingly find her extraordinary voice and a most unlikely family of misfits, dreamers, and schemers.
Burlesque The Musical is produced by Adam Paulden & Jason Haigh-Ellery, Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky, Steven Antin, Clint Culpepper and Executive Produced by Christina Aguilera.
The West End run follows the show’s record-breaking previews in Manchester and Glasgow where audiences agreed it’s the most exciting movie musical to come to the stage in decades.