June 17, 2026
‘Thelma & Louise’ Musical Sets Full Cast for Young Vic World Premiere


Londonโ€™s Young Vic has unveiled the complete cast for its upcoming world premiere of โ€œThelma & Louise,โ€ 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 (โ€œHercules,โ€ โ€œHadestownโ€) will play Hal; Gage (โ€œ& Juliet,โ€ โ€œBonnie & Clydeโ€) takes the role of JD; Edwards (โ€œAnything Goes,โ€ โ€œWickedโ€) plays Darryl; Gibson-Giorgio (โ€œTop Hat,โ€ โ€œSinatra The Musicalโ€) plays Jimmy; Hector (โ€œTina โ€“ The Tina Turner Musical,โ€ โ€œ2:22โ€) plays Sarah; Henderson (โ€œMamma Mia!,โ€ โ€œWaitressโ€) plays Harlan/Max; and Butterworth (โ€œAmerican Psycho,โ€ โ€œHere We Areโ€) 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 โ€œCabaretโ€ and โ€œKinky Boots,โ€ stars as Thelma. Tucker, also an Olivier nominee, plays Louise; her credits include โ€œWickedโ€ and โ€œCome From Away.โ€

The musical, with book by Callie Khouri โ€“ who wrote the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning original screenplay โ€“ and music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated Neko Case, is directed by Trip Cullman (โ€œBecky Shaw,โ€ โ€œChoir Boyโ€). The production opens the Young Vicโ€™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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