Broadway and West End stars Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker are set to lead a brand-new concert production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle. , for three performances at the London Palladium. The classic Broadway musical is perhaps best known for its 1953 film adaptation starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
It has been announced today that Megan Hilty and Rachel Tucker will play Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw respectively, in a new concert production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at the London Palladium for three performances in March 2027. Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle will direct and choreograph the production.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes features music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Leo Robin and a book by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields. It follows Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw through a sharp and glamorous comedy featuring songs including ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,’ ‘A Little Girl from Little Rock’ and ‘Bye Bye Baby.’ The original musical opened on Broadway in 1949 with Carol Channing as Lorelei, before it was adapted into the now iconic 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
The cast and creative team
Tony Award-nominated Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her, Smash, Wicked) will play Lorelei Lee, a role she previously played in New York City Center’s acclaimed Encores! production. Hilty has a notable connection to Marilyn Monroe, who famously played Lorelei on screen; in television show Smash, Hilty starred as Ivy Lynn, who portrayed Monroe in the fictional Broadway musical Bombshell.
Olivier Award-nominated Rachel Tucker (Wicked, Come From Away, Sunset Boulevard) will play Dorothy Shaw, having built a career spanning major London productions and Broadway.
Warren Carlyle, winner of the Tony Award for Best Choreography for After Midnight, returns to London to direct and choreograph his first production here in more than 25 years. Olivier Award winner Alan Williams will lead the orchestra, and is joined on the creative team by set and costume designer Rebecca Brower, lighting designer Zoe Spurr, associate choreographer Joanna Goodwin and associate director Mark Hedges.
Further casting will be announced at a later date.
London Palladium, London
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