LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will begin its first ever UK Tour at the Liverpool Empire Theatre this Summer, when the show will run from 8 to 16 July. Afterwards LEGALLY BLONDE will visit Bristol (from 19 July to 6 August), York (from 9 to 20 August), Glasgow (from 23 August to 3 September), Edinburgh (from 6 to 17 September), Stoke (from 20 September to 1 October), Birmingham (from 4 to 15 October), Manchester (from 18 to 29 October), Torquay (from 8 to 19 November), Nottingham (from 22 November to 3 December) and Sunderland (from 6 to 31 December).

The cast is led by Faye Brookes (GREASE) as Elle, Iwan Lewis (GODSPELL, PASSION)  as Emmett, Liz McClarnon (Atomic Kitten)  as Paulette (until 17th September), Neil Toon (LES MISÉRABLES) as Warner and Dave Willetts (LES MISÉRABLES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) as Professor Callaghan.

Cast also includes Gemma Baird, Lori Barker, Niamh Bracken, Andrew Gordon-Watkins, Lewis Griffiths, Hannah Grover, Charlotte Harwood, Katie-Marie Hicks, Sophie Isaacs, Nia Jermin, Graham Lappin, Sinead Long, Rhona McGregor, Chris Milford, Zak Nemorin, Andy Rees, Jon Reynolds, Micha Richardson, Amy Ross, Michael Steedon, Barnaby Thompson,  Michael Vinsen and Hannah Woolley.

Award-winning LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL won Best New Musical in the Whatsonstage.com Awards 2011 and was nominated for five Olivier Awards, going on to win Best New Musical, Best New Actress for Sheridan Smith and Best Supporting Role in a Musical for co-star Jill Halfpenny.

Based on the hit movie starring Reese Witherspoon, this critically acclaimed new musical is created by a top-of-their-class creative team, led by Tony Award-winning director and Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Jerry Mitchell (HAIRSPRAY).

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn´t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School accompanied by her loveable Chihuahua, Bruiser.

Howard Panter, joint Chief Executive of Ambassador Theatre Group said: “Ambassador Theatre Group’s co-production of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is enjoying great success on the West End and it has now been decided to take it out on its first ever UK tour so regional audiences who can’t make it to London can experience this fantastic show. I am sure people will take Elle Woods to their hearts and have a fabulous night out”.