Joel Montague, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Aled Jones MBE to star in ELF THE MUSICAL
Christmas will come early to the Aldwych Theatre when smash hit musical ELF begins performances on 28 October 2025, running until 3 January 2026, with casting announced today.
Joel Montague (The Great Gatsby, West End), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Calamity Jane, UK tour) and Aled Jones MBE will star as Buddy, Jovie and Walter Hobbs respectively.
Joining them will be Rosanna Hyland (Back to the Future The Musical, West End) as Emily Hobbs, Martyn Ellis (Wicked, West End) as Santa/Mr Greenway, Lucinda Lawrence (9 to 5, West End) as Deb, and Dermot Canavan (Hairspray, West End) as Store Manager, with Mollie Cleere (MAMMA MIA! The Party, The O2), Farirayi Garaba (MAMMA MIA!, International tour), Sophie Pourret (The Great Gatsby, West End), Lucy Rice (Clueless, West End), Biancha Szynal (Bring It On, Southbank Centre), Kyle Cox (& Juliet, UK Tour), Zack Guest (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, West End), Ryan Jupp (Crazy For You, West End), Dominic Lamb (Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre), Danny Nattrass (Brigadoon, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).
The cast is completed by swings: Sophie Camble (Cinderella The Musical, West End), Amy Punter (TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, West End), Samuel John Humphreys (The Great Gatsby, West End), and Michael Tyler (MAMMA MIA!, West End).
The role of Michael Hobbs will be played by Ayrton English, Max Garlick, Harry Georgiou, and Samuel Sturge.
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF features a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin.
