by Full casting has been announced for the new production of Kinky Boots The Musical, which is returning to the West End in March starring Johannes Radebe and Matt Cardle.
The Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical is playing for a limited 17 week season at the London Coliseum from 17 March to 11 July 2026.
An acclaimed cast
Already announced in the Kinky Boots cast is Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe as Lola, The X Factor’s Matt Cardle (& Juliet, Memphis) as Charlie Price, and Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Titanique) as Alternate Lola on Monday nights from 6 April.
They will be joined by the star of the recent Kinky Boots tour, Courtney Bowman (Legally Blonde, SIX) as Lauren.
The show will also star Billie-Kay (Burlesque) as Nicola, Billy Roberts (Military Wives the Musical) as Don, Rachel Izen (Funny Girl) as Pat, Jessica Daley (I Should Be So Lucky) as Trish, Jonathan Dryden Taylor (The Wizard of Oz) as Mr Price, Scott Paige (The Great British Bake Off The Musical) as George and Liam Doyle (Heathers) as Harry.
The company is completed by Andy Barke (My Fair Lady), Kathryn Barnes (Guys & Dolls), Cerys Burton (The Odyssey), Kaya Farrugia (There’s No Place Like Home), Nay-Nay (MJ The Musical), Keith Alexander (The Herds), Nathan Daly (Starlight Express), Kofi Dennis (The Wiz), Ru Fisher (Something Rotten in Concert), Darnell Matthew-James (MJ The Musical), Liam McEvoy (Legally Blonde), Ashley-Jordon Packer (Crazy For You), Cole Dunn (50 First Dates), Annell Odartey (TINA – The Tina Turner Musical), Jordan Isaac (Evita) and Tori McDougall (Billy Elliot The Musical).
The young company includes Sean Garcia Madiba, Noah Ronkainen Phillips and Rio-Blake Power as Young Lola and Archie John Allen, Joshua Beswick, Louis Cohen and Callum George as Young Charlie.
Kinky Boots – Full 2026 cast announced for the London Coliseum (Photo by Matt Crockett)
More about Kinky Boots
Directed by the Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (The Wizard of Oz, A Chorus Line), Kinky Boots The Musical is based on the hit movie, with a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein.
This brand new production of the hit Broadway and West End musical Kinky Boots opened at the Curve Theatre in Leicester last January. The show originally premiered on Broadway in 2013, before playing London’s Adelphi Theatre from 2015 to 2019.
Kinky Boots 2026 West End – Johannes Radebe & Matt Cardle (Photo via PR)
