Legally Blonde: The Musical
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| Legally Blonde | ||
| Original Broadway Production | ||
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| Lyrics | Nell Benjamin Laurence O'Keefe |
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| Book | Heather Hach | |
| Theatre | Palace Theatre | |
| Opened | April 29, 2007 | |
| Producer(s) | Hal Luftig Fox Theatricals Dori Berinstein |
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| Director | Jerry Mitchell | |
| Choreographer | Jerry Mitchell | |
| Scenic designer | David Rockwell | |
| Costume designer | Gregg Barnes | |
| Lighting designer | Kenneth Posner Paul Miller |
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| (USA) Official website | ||
| Playbill listing | ||
| IBDB profile | ||
Legally Blonde: The Musical premiered at the Palace Theatre on Broadway on April 3, 2007, with the official opening date scheduled for April 29, 2007. The show is being produced by Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals and Dori Berinstein, the producers of the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. The score is by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe and the book is by Heather Hach. O'Keefe is the composer/lyricist of Bat Boy: The Musical. The show is directed by Tony award winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell. The original cast stars Laura Bell Bundy and Christian Borle. Previews of the musical began January 23, 2007 at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco.
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[edit] Cast
Principals
- Laura Bell Bundy as Elle Woods
- Richard H. Blake as Warner Huntington III
- Kate Shindle as Vivienne Kensington
- Christian Borle as Emmett Forrest
- Michael Rupert as Professor Callahan
- Orfeh as Paulette
- Leslie Kritzer as Serena
- Annaleigh Ashford as Margot
- DeQuina Moore as Pilar
- Nikki Snelson as Brooke Wyndham/Shandi
- Kate Wetherhead as Chutney/Kate
- Becky Gulsvig as Leilani
- Michelle Kittrell as Cece
- April Berry as Kristine
- Beth Curry as Gabby
- Natalie Joy Johnson as Enid/Veronica
- Amber Efé as Judge
- Gaelen Gilliland as Mom/Whitney
- Andy Karl as Grandmaster Chad/Dewey/Kyle
- Kevin Pariseau as Winthrop/Dad
- Matthew Risch as Carlos
- Manuel Herrera as Nikos/Padamadan
- Noah Weisberg as Aaron/Guard
- Chico as Bruiser
- Chloe as Rufus
Harvard Students, Marching Band, Cheerleaders, Inmates, Salespeople: April Berry, Paul Canaan, Beth Curry, Amber Efé, Gaelen Gilliland, Jason Gillman, Becky Gulsvig, Manuel Herrera, Natalie Joy Johnson, Andy Karl, Nick Kenkel, Michelle Kittrell, Kevin Pariseau, Matthew Risch, Jason Patrick Sands, Noah Weisberg, Kate Wetherhead
Understudies: For Elle Woods: Annaleigh Ashford, Becky Gulsvig. For Emmett Forrest: Andy Karl, Noah Weisberg. For Professor Callahan: Andy Karl, Kevin Pariseau. For Paulette: Amber Efé, Gaelen Gilliland. For Warner Huntington III: Jason Gillman, Matthew Risch. For Vivienne Kensington: Tracy Jai Edwards, Gaelen Gilliland. For Brooke Wyndham/Shandi: Beth Curry, Michelle Kittrell.
Swings: Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Tracy Jai Edwards, Rusty Mowery, Rod Harrelson.
Dance Captains: Rusty Mowery, Michelle Kittrell.
[edit] Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
- "Omigod You Guys"- Elle and Girls
- "Serious"
- "Daughter of Delta Nu"
- "What You Want"
- "The Harvard Variations"
- "Blood In the Water"
- "Positive" **
- "Ireland"
- "Ireland (reprise)"
- "Serious (reprise)"
- "Chip On My Shoulder"- Emmett and ensemble
- "So Much Better"- Elle and Warren
'**'- Replaced the song "Love and War," from the San Francisco production.
ACT TWO
- "Whipped Into Shape"- Nikki and ensemble
- "Take It Like A Man"- Elle and Emmett
- "Bend and Snap"- Paulette, Elle and girls
- "There! Right There!"
- "Legally Blonde"- Vivienne and Elle
- "Legally Blonde Remix"
- "Omigod You Guys (reprise)"
- "Find My Way/Finale"
[edit] Trivia
- Two songs from the soon-to-be-released Original Broadway Cast Recording, "Omigod You Guys" & "Take It Like A Man", have been released and are available to download at the SHNSF Official "Legally Blonde" Page.
- "Omigod You Guys", "Take It Like A Man", & "So Much Better" are currently available, but not to download, on the show's official MySpace page.
- Cast members Orfeh and Andy Karl have been married to each other for 6 years.
- Both Legally Blonde cast members, Laura Bell Bundy and Annaleigh Ashford have played Glinda in Wicked (musical).
[edit] Pre- Broadway Run
Previews of Legally Blonde: The Musical began in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Theatre on January 23rd 2007. After the success of the previews, the cast returned to Broadway's Palace Theatre to run previews. On April 29th, the show will officially open to the public.
