Photo Flash: West End's LEGALLY BLONDE, Closing April 7by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2012After almost 1000 West End manicures, perms and make-overs, Legally Blonde The Musical will have its final performance at the Savoy Theatre on Saturday 7 April 2012, when principal contracts end. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Twitter Drama: Aoife Mulholland 'Flabbergasted'by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2012As we reported on Thursday, Aoife Mulholland is planning to return to her role as Brooke Wyndham for the final weeks of Legally Blonde's West End run - and her maternity cover Tamara Wall is not best pleased, venting her rage on Twitter. Mulholland is reportedly amazed at her colleague's reaction. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Celebrates 2 Years in the West Endby BWW News Desk - December 5, 2011Today, 05 December 2011, Legally Blonde The Musical celebrates its second birthday at the Savoy Theatre in London’s West End. The Olivier Award winning show has a cast led by Carley Stenson (Elle Woods), Stephen Ashfield (Emmett), Ben Freeman (Warner), Natalie Casey (Paulette) and Peter Davison (Professor Callahan). (more...)
Stephen Ashfield, Ben Freeman Join West End's LEGALLY BLONDEby BWW News Desk - August 26, 2011From 10 October 2011 Stephen Ashfield (Emmett) and Ben Freeman (Warner), will be joining Carley Stenson (Elle Woods), Natalie Casey (Paulette) and Peter Davison (Professor Callahan) in the Olivier Award winning show Legally Blonde The Musical, which is currently booking until 27 October 2012 at the Savoy Theatre. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: West End's LEGALLY BLONDE Performs on QVC!by BroadwayWorld TV - August 22, 2011The Laurence Olivier award-winning Legally Blonde The Musical is now taking bookings to 27 October 2012. Since its opening at the Savoy Theatre in December 2009, almost 600,000 patrons have now seen Jerry Mitchell's multi award-winning production, In the video below, the cast visits in to QVC studios for a live performance of "So Much Better" from the award-winnning musical. (more...)
Carley Stenson to Take on Elle Woods in West End's LEGALLY BLONDE, July 11by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2011From 11 July 2011 Carley Stenson will play college sweetheart Elle Woods in the Olivier award-winning Legally Blonde The Musical. Stenson, who is currently playing Margot in the West End production, steps up to play the leading role joining Lee Mead who joins the cast later this month (20 June) to play Emmett Forrest and Natalie Casey as ditzy beautician Paulette Buonofonté. Peter Davison continues in the role of Professor Callahan as well as Nicola Brazil as Serena and Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for West End LEGALLY BLONDEby BroadwayWorld TV - April 3, 2011From 26 April 2011 Natalie Casey will join the west end cast of the Olivier award-wining Legally Blonde The Musical to play ditzy beautician Paulette Buonofonté. She joins Susan McFadden as Elle Woods, Carley Stenson as Margot, Nicola Brazil as Serena,Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne and Peter Davison as Professor Callahan. Natalie Casey takes over the role from Denise Van Outen, whose last performance will be Saturday 23 April. From mid-June Lee Mead will join the west end cast to play Emmett Forrest.
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Natalie Casey Joins West End's LEGALLY BLONDE as Pauletteby BWW News Desk - March 22, 2011From 26 April 2011 Natalie Casey will join the west end cast of the Olivier award-wining Legally Blonde The Musical to play ditzy beautician Paulette Buonofonté. She joins Susan McFadden as Elle Woods, Carley Stenson as Margot, Nicola Brazil as Serena, Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne and Peter Davison as Professor Callahan. Natalie Casey takes over the role from Denise Van Outen, whose last performance will be Saturday 23 April. From mid-June Lee Mead will join the west end cast to play Emmett Forrest. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Holds Court at the Majesticby Erin Privratsky - January 20, 2011Omigod, you guys! A musical version of Reese Witherspoon's girl-power silver screen blockbuster hit Legally Blonde is now playing at the Majestic Theatre for a limited engagement. (more...)
Susan McFadden Takes Over as Elle Woods in LEGALLY BLONDEby BWW News Desk - December 17, 2010Susan McFadden will play the leading role of Elle Woods in the West End hit Legally Blonde The Musical. McFadden, an original member of the Legally Blonde cast who as well as playing the role Serena - one of Elle's sorority sisters - has also been wowing audiences as the show's alternate Elle since October. She joins Denise Van Outen, Alex Gaumond, Siobhan Dillon, Aoife Mulholland, Carley Stenson, Simon Thomas and Peter Davison in Legally Blonde The Musical which is currently booking until 22 October 2011 at the Savoy Theatre where it has been playing to packed houses since it opened in December 2009.
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STAGE TUBE: The 'Elles' Unite - Smith and Bundy Talk BLONDEby BroadwayWorld TV - August 18, 2010BroadwayWorld brings you the highlights from a meeting of two Elle's - Laura Bell Bundy, Tony-nominated star of Broadway's Legally Blonde from 2007 to 2008, and Sheridan Smith, who has played the bubbly Elle Woods on the West End since December 2009. (more...)
Ellison to Replace Smith in West End's LEGALLY BLONDE?by BWW News Desk - July 2, 2010Actress Jennifer Ellison is in "talks and talks" to take on the role of Elle Woods in the West End production of Legally Blonde, The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports. Ellison would replace Sheridan Smith, who is currently playing the role and is to leave in September or October. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Extends Booking At Savoy Theatre Through October 29, 2011by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2010Today, Tuesday 08 June 2010, Legally Blonde The Musical extends booking to 29 October 2011, releasing over 311,000 new tickets for sale. (more...)
Photo Flash: Richard Fleeshman Joins Cast of LEGALLY BLONDEby BWW News Desk - June 8, 2010Richard Fleeshman joins the cast later this month to play Warner Huntington III opposite Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods, Jill Halfpenny as Paulette, Peter Davison as Professor Callahan and Alex Gaumond as Emmett. (more...)
Project Girl Empowers Women With LEGALLY BLONDE At Fox Cities PAC 4/20-25by BWW
News Desk - April 25, 2010The visual arts as a form of adolescent expression will be on display April 20-25, 2010 at the the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, WI. As part of a program that promotes self-esteem in young women, the organization, Project Girl, is using Legally Blonde THE MUSICAL as a vehicle for self-discovery. Together, Project Girl and The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center are recognizing Legally Blonde'S leading lady, Elle Woods, as a potential case study for girls. The two organization have formed a collaborative effort to raise awareness about the negative effects of media messaging on the self-esteem and body image of young women. Materials for the program were used from Project Girl, and were facilitated by women leaders from the Fox Cities. The participants include 20 adolescent girls who range in age from 10-15, along with their mentors from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fox Valley Region. (more...)
Project Girl Empowers Women With LEGALLY BLONDE At Fox Cities PAC 4/20-25by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2010The visual arts as a form of adolescent expression will be on display April 20-25, 2010 at the the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, WI. As part of a program that promotes self-esteem in young women, the organization, Project Girl, is using Legally Blonde THE MUSICAL as a vehicle for self-discovery. Together, Project Girl and The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center are recognizing Legally Blonde'S leading lady, Elle Woods, as a potential case study for girls. The two organization have formed a collaborative effort to raise awareness about the negative effects of media messaging on the self-esteem and body image of young women. Materials for the program were used from Project Girl, and were facilitated by women leaders from the Fox Cities. The participants include 20 adolescent girls who range in age from 10-15, along with their mentors from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fox Valley Region. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Extends in West End Into 2011by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2010London's newest hit show, Legally Blonde The Musical, has now released 350,000 new tickets for sale, taking booking at the Savoy Theatre up to 20 February 2011.
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LEGALLY BLONDE Scores with U.K. Criticsby BWW News Desk - January 14, 2010Last night, Wednesday 13 January 2010, Legally Blonde The Musical opened at the Savoy Theatre in London. Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Jill Halfpenny, Peter Davison, Aoife Mulholland, Susan McFadden and Alex Gaumond lead the cast in Legally Blonde The Musical which is currently booking until 23 May 2010. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde The Musical has music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach, set design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller, sound design by Acme Sound Partners and orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Producer Sonia Friedman Developing Musical Adaption of 'Shakespeare in Love' by BWW News Desk - December 24, 2009In a special feature with the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph, powerhouse producer Sonia Friedman, the force behind the West End's Legally Blonde, talks the record-breaking production, feminism and her upcoming ventures. Included on this impressive list is a January West End transfer of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, one of the season's most successful productions that played the Royal Court, and developing a musical adaptation of the blockbuster Shakespeare in Love. And this after just opening A Little Night Music with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury on Broadway and preparing to open the Liev Schreiber/Scarlett Jonhansson-led A View from the Bridge on Broadway in January. In fact, Friedman has no fewer than 56 projects on her "to-do list." (more...)
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