THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will end its return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre April 11.
"The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation is thrilled to announce that this year's 7th Annual Kids' Night on Broadway will be in conjunction with the return engagement of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL which particular appeals to teens," says Board President Mary Strauss.
Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
In its first year on Broadway, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL earned seven 2007 Tony Award nominations, ten 2007 Drama Desk Award Nominations, a 2007 Outer Critics Circle Award and the chorus of the musical was honored by
Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) with the first ever ACCA Award. The musical also ranked in the top ten list of the most requested Ticketmaster "Arts & Theatre Events" for 2007. LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL received three 2009 Touring Broadway Awards in New York City on May 4, 2009. The show won awards for Best New Musical, Best Production Design and Best Choreography of a Touring Production. The Awards, presented by The Broadway League, honor excellence in Touring Broadway. It is the only such national award.
Becky Gulsvig, the Elle understudy in the original Broadway cast, is Elle Woods in the tour. Fans of the MTV reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods", which premiered on June 2, 2008, will recognize a familiar face in the tour casting: Third runner-up and fan favorite
Rhiannon Hansen appears as Elle's best friend Margot. The reality show represented the musical's second venture with MTV. In the fall of 2007, MTV aired LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL in its entirety to stellar ratings and was subsequently nominated for two 2007-2008 Daytime Emmy Awards.
Joining Ms. Gulsvig and Ms. Hansen are DB Bonds as Emmett,
Natalie Joy Johnson as Paulette,
Jeff McLean as Warner,
Megan Lewis as Vivienne,
Coleen Sexton as Brooke, Tony Award-winner
Michael Rupert as Professor Callahan,
Tiffany Engen as Serena,
Lucia Spina as Enid and
Candice Marie Woods as Pilar.
Also featured in the cast are:
Barry Anderson,
Sara Andreas, Kyle Brown, Liberty Cogen,
Ven Daniel,
Brooke Leigh Engen,
Spencer Howard,
Paul Jackel, Jason Kappus, Ashley Moniz, Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone,
Brian Patrick Murphy,
CJay Hardy Philip,
Jonathan Rayson,
Constantine Rousouli,
Sara Sheperd,
Casey Leigh Thompson and
Josh Walden.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording for LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL was released on
Ghostlight Records, an imprint of Sh-K-Boom Records, and captured the #1 slot on the Billboard Cast Album chart and charted at #86 on the Billboard Top 200. The album has continued its success, charting every week as one of the top-selling Broadway cast recordings and soared to the Top 10 albums (of any genre) on iTunes once the show premiered on MTV.
As on Broadway, Tony Award-winner
Jerry Mitchell is the director and choreographer. Music and lyrics are by both
Laurence O'Keefe and
Nell Benjamin, and the book is by
Heather Hach. The production features scenic design by
David Rockwell, costume design by
Gregg Barnes, lighting design by
Kenneth Posner and
Paul Miller, orchestrations by
Christopher Jahnke and sound design by
Acme Sound Partners.
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is produced on tour by
Hal Luftig,
Fox Theatricals and
Dori Berinstein, in association with
MGM Onstage,
Darcie Denkert and
Dean Stolber.
www.LegallyBlondeTheMusical.com
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