West End's LEGALLY BLONDE Breaks Rules for the Better?

Variety reports that the West End's production of Legally Blonde is breaking a rule - or rather, testing new waters - when it comes to reviewing policies.  

They report: "Gotham critics see a show at one of several designated press previews. They then have anywhere from one to several days before filing copy under embargo until curtain-time on opening night. London critics, by contrast, all attend opening night. And on high-profile shows, those writing for the city's many daily papers must file almost immediately, with an 11 p.m. deadline in most cases...With a 7 p.m. curtain-up (usually delayed by guests and paparazzi), that means rushing to a 500-word judgment often in little more than an hour -- sometimes less."

In an effort to ease this pressure and, perhaps get more thorough notices, producers of the shiny musical are attempting to implement a system that more closely resembles New York's, in which reviewers see the show before opening night, giving them a few days to prep for that opening night printing.

To read the full report in Variety on the experiment, click here.

Peter Davison and Jill Halfpenny joined SheriDan Smith, Duncan James, Alex Gaumond, Aoife Mulholland and Susan McFadden in Jerry Mitchell's Legally Blonde The Musical, which begans previews tonight at the Savoy Theatre on 5 December 2009. Currently booking until 23 May 2010, Legally Blonde The Musical has now added Sunday performances to its schedules. 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 byKenneth Posner and Paul Miller, sound design by Acme Sound Partners and orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke.

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods (SheriDan Smith) doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend Warner (Duncan James) dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law! Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

For more information, visit: http://www.legallyblondethemusical.co.uk/

 

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