Original Broadway Musical: Legally Blonde
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China.org.cn, June 9, 2011
Time and Date: 7:30 pm, daily, July 5-10, 2011
Place: Poly Theater, Beijing (Location)
Tel: 6417-7845, 400-610-3721
Tickets: --
Booking at: http://en.piao.com.cn/beijing/ticket_4043.html
Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial.
Legally Blonde premiered in pre-Broadway tryouts in San Francisco, California. In April 2007 the show moved to Broadway's Palace Theatre, opening to mostly positive reviews and grossed more than $1,000,000 a week on several occasions. Jerry Mitchell directed and choreographed. The original cast included Laura Bell Bundy as Elle Woods, Christian Borle as Emmett Forrest and Richard H. Blake as Warner. It received seven Tony nominations but failed to win any. The West End production began previews on December 5, 2009 at the Savoy Theatre and opened January 13, 2010. The West End production was nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards and won three of them, including Best New Musical
The musical was recorded in September 2007 and aired on MTV in October 2007. Following this, a reality TV program was aired showing the audition process for the next person to play Elle Woods on Broadway. The winner was Bailey Hanks, who played the role from July 23, 2008 until the production closed on October 19, 2008.
Awards In the year 2007, Nominated 7 prize during the 61st Tony Awards In February 2011, won Best New Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical from Laurence Olivier Awards. On May 4, 2009, won Best New Touring Musical, Best Design of a Touring Production and best Choreography of a Touring Production for Touring Broadway Awards.