LEGALLY BLONDE How'd they do that? *SPOILERS*

I was wondering, In the opening "OMIGOD" how do they do the stunt with the girl coming down the pole when she says "Wait for me?" I assume it is two seperate people, but I was wondering how exactly it is done. Also, when I saw it, I could've sworn it was a man.

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Yes, it is a man that comes out and he mouths "Wait for me!" And he slides down and there's a "mid" section there and he stays there. There is an actress there in the "mid" section that is already there. When I saw it, I was 3 rows from the stage, so I could see her feet when she was "scrunched".

The "mid" section is the part halfway down the pole, and he goes down it, stays in the section, and then she comes down. She's there the whole time. Then she slides down and says "Omigod, you guys!" and then runs off and the scene changes to the mall.

I hope that explained it. Basically, it's a man that comes out, in the bathrobe with the showercap on, he slides down into the big wall-type area there and then the girl that has been there, comes down.

Updated On: 7/30/07 at 10:51 AM

"Can you see this switch from the balcony?? "

No. I didn't see it when I was in the balcony during previews.
I couldn't tell.
And I was Row A.

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One of the times I saw it in San Francisco, I was in the front row over to the left and I could see the whole thing.

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How do they do the quick change in the mall? Like when the girls crowd around her and then 2 seconds later she's in the other dress.

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I think what they do is (from what I could see) is that she steps back and all of the Delta Nu's gather around her. I saw through a little space between two of the girls. The dress she has on just simply slips off/rips off (I couldn't tell, it happened so fast) and then they slip the pink one on Elle that the store manager took off of the hanger and gave her.

Updated On: 7/30/07 at 02:11 PM

In the mall scene...if you're close enough, you can see that the white dress is really bulky on Laura Bell. She's got the pink dress underneath. When they gather around her, they get her out of the white dress and the pink one is revealed. The last time I saw it, you could see the shop girl hold the white dress Laura took off in a ball and what I believe is the pink dress from the hanger she shows her balled up inside it to hide it.

The costume change is a la Janet's in Drowsy Chaperone (the one where the umbrella goes over her for 2 seconds and she's magically in a new costume) It also happens to be the same designer.

Isn't pretty much every trick, set, entrance done with the elevator?

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She switches jump ropes.


eta: Nikki has a regular jump rope. When she gets on the table she gives her regular jump rope to one of the ensemble guys and swaps out to the 'pause' jump rope. After the pause she drops the 'pause' jump rope and Natalie Joy hands Nikki, from the file box, another regular jump rope, and that's what she uses to strangle the ski mask guy, and continue on with the rest of the number.

(This is my favorite number, I *love* watching it.)

Updated On: 7/30/07 at 07:17 PM