I know that there must've been a thread asking for a Legally Blonde review in the past, but I was too lazy to keep searching past the first couple pages of threads. I'm going on June 21st for my friend's Sweet 16. I've heard good and bad about the show and don't know what to believe. Thank you!
I'd been avoiding the show for a long time because I wasn't sure if I'd be interested in it and the MTV broadcast left me cold. But I finally saw it last week and I found myself getting caught up in the pure fun of the show.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
It really is a lot of fun. The majority of the songs are great and catchy. I'm in college and a sorority, though, so that may have something to do with why i love it so much.
I agree with what everyone has said, its a super fun musical. Laura Bell is great and so is the rest of the cast. I think thats such a fun sweet 16 idea!!! lucky new yorkers
"The good news is I have an excellent Tony speech. The bad news is I've had it for forty-five years."-Elaine Stritch
Haha we're actually in NJ, we're gonna take a limo into the city! I'm extremely relieved, for a minute I wasn't sure how it would be. Thanks so much for the feedback.
OMIGOD, I'm absolutely POSITIVE that this show is SERIOUSly exactly WHAT YOU WANT. It helped me FIND MY WAY and reminded me of my childhood in IRELAND. So get that CHIP off YOUR SHOULDER, and just TAKE IT LIKE A MAN. It'll get you WHIPPED INTO SHAPE. THERE! RIGHT THERE! is the Palace theater, that will make you BEND AND SNAP and sing THE HARVARD VARIATIONS. There's no BLOOD IN THE WATER, just good times! It's SO MUCH BETTER than Wicked!
The show is a lot of fun. The score is catchy, and the dancing is great.
I was at the show this afternoon, however, and the energy level was way down from every other time I've seen this show. Granted, the place was only half full, but still. Everyone, with the exception of Orfeh and Kate Shindle was walking through the show today. It was dreadful, because there was NO ENERGY at all. The audience had to have noticed, because none of the numbers got more than polite applause.
As for Laura Bell Bundy...I now pray that Becky Gulsvig is on as Elle when I go see this show. The role of Elle Woods has seemingly destroyed her voice, because she was all over the place this afternoon. She was having trouble hitting notes (especially the infamous "than before"), and sounded like her voice would just give out at any particular moment. Not a great performance at all, and I used to enjoy her.
Laura Bell has kind of petered out. It's kind of sad, actually. She needs to bow out gracefully. I'm not blaming her: the whole show rides on her, but it's taxed her heavily.
In an interesting twist of fate -- once again Miss Spears fills-in for Miss Bundy. As most know, back when both ladies were little girls, Britney was Laura Bell's 1st understudy in RUTHLESS!
They can pre-record all of Britney's songs/tracks and she can lip-sync her songs in the show. No worries about her singing or her hitting notes she would never be able to in a real 'live' performance.
Britney on the set of CBS TV's HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (dated March 27):
