Legally Blonde- Page 2

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 10:50pm

agreed i would atleast like to hear one song

[wickedfiyeroofoz]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 10:53pm

As long as there's a number titled "bend and snap" I'm fine lol

[.LittleWing. 0224]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 10:53pm

i remember a while back after a reading of LB someone reported that the opening song was called "Oh my god, you guys!". i thought that was cute and appropriate. just thought i'd share :)

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 10:55pm

Hasn't it been speculated that Rachel Dratch will play Paulette the nail girl.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 11:01pm

She did in the readings, but is currently tied up with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

[SahDu]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 12:18am

I have a friend in the show who I havent seen in quite a while. I'm headed to NY from late March to April 1st next year and LB is slated to open April 3rd. What do you think my chances would be to catch any sort of performance?


Updated On: 2/15/14 at 12:18 AM

[jimnysf]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 6:54am

Some casting news:

Broadway's going to the dogs

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

The actress playing Elle Woods in the spring Broadway musical "Legally Blonde" hasn't officially been announced, but three canine stars of the show have been revealed.
They're show dogs - not pampered pedigreed pooches, but mutts with harrowing histories grittier than a David Mamet drama: One was on doggie death row, another spent her life confined in a crate, and a third was very likely abused before ending up in a shelter.

Since being rescued, they've gone from bad times to the big time - something to bark about.

Elle's Chihuahua Bruiser, played by a pup named Moonie in the hit 2001 romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, will be portrayed by dirty-blond Chihuahuas from the Garden State named Chico, 1%BD , and Teddy, 1 year old. They weigh in at 7 pounds apiece and will be used in action scenes and get toted around in Elle's oversize bags. A 40-pound bulldog, Zizi, will play Rufus, the cute dog at the center of an ugly custody dispute in the comedy set at and around Harvard Law School.

"Chico is a Jersey boy we suspect was abused," says Bill Berloni, whose career as a theatrical animal trainer goes back 29 years. "Chico spent time in an inner-city shelter and that can be rough."

Teddy had it just as tough at a New Jersey pet store, where he was scheduled to be put down after failing to attract a buyer. Teddy came to the trainer's attention through a rescue group that had taken the dog from the store.

"Pet shops get these puppies and when they don't sell," says Berloni, "it's more cost-effective to euthanize them than to reduce the price of the animal.

"The dogs help open the show with a really fun trick. The director, Jerry Mitchell, wanted a bangup number involving Bruiser."

Zizi was seized by animal control from a farm in Connecticut, where she and four more dogs, horses and sheep were kept without proper food, water or shelter. Zizi had spent most of her life confined in a small breeding cage - a miserable life.

"She is so sweet now and patient and just very good-natured," says Karen Massaro, who works for a bulldog-rescue group (www.rescuebulldogs.org) in Connecticut that fostered the pooches after they were removed from the farm.

"She's forgiven everybody everything. I've been doing rescue with this breed for 12 years. They're so people-oriented. I sure would love to see her onstage. She's a rags-to-riches girl."

The four-legged co-stars will spend the next three months training for their out-of-town tryout in San Francisco in January before they hit Broadway in April. Part of that process will be chronicled in "Lucky Dog," an in-the-works movie produced and directed by Susan Sacks.

"We're going to stay with Bill for a few days to tape how he works with the dogs," says Sacks, who is collaborating on the project with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles. He is a co-creator of the acclaimed 1975 film "Grey Gardens," which is opening this fall as a Broadway musical.

Also in Sacks' film is Lola, a mutt who will play Sandy in December in "Annie" at Madison Square Garden. Berloni worked on the original Broadway version of the show in 1977.

"The very first Sandy was a rescue from an animal shelter," says Berloni. "I devoted my life to working this way."

Sacks sees a parallel between the story of "Annie" and the dogs Berloni works with. "They've been in shelters," she says. "They're been homeless. They get rescued and have a whole new life with meaning - for them and for us."

Casting

[MissNY]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 9:21am

Nicole Snelson will be playing Brooke Wyndem

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:08am

EDIT: Never mind. Kate Wetherhead will be playing Chutney Wyndham.

Updated On: 9/12/06 at 11:08 AM

[americanboy99]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 5:30pm

am i the only one who think kristin chenoweth would be perfect. it would never happen... but AHH a dream.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 5:42pm

she has already said she has no interest in doing the role.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 5:45pm

i know but she would be perfect casting.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 7:38pm

agreed. i know i would love for her to do this. but LBB deserves a big break in her career.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 7:38pm

agreed. i know i would love for her to do this. but LBB deserves a big break in her career.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 7:39pm

agreed. i know i would love for her to do this. but LBB deserves a big break in her career.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 7:41pm

crap sorry about the triple post

[The Stars R Aligned]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 8:12pm

the only one ive heard is Laura Bell Bundy as Elle.
thats all ive heard
but i dont think its gonna happen

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 8:13pm

Nicole Snelson?! Was that your correction? I hate Nicole. Well...no, not really. I just envy her for being with Christian Campbell, BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT...

I'm pretty sure Laura will be playing Elle. Well, I at least hope she is.

I'm so excited to add this show to my list of things to see next summer!

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 9:54pm

Becky Gulsvig is understudying Elle, right?

[Overthemoon2]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:24pm

I think Kristin Chenoweth would be PERFECT as Elle. She has always reminded me of Reese in the movie.

[eve harrington2]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 7:25am

Kristin is a little too old now...is similar to Reese, but is looking older, even on stage these days. She is almost 40.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 1:08pm

Yeah, Kristin's too old now. Which is too bad.

Anyway, I wonder if Victor Garber will play Professor Callahan.