Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
#1Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:05am
I could see it happening, maybe in a couple of years. If the production opened at a much smaller venue (unlike the Palace) then I could see it supporting itself for a much longer run.
If they found ways to make the show work with out all of the tech that they used, it would cost a hell of a lot less.
Thoughts. Comments?
#2Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:17amI'd love to see it happen but I think it was a bad idea to open this thread. Get ready for LB "It's not a real show" hate!
#2Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:18amIt's a fun show, but I don't think it deserved the fate it got :/
#3Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:19amIt hasn't even been closed 2 years yet, the original production is still touring and appearing in London. It will be at least 5 or 10 years before it's appropriate to begin thinking about possibly doing some sort of NY revival.
#4Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:20amIt's doing well on tour, it's doing well in London - it has a life. Be happy with that.
#5Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:23am
It really isn't doing that well on tour. When I saw the tour in November 2009, the theater was 60% full, on opening night. No wonder it's going non equity 
#6Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:27amIn LA, where I saw it, it was packed every night.
#7Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:33amI guess people knew it better there, than Worcestor, MA. HA.
#8Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:37amLet's compromise. It WAS doing well on tour.
#9Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 2:03am
Actually the tour is doing very well. As of July 2009 the production re-couped its initial investment.
And the tour will run over a year past that date...
According to the official Legally Blonde Tour blog (http://legallyblondetour.blogspot.com/)
"...as of Dayton our tour recouped all of its initial investment. That's right, we are now a money making machine!"
Updated On: 5/26/10 at 02:03 AM
#10Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 2:10amSorry for the confusion. Thank you! :)
#11Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 2:50amIt was just on Broadway and I hope it never comes back. It was horrid.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#12Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 5:20am
I think the tour is going Non-Equity soon...Dave Clemmons Casting has a notice up looking for all of the roles, rehearsals start August 16.
Dave Clemmons Casting
#13Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 6:44amI made a big mistake going to this show at the Palace. I thought it was going to be as entertaining as the movie. Instead what I saw was a mess. If ever a show needed to remain hidden from view, this is the one. A revival? Hah!
#14Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 8:40amTo the OP: I don't mean this to sound as snarky as it is going to, but my thought/comment is to take a couple of courses in commercial producing.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#15Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 9:13amFun show (and not in the "that's the only good thing I can say about it" sense.)
wolfwolf
Understudy Joined: 5/1/10
#16Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:16amTrue and what was with LBB be nominated for a tony ?
wolfwolf
Understudy Joined: 5/1/10
#18Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:41amI actually enjoyed this show more than I thought I would and on subsequent viewings, I liked it even better. I think it's good old-fashioned musical comedy that works quite well and the London production was even better than Broadway. I think the show will have a long and healthy post-Broadway life and I wouldn't be surprised to see it revived one day Probably not in the next 10 years, but I do believe its popularity will gain more momentum over time.
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#20Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:51am
The problem seemed to be that the critics pretty much like it in NY and audiences liked it (except for the members of Broadway World which is just a tad predicatable to any show that just sets out to be fun) but it was in thew wrong venue.
London has proved with it's rave reviews that its a good little show, little been the word here since its scaled down and it nice size theatre
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#21Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 11:34am
This show will be all over the college and summer theatre boards once the rights are released, not to mention the endless community theatre productions that will pop up.
As for a potential revival, it didn't fail nearly hard enough the first time around to make it a completely unattractive property to some producer some years down the line.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#22Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 12:42pmI don't foresee a revival of this show anytime in the near future. It had its life on Broadway and now it is touring. This will definitely live on in college and community theater productions.
#23Legally Blonde Broadway Revival?
Posted: 5/26/10 at 12:58pm
I think the tour is going Non-Equity soon...Dave Clemmons Casting has a notice up looking for all of the roles, rehearsals start August 16.
Dave Clemmons Casting
Troika is taking over the tour. I'm not sure why rehearsals start so early, because Troika has it listed as beginning in 2011.
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