Legally Blonde - The Musical - Savoy Theatre

Two courtroom musicals in two days (I saw Parade last night and seeing this tonight) - wonder which will be more depressing...

you cant really judge it by previews anyway.... wait til opening night. i have a feeling its going to be just fine!

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RE: Set... its (obviously) slightly condensed, but the house/stairs/hydrolic floor lift is all there- just a bit smaller! It looks great!

do it!!! x

good luck to all the cast tonight!

people should give duncan a chance.... he's had major flu this week and isn't fully recovered, he nearly had to pull out of the final weeks tech he was that ill.

im sure he'll be fine when he's back on full health. if not... i'll eat my words!

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spoon? fork? surely if your sitting through a show that involves duncan james you'd want a knife?

i just said exactly what was on your mind Mama
i mean given Duncan James a silent movie any day...

if i have the same way...i feel it would keep the man double-y silent... :P

you're curious about how it went! just sit back and enjoy! lol

Thats one gold star!

^^YAYY THATS ME!!!!

Ok, LOVED IT! But I love the show anyway.

As far as the CAST goes:
Sheridan was very good as Elle but I think she still has a way to go. Her acting was outstanding and her facial expressions great but her singing could be abit stronger in places.

Alex Gaumond is excellent! Probably my favourite of the principals. He suits the part so well. I think that after afew weeks of previews he will improve even more!

Duncan James was passable. Quite weak but atleast he looks the part

Caroline Keiff as Vivienne was good but couldn't hear her very clearly in LB remix. Think this is more down to the sound levels to be honest which still need ALOT of work as a whole.

Loved Aoifi as Brooke! Jill was ok as Paulette and Peter Davidson made the most of an underused role.

Chris Ellis-Stanton brought the house down when he came in as UPS guy. His line delivery was excellent! One of the best performances of the night!

Ensemble: VERY GOOD and good chemistry between everyone already, but needs tightening which im sure will happen!


SET:
SMALL!!! Especially compared to broadway. They only use the bottom windows for OMG, no upper level to the house and no firemans pole/costume change . Atleast there are stairs

Most other sets the same or similar to broadway. Elle's bedroom is smaller though.


CHANGES: (SPOILER)
Change of words in OMG to replace the lack of firemans pole (same ones they used on Children in Need)
Added line about Simon Cowell living next door.
First two verses of Ireland changed lyrics and lots of different lyrics in the other parts too. Not sure if I liked them all.
Legally Blonde now takes place in the courtroom
Stage isnt wide enough for all the people in the kickline so 4 people leave the stage earlier than on b'way.
Jet blue line changed to AA, with lyric change rhyming "way" and "AA"


ERRORS:
Stairs broke just before serious and like 10 stagehands ran on to push them back.
Sound levels need alot of work!
Some jump rope gone wrong (although this even happened when i saw it a year into the run on b'way)

Other Notes:
MASSIVE entrance applause for Sheridan, Duncan and Jill.

THERE RIGHT THERE and Legally Blonde Remix got the best audience response.

COMPLETE STANDING OVATION!

Going again next week hopefully!
LOVED IT!

OOO and Programmes are of the Wicked/Hairspray variety. £6.50. They are quite nice. Other merchandise is hoodies, t-shirts, dog in bag, badges, bracelet, flashy cup with drink.

Updated On: 12/5/09 at 06:37 PM

oooh thats 3 gold stars!

Maybe I will be at that matinee 2mrw at 3!

See, thats what im gonna miss- the firemans pole!