Legally Blonde review Bailey's opening night — Page 2

I think there was some sort of online fan voting, but it didn't directly influence who stayed or went home on the show.

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Thanks for posting your thoughts winston. If I had been there, I would have been curious to see her performance as well.
As for the show being nearly(?) sold out, there were probably a lot of VIPs in attendance. I'm sure many tickets went to them, which would help in getting the show full. But it's always nice when it is. I'm also not surprised Bailey didn't come out at the stagedoor. She probably had a lot of friends and family in attendance, and they probably chatted after the show in her dressing room before taking her out in celebration of her 1st night. After all, this is still all new to her. As she gets used to the show, performing, and then the fans, I'm sure she will be more than obliging. But give the girl a break. Let her enjoy it before pouncing on her.

Bailey definitely did come out the stagedoor last night - I have her autograph and pictures of her. It took over an hour, partially because of the torrential downpour we were all standing in and partially because she was doing a ton of interviews and photos backstage. But she came out!

I think she skipped coming out after the matinee...?

The girl should be given a break -- it was her first night, the biggest night of her career so far, and she was probably inundated with countless interviews, friends and family, etc., so she could not spend all of her time at the stage door. Also, in regards to her height, I remember reading how so many were saying that Kristin Chenowith would have been great in the role -- well she is not exactly Paul Bunyon height either. Besides, on television it looked as if Autumn was about the same height as Bailey. So, just give the girl a chance.

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And let's completely ignore the fact that it was P.O.U.R.I.N.G!!

"Welcome to Broadway Bailey, only two shows in and already getting a bad stage door rep."

I'm sure she's quivering. Thank God most Broadway audience members are intelligent enough not to care whether or not a performer missed a stage-dooring opportunity or didn't give a last performance speech.

FosterChild,

I agree. It seems that no one is paying attention to the fact that I said that the guy a the stage door was at first not letting anyone stay because of the rain.

It was all because Bailey didn't care about her fans. That was why she didn't come out and sign autographs.

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Sorry petite. I misinterpreted your post.

When I met Autumn at SD she seemed a fair amount shorter than me and I'm 5'2. Someone said Bailey was even shorter than her so they must be pretty short. I know Bailey had a box to stand on in the graduation scene.

DefyGravity- During Legally Blonde remix, I really noticed Kate looking down at Bailey because of the height difference! When I met her at the SD, I was especially surprised because I'm 5'7"!

I did notice the whole "Looking good by looking bad line" as well, but you wouldn't have noticed the flub unless you know the show. She did seem out of breath after What You Want and Positive, but was able to keep the song flowing.

Let me just say, I had really had huge expectations for Bailey, and she surpassed them by a landslide. She did fantastic for her opening night and can only imagine how much more she'll improve with time. I was so impressed, and I actually got chills several times during her performance. She had really big shoes to fill, and although she'll never be LBB, she did a remarkable job with the part. Oh, and I know people were worried about her being "carbon-copy" of LBB, and she did a fantastic job with molding the part into her own (she did still use some of her LBB mannerisms though). I especially loved how she made the gradual change of character through the show as well, as someone previously mentioned.

Let me just say how crazy the Palace was. After Lauren, Emma, Lindsey and Celina were spotted in the boxes, it got even crazier. They were all so incredibly sweet at the Stage door, and Emma made sure to ask everyone their names to personalize their playbills.

And for the whole thing about the stage door after the matinee, suck it up and deal with it. It sucks that you wanted to meet her and she didn't come out, but it was her opening day, and not everyone comes out between shows to begin with. To be completely honest, I waited in the DOWN POURING rain after the evening show, and if she hadn't come out, I really would have understood. She just made her Broadway debut (in a leading part, no less), her family was there, she was being flooded by the press, and I'm sure they had a party for her as well. She did end up coming out, though. She was so incredibly sweet to everyone, and was sure to sign everyone's playbill and talk to everyone.

All in all, Bailey was really great in the role and I look forward to see her progress even more with this part! Congratulations!! :)

Updated On: 7/24/08 at 06:39 PM

No way!! Oh my gosh, that's too great. It really brings meaning now to "anyway she's twice my size".

Haha that's so true! I find it really funny when there are references in the show that are specific to a characters appearance, and the person is not even close to what's being described! Gotta love it!

And maybe I'm just weird, but I always pictured Elle as a small, petite girl, so I didn't have a hard time with Bailey's height.

Yeah I was searching too and saw that. Too bad you couldn't hear her singing.

So what are the chances of a LB bootleg floating around?