Legally Blonde review Bailey's opening night- Page 3

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 7:13pm

I didn't know either but I also didn't watch this year.

[Vanessa2]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 8:09pm

Has anyone found any clips yet? I got nothing. =(

I just saw a clip of the curtain call and backstage on Inside Edition.

[BwayKid3]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 8:31pm

Winston, what row were you sitting in for partial view, and was there any really bad obstruction to your view during the show?

[legally_popular]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 9:25pm

Random question, but does Bailey wear a wig when performing? Because in the finale of the MTV show and in photos she isn't, so does she have to wear one?

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 9:38pm

She wears one but IMO her hair is GORGEOUS and looks better than the wigs she wears.

[winston89]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 9:45pm

Keep in mind that Bundy herself has long blonde hair. However, she wore a wig in the show as well. I am sure the same goes for Bailey.


BwayKid3, The seat that I was in was located in such a place that the overhang for the balcony blocked the view of the front of the stage thus making it partial view. I think I was in row E but I don't know for sure off hand.

It would have been nice to get Bailey's autograph but I still think that it was crowded at the stage door just by having looked when I was passing by as I was leaving the theatre. However, like I said at least during the major part of the downpour with the thunder and all the guy working the stage door was turning people away. I think that he was suggesting that no one was going to come out to sign because of it. However, an hour later when Bailey came out it had cleared up quite a bit. Like I said earlier it didn't matter to me because even if I did wait I would have had to leave to catch the train home. And, I couldn't stay out too late because I had work the next day.

[JP2]

Posted: 7/24/08 at 11:52pm

Bailey wears a wig the entire second act. Not sure if she wore one during the first because I didn't notice the wig line until Act 2.

[lois128]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 1:27am

I found some photos on gettyimages.com from the first dress rehearsal.

Updated On: 7/25/08 at 01:27 AM

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 1:40am

The pics got taken down, it seems.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 1:53am

Bruiser does not look like a Happy Camper.

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 7:21am

Does Bailey wear glasses all the time? I never watched the show except for the first episode and the finale and don't recall seeing her in glasses. She looks adorable in that pic though.

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 7:30am

I don't think Bailey wears glasses. It looks like she was rehearsing the part where she puts on Enid's glasses and talks about Gloria Steinem.

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 7:40am

Oh yeah I forgot that Elle puts the glasses on. Maybe I should put my glasses on when I see the show since I was up in the balcony twice and apparently I can't see without them...LOL.

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 8:08am

Haha, yeah, plus the balcony looks like it's very high up. I've only been in the orchestra seating of the Palace.
Updated On: 7/25/08 at 08:08 AM

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 8:15am

I sat in orch seating(4th row)for my first show and I had the stiffest neck by the time it was over. I never knew that the stage was THAT high. The balcony is up there pretty far. At least they give you an elevator to ride in to get there...LOL.

Updated On: 7/25/08 at 08:15 AM

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 8:20am

Yeah, I was in the third row and the stage is very high.

[winston89]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 11:31am

I will admit that I have seen the show 5 times (the fifth being Bailey's opening night) and for three out of the 5 I have been in the Balcony. I saw it once from the rear of the orchestra with a ticket I got from TKTS and the other time I saw it via rush.

The balcony is high up but it isn't that bad in terms of view. Keep in mind that I am not a seat snob at all. I have been going to the theatre for 12 years and the only time I could even think of complaining about where my seat was was when I saw the tour of Wicked while visiting a college last fall at the Bushnell in Hartford. The seats weren't so bad it was just that the way that the theatre was configured. I was sitting in a part of the theatre that was high up and back. So I felt like I was pulled back on the action of the show and that I was watching it from a distance rather then just high up.

But, all in all partial view or not high up or not I don't complain and just sit down and enjoy the show and I don't let anything bother me.

As for the picture and as for weather or not Bailey wears a wig in the show. I am pretty sure she does. As I said earlier in the thread even Bundy has long blonde hair and when she was doing the show she wore a wig throughout the entire performance. So it wouldn't shock me to hear that Baily was wearing a wig for the whole show.

As for the glasses in the picture. As someone said she doesn't wear them for the entire show. That picture was just taken at the party scene where Elle talks about Gloria Steinem.

[lois128]

Posted: 7/25/08 at 3:41pm

Here's the updated link to the rehearsal photos, hope it works this time.

EDIT: it still doesn't work... but if you want to see them just go to www.gettyimages.com and type in "Elle Woods", click on "search" and then scroll down to the events and click on the one form july 18th.
Bailey Hanks performs the first dress rehearsal as the Star of Legally Blonde on Broadway

Updated On: 7/25/08 at 03:41 PM