I saw the evening show....
She was fantastic! Awesome, awesome voice. The ending to "So Much Better" was incredible. She seemed very sure of herself, and only went up on her lines once (she had to be prompted about the Shop for a Cause charity). She was by far the prettiest Elle Woods they've ever had (she looked AMAZING in the Playboy bunny outfit!). Her line readings are different from LBB- Haven didn't play it quite as ditzy sounding. It was a more earnest portrayal, if that makes sense. was very much impressed by her this evening. It sounded as if she had a lot of fans in the audience tonight too, because she had some intense cheering for her. I hope she gets the chance to go on again, because she rocked tonight. The cast was very supportive and they were all over her at the end of the curtain call. Kate Shindle practically engulfed her in a hug as the curtain came down.
I have to say, the best part about this show is still Orfeh. Orfeh. Orfeh. Orfeh. That woman is amazing. Can someone please write her a show????
I do have to complain briefly about one of the Blonde kiddies sitting next to me. This young girl, there with some friends, was going on and on before the show about how she couldn't decide if this or Wicked was the best musical she'd ever seen. That didn't bother me too much...what did was the fact that she apparently thought tonight's performance was Sing-A-Long Legally Blonde, because she was literally bopping in her seat, shaking the whole row back and forth, singing away just loud enough to be heard by the people around her. I shushed her once, and got a dirty look. I spoke to an usher at intermission who was very kind and moved me to a box seat, where I sat with three lovely "theater marms" for act 2. I'm all for being excited and cheering (I have no problem with people "Whooing" at the end of a big number), but this girl was downright distracting.
Updated On: 3/2/08 at 11:19 PM