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LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
music and lyrics by
LAURENCE O'KEEFE and NELL BENJAMIN
book by HEATHER HACH
Presented by StoryBook's Student Intensive Program
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LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the Internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s rights and actionable under copyright law.
August 19 to
September 10, 2022
Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7pm
Sundays at 2pm
running time 120 mins,
2-act musical
presented in partnership with OCL Studios.
SHOW SUMMARY
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
"The musical version of the film is a five-star fiesta."
– WhatsOnStage
"LEGALLY BLONDE is a Bright Testimony to the Power of Women and Importance of Self-Love"
– BroadwayWorld
RATING: PG | 12+
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Production Inclusion Statics
59% FEMALE/NON-BINARY
REPRESENTATION
57% MARGINALIZED REPRESENTATION
43% BIPOC
REPRESENTATION
33% LGBTQIA2S+
REPRESENTATION
50% ON STAGE
65% OFFSTAGE
60% ON STAGE
54% OFFSTAGE
45% ON STAGE
43% OFFSTAGE
45% ON STAGE
23% OFFSTAGE
ABOUT THE CREATORS
LAURENCE O'KEEFE
Laurence O'Keefe received 2007 Tony and Drama Desk nominations for his work on Legally Blonde. Larry thanks all Blonde producers and creative team. He won the Ed Kleban Award, the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award and a Jonathan Larson award for his music and lyrics. Off-Broadway credits: Bat Boy: The Musical (Lucille Lortel, Richard Rodgers, Outer Critics' Circle awards), which has received 100+ productions worldwide; music for Sarah, Plain and Tall, lyrics by Nell Benjamin (touring with TheatreWorksUSA). Co-author with Nell Benjamin of Cam Jansen (Drama Desk nomination) and The Mice. Larry is a product of his education with the Harvard Krokodiloes, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the Harvard Lampoon and the Actors' Gang, but especially the incomparable Nell Benjamin.
NELL BENJAMIN
Nell co-wrote the score to Legally Blonde, the Musical with composer Laurence O'Keefe, which received Tony Award nominations, Drama Desk nominations, and the Olivier and Helpmann Awards for Best Musical.
Nell wrote the lyrics to Mean Girls, which received multiple Tony Award nominations, including for Best Original Score and Best Musical.
Nell's play, The Explorers Club, won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, the Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award, and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.
Nell has written book and/or lyrics for Pirates! (or Gilbert and Sullivan plunder'd), Sarah, Plain and Tall, Cam Jansen (Drama Desk-nominated), I Want My Hat Back, How I Became A Pirate, The Mice, Life of the Party and Because of Winn Dixie.
Upcoming musicals are: Huzzah!, Life of the Party, Dave.
Television writing includes "Unhappily Ever After", Animal Planet's "Whoa! Sunday with Mo Rocca", "Electric Company", "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris", "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway", "Julie's Greenroom."
Benjamin is the recipient of the Kleban Foundation Award and a Jonathan Larson Grant.
SONG LIST
ACT I
Omigod You Guys - Elle, Serena, Margot, Pilar, and Ensemble
Serious - Elle and Warner
Daughter of Delta Nu - Serena, Margot, Pilar, and Ensemble
What You Want (Part 1) - Elle, Serena, Margot, Pilar, Kate, Elle’s Dad, Elle’s Mom, Grandmaster Chad, and Ensemble
What You Want (Part 2) - Elle, Ensemble
The Harvard Variations - Emmett, Aaron, Enid, Padamadan, and Harvard Students
Blood in the Water - Callahan and Ensemble
Positive - Elle, Serena, Margot, Pilar, and Greek Chorus
Ireland - Paulette
Ireland - Reprise - Paulette
Serious - Reprise - Elle and Warner
Chip on My Shoulder - Elle, Emmett, Greek Chorus, and Company
So Much Better - Elle, Greek Chorus, and Company
ACT II
Whipped Into Shape - Brooke, Callahan, and Company
Delta Nu Nu Nu” - Brooke and Elle
Take It Like A Man” - Elle, Emmett, and Salespeople
Bend and Snap” - Elle, Paulette, Serena, Margot, Pilar, Bend and Snap Guys, and Salon Folks
Gay or European?” - Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Brooke, Vivienne, Warner, Enid, Judge, Nikos, Carlos, and Company
Legally Blonde” - Elle and Emmett
Legally Blonde - Remix” - Vivienne, Elle, Enid, Brooke, Mr. Woods, Mrs. Woods, and Company
Scene of the Crime” - Elle, Judge, Serena, Margot, Pilar, and Company
Find My Way/Finale - Elle, Paulette, Emmett, and Company
FROM THE DIRECTORS
We’re so honoured to have gotten to be at the helm of this incredible production of Legally Blonde! We met at Storybook Theatre doing their first production of Les Miserables in 2011 (in what feels in some ways like the precursor to the SSIP program). That experience prompted both of us to change our direction in life to pursue theatre. We’re so grateful to be able to gift that same experience we had to our amazing students!
Throughout the summer, we have been so inspired by the dedication, perseverance, and passion of our students. We know that they look forward to this program throughout the whole year, and getting to see how much fun they’ve had, the incredible friendships being forged, and the unbridled joy they bring to the room every day has shown us why programs like this are so important. Whether our students go on to be professionals or not, the skills and friendships they build putting up a show like this are unparalleled, and seeing the community they have built as part of this has been completely heartwarming.
We love this show. Like so much. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a cliche, yet this show continues to show the real impact that that judgement can have on people, and the power that a person can have when they are able to overcome the opinions of others and trust themselves. We see our students forging their own paths through life every day, and so admire the bravery that they show by choosing to be themselves. If there’s anything we hope that our students take from this show it’s this: fight every day to be yourself, and follow your heart, even if it leads you to unexpected places.
Cassie Doane & Joel Schaefer,
Co-Directors
MEET THE TEAM
StoryBook would like to share our complete appreciation to OCL Studios, for donating their studio time for the cast recording sessions. Thanks to their generosity, support, and hard work, our cast was able to capture their beautiful voices, and safely record the magic of the show. Check out OCL Studio's inspiring space >
PARTNER SHOWCASE THANK YOU OCL STUDIOS
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