Exactly. The competition was won by Bailey Hanks, age 20, from Anderson, South Carolina. : Elle Paulette is in awe of Kyle, but her low self-confidence prevents her from making a move. Valley girl Elle Woods, a fashion merchandising student and president of the UCLA chapter of (fictional) Delta Nu sorority applies for and, against all odds, wins admission to Harvard Law School in the hope she can convince narcissistic ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III, who dumped her for "serious" Vivienne Kensington, that theirs was a relationship worth salvaging. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for Brooke Wyndham from Legally Blonde Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Went to the gym. He has Elle assess her priorities until she realizes it is her obsession with Warner that keeps her from earning his respect ("Chip On My Shoulder"). Callahan, annoyed with Warner's behavior, sends Warner out of the room to fetch a coffee. Elle realizes that she does not need a man to feel accepted in the world, and that all she needs is to believe in herself. by Jocaay Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . The final show of the UK tour was performed at the New Wimbledon Theatre on October 6, 2012. Elle Brooke [Brooke:] So grab your Cardiowhip 5000 'Cause if you wanna get ripped, you gotta get whipped Legally Blonde: The Musical Character Breakdown Elle Woods - (Gb2-G5 Soprano Belt) - Elle is a very bubbly college-age girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law ... Brooke Wyndham - (A3-G5 Alto or Soprano) - Brooke is an exercise video star and former Delta Nu sorority girl who was The original cast starred Laura Bell Bundy as Elle, Christian Borle as Emmett, and Richard H. Blake as Warner. Following Willets, Professor Callahan was played by Matthew Kelly, and later Les Dennis, alongside Niki Evans as Paulette. Liz McClarnon initially played Paulette, followed by Claire Sweeney.[30]. Walking into the party as a Playboy Bunny, Elle soon realizes that she was tricked by Vivienne, as no one else is wearing a costume. Elle [gasps loudly]. : "[55] Jeremy McCarter in New York Magazine lamented that the musical "doesn’t summon memories of Tracy Flick, the steely student-council campaigner that Reese Witherspoon played in Election before starring in Legally Blonde", writing that the "Flickish manic drive" in Witherspoon's Legally Blonde performance had been his favorite part of the film. "Bows" is featured as an iTunes bonus track on the UK iTunes on the Live London Cast Recording but not featured on the Broadway recording. Learn how to truthfully convey the character’s journey through song. Act Two begins with fitness queen Brooke Wyndham and her fitness team's workout video, which is being viewed by Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Vivienne, Warner, and Enid ("Whipped Into Shape"). Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. : – Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Brooke, Vivienne, Warner, Enid, Judge, Nikos, Carlos and Company, "Legally Blonde Remix" – Vivienne, Elle, Enid, Elle's Parents, Margot, Serena, Pilar, Brooke and Company, "Scene of the Crime" – Elle, Judge, Serena, Margot, Pilar and Company †, "Omigod You Guys (Remix)" – Elle, Brooke, Margot, Serena, Pilar, Judge, and Company, "Find My Way/Finale" – Elle, Paulette, Emmett and Company. The original Broadway cast included Laura Bell Bundy in the lead role of Elle Woods and featured Christian Borle, Orfeh, and Michael Rupert. Relying on her knowledge of hair maintenance, Elle's demonstration is successful as Enid walks out of the shower with completely flattened hair—revealing that Chutney could not have possibly showered immediately after getting a perm because her perm was still intact. Elle The West End production opened in January 2010 at the Savoy Theatre. Legally Blonde is a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. Brooke At the jail, the legal team is unable to get Brooke to tell them her alibi and she refuses to plead guilty. Throughout the show, very few characters h… I got up. Elle Along with Enid Hoopes, Warner and Vivienne win two of Callahan's coveted internship positions, and Warner proposes to Vivienne on the spot right in front of Elle. [18], The West End production opened at the Savoy Theatre on January 13, 2010, following previews from December 5, 2009. [shouting] [17] The tour closed on May 15, 2011, at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. I was getting... Brooke The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. Callahan forcibly kisses Elle, who slaps him. Then make it. [23] The West End cast of Legally Blonde performed a medley from the show at the BBC Television Centre on November 19, 2009, during the Children in Need telethon.[24]. Legally Blonde is a musical based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film adaptation. Chutney Windham The production was directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, with set design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller. The Honorable Marina R. Bickford Laura Bell Bundy - Elle Woods; Richard H. Blake - Warner Huntington III; Christian Borle - Emmett Forrest; Orfeh - Paulette Bonafonté; Michael Rupert - Professor Callahan; Kate Shindle - Vivienne Kensington; Nikki Snelson - Brooke Wyndham/Shandi : [22], In October 2009, Sheridan Smith, with other cast members, recorded a pop video to the song "So Much Better". Legally Blonde is a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. Did she tell you that? [16] Lauren Ashley Zakrin and Rhiannon Hansen, both finalists of the MTV reality show, appeared in the national tour. : : Where you got in the shower? Got a perm and came home. † - Not featured on Original Broadway Cast Recording, During its San Francisco run, the musical included a song called "Love and War", but during its transfer to Broadway, the song was replaced with what is now "Positive". Carlos, fed up with the closeted nature of his gay boyfriend, appears from the gallery and proclaims Nikos's homosexuality. : The cast included Lucie Jones as Elle Woods, David Barret as Emmet, Liam Doyle as Warner, Rita Simons as Paulette, Helen Petrovna as Brooke, and Laura Harrison as Vivienne.[45]. Legally Blonde. Elle Woods – Laura Bell Bundy Tony Award-nominated actress Laura Bell Bundy is best known for originating the role of Amber Von Tussle in Broadway’s Hairspray, before originating the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical. To cheer Emmett up and to increase his chances of impressing Callahan, Elle gives him a makeover ("Take It Like A Man"). Legally Blonde (2001) Ali Larter as Brooke Taylor Windham. ... and if in fact you had heard the gunshot Brooke Windham wouldn't have had time to hide the gun before you got downstairs. [9] MTV's involvement with the musical continued with a reality show program called Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods, which aimed to cast the next actress to play Elle Woods on Broadway, replacing Laura Bell Bundy. : Brooke Elle discards her lawyerly navy suit, dons a pink dress and leads a parade back to the courtroom. They meet Kyle on the way, who has taken a liking to Paulette, and reveals himself to be Irish, prompting everyone present to Irish dance. The first keyboard part is played by the conductor. Elle Callahan ran for governor but was defeated, and his wife hired Emmett to handle their divorce. : I'm sorry, what? Brooke Taylor-Wyndem is one of the supporting characters in Legally Blonde, and is the widow of Hayworth Wyndem. Cast. Well thank God one of you has a brain. Let's relish the support both of a fake-Greek chorus dressed as cheerleaders and of two cute, unnaturally obedient dogs. In turn, Callahan fires her. On July 17, 2012, Jennifer Ellison replaced Niki Evans as Paulette, and Gareth Gates replaced Ray Quinn as Warner. : I believe the witness has made it clear that she was in the shower. The three performances edited together were broadcast on MTV on October 13 and 14, 2007, with subsequent air dates on November 3 and 14, 2007. Professor Callahan Professor Callahan Maybe the trial of socialite Brooke Wyndham (Helen Petrovna) can help Elle become what she can be. Ms. Windham, what had you done earlier that day? Legally Blonde the Musical opens at UCLA’s Delta Nu sorority house, where Margot, Serena and Pilar are celebrating the news that campus dreamboat Warner Huntington III is set to propose to their bubbly, blonde president, Elle Woods. Upon learning that they were both Delta Nu sisters, Brooke then privately tells Elle her alibi: Brooke was getting liposuction, which, if the public discovered, could destroy her fitness empire. We all tried to talk her out of it. The first reed player doubled on alto sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe (optional), and English horn (optional); the second player doubled on flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor and baritone sax, and pennywhistle. Throughout 2017 and 2018, the second national UK tour of Legally Blonde performed with a new cast. In 2010, she released her first single and has had three country albums since. Legally Blonde premiered in pre-Broadway tryouts in San Francisco, California. Freed from her need to please Warner, she defeats him in a classroom debate. Brooke "[58], The show also received some negative criticism. Brooke Which means you would have had to found Brooke Windham with a gun in her hand to make your story plausible, isn't that right? Oh my God. Hi, Ms. Wyndham. Official Sites Chutney Windham : Got a latte. Before going to Broadway, Legally Blonde did a short tryout at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from January 23 to February 25, 2007, with an official opening on February 5. The musical was recorded in September 2007 and aired on MTV in October 2007. Elle Brooke Windham is a famous fitness instructor accused of murdering her 60-year-old husband Hayworth Windham. Brooke Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Huh? Brooke's stepdaughter Chutney goes to the witness stand and her testimony is damning, stating after she got out of the shower she saw Brooke covered in her father's blood. Because isn't the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the immonium thygocolate? Benedict Nightingale in The Times wrote, "Let's overlook some forgettable tunes and welcome dance that embraces everything from skipping with ropes to spoof Riverdance. Release Dates | With the popularity of the televised musical, a reality program entitled Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods aired on MTV. However, when Elle goes on her dinner date with Warner, he tells her that he needs someone more serious to achieve his dream of getting a seat in the Senate, and breaks up with her ("Serious"). It aimed to cast the next actress to play Elle Woods on Broadway. : The first woodwind part doubles on alto sax, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe (optional), and English horn (optional); the second part doubles on flute, clarinet, and baritone sax. Back at the salon, Elle is getting a manicure when Kyle, a sexy UPS courier, walks into the salon to deliver a package to Paulette. Never! Go Orange. [19][20] The original London cast included Sheridan Smith in the lead role of Elle Woods, with Duncan James, Alex Gaumond, Jill Halfpenny and Peter Davison. I'm a fraud! Following this, a reality television program aired showing the audition process for the next person to play Elle Woods on Broadway. [42] The show was a commercial flop and closed on June 10, 2012, after only three weeks because of the lack of spectators.[43]. Act Two begins with fitness queen Brooke Wyndham and her fitness team's workout video, which is being viewed by Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Vivienne, Warner, and Enid ("Whipped Into Shape"). Further theatre credits include standby Glinda in Wicked, Gypsy and Rock of Ages. Elle is devastated and stays in her room for twelve days ("Daughter Of Delta Nu"), but decides to chase Warner to Harvard Law School to prove that she can be serious. Nikos confesses that he is indeed gay and European ("There! She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and she successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Keren is a triple threat performer with both a BA and an MA in Musical Theatre performance. [56], The West End production received mostly positive reviews. Elle runs from the party, only to meet Emmett, who struggles to understand Elle's love problems. Elle Because of Elle's loyalty to her client and refusal to state the alibi, Elle, and consequently Emmett, are shunned by the group. The Australian production began previews in September 2012 at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney, before opening on October 4, 2012. The guitar doubles on electric, acoustic, nylon-string, Hollow Body archtop and 12-string guitars, as well as mandolin. However, he cannot protect her in class from the bloodthirsty Professor Callahan ("Blood In The Water"). Legally Blonde: The Musical premiered on stage in April 2007. : : Chutney Windham During the week of July 23, 2007, the cast album made its debut on Billboard's Cast Album chart, placing at #1, and it charted at #86 on the Billboard 200. : After Callahan leaves, Warner re-enters the office and mocks Elle, but Vivienne tells him to shut up and they both leave. Believe me; the D.A. Elle The Honorable Marina R. Bickford Support Sporcle. [understanding] That doesn't look so good to a jury. I didn't mean to shoot him! McFadden was later replaced by Carley Stenson on July 11, 2011. In addition to the licensed orchestration, the original Broadway production also had a French horn part, a viola and cello part, a second guitar, and had three woodwind parts instead of two. [59], Before previews, a promotional sampler CD was released including "Omigod You Guys", "So Much Better", and "Take It Like a Man", featuring a slightly divergent cast, arrangement and lyrics of that of the final show's. The winner was Bailey Hanks, who played the role from July 23, 2008, until the production closed on October 19, 2008. The West End show won three Laurence Olivier Awards on March 13, 2011: Best New Musical, Best Actress in a Musical (Sheridan Smith), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Jill Halfpenny). Her next production will be 35mm at Cal State Fullerton, which will stream in the spring of 2021. I’m co-counsel with Stidwell, Zskowski, Fox and Callahan. Template:Infobox Musical. : As a demonstration, Elle asks Paulette to give Enid a perm and asks Enid to step into the shower upon entering the crime scene. "[57], The Original Broadway Cast recording was recorded on May 7 and 8, 2007, and released on July 17, 2007, by Ghostlight Records (an imprint of Sh-K-Boom Records). Three years later, Elle ends up as the valedictorian of her class. : : : Legally Blonde is an American musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. These four interns are the cream of the crop at Harvard Law and we’re Elle [tearfully, yet thankfully] The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. 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