Legally Blonde has been in the Grand Opera House since Tuesday, and I went to see it on Wednesday.
Based off the 2001 film of the same name, it follows Elle Woods, who is a sorority queen, who, after her boyfriend dumps her before going off to law school, sets her mind on getting into the same law school so she can win him back.
Throughout the rest of the show, Elle has to prove that she’s more than just the token blonde, who is just as capable of understanding and succeeding in law as everyone else studying the same course.
The cast included:
- Amber Davies as Elle Woods.
- Hannah Lowther as Margot / as Elle Woods (Understudy).
- George Crawford as Emmett.
- Karen Mavundukure as Paulette.
- Adam Cooper as Callahan.
- Jamie Chatterton as Warner.
- Annabelle Terry as Vivienne.
- Jocasta Almgill as Brooke & Resident Director.
- Rosanna Harris as Serenah.
- Ty-Reece Stewart as Kyle.
- Remi Ferdinand as Pilar.
- Bradley Delarosbel as Carlos.
- Keanna Bloomfield as Enid.
- With:
- James Lim.
- Arran Shales.
- Jaime Tait
- Daisy Twells
- Louie Wood
As part of the ensemble.
- Raiaz Fisher.
- Dylan Gordon-Jones.
- Lauran Hampton.
- Alishia-Marie Blake.
- Ollie Hart-Bradford.
- Alex Waxman.
- Emily Martinez
Acting as part of the On Stage Swing.
And, the most important cast members (no disrespect to the humans):
- Sprout as Bruser Woods (the chihuahua).
- Rocco as Ruffus (the bulldog).
So what did I think about the show overall?
Well I thought the stage was brilliantly set, and the lighting and backdrops worked well in each scene, especially when used for energetic purposes.
Furthermore, the props used in the show also made me feel like there was a good blend between older and newer pop culture references, such as a tv with Disk 2 in the corner of I — obviously a reference to a dvd — or props that were used for prison scenes, or for the courtroom.
But now, let me change my attention to the acting.
Amber Davies played Elle Woods absolutely superbly, and I found myself laughing at each of the jokes she would tell, found her singing phenomenal, and even found the more emotional scenes she was part of absolutely stunning. But I also felt like she acted the Cracked The Case scene very well, which sold me on how invested in the character she must have been.
However, I also felt the same about George Crawford, who played Emmett, Karen Mavundukure who played Paulette, Jamie Chatterton who played Warner, Ty-Reece Stewart who played Kyle, and the entire cast, who you could tell were giving it their all. The singing was brilliant, every joke landed, and there wasn’t a bit of it that I didn’t enjoy.
The dogs were also extremely talented, and I feel like there were references that kept it nostalgic enough for older audiences and younger audiences alike.
But as much as I enjoyed it and think it was brilliantly performed, I don’t think it is naturally a show that I would rush to go back to again, because I am probably not its core audience.
Although I did laugh at the jokes — and found certain jokes such as: “Why do you want to study law? People who study law are either too ugly or have nothing better to do with their lives,” funny, I still felt a bit like I was “undercover”, but I don’t blame the cast or the behind-the-scenes staff for that..
Most of the people who either follow me professionally or who have paid attention to what I post in my spare time will likely notice that I mainly post about or follow more serious issues, and I’m not one to naturally be pulled towards any of the themes Legally Blonde includes.
So although I enjoyed it, I don’t think it’s one I would choose to go and see again myself, and although I found the jokes funny, the actors were EXTREMELY good, and the music was fab, it’s just not something I can really appreciate beyond that.
But saying that, the rating I’ll still give it is 9 stars.
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