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`Legally’ bored: Awash in blondes and tears

Posted by Chad Jones on 08 Jul 08 - 2 Comments

There they are, the five finalists in MTV’s “Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods.” They are, from left, Rhiannon, Bailey, Natalie, Lauren and Autumn. Someone please make the pink blondeness end! Photos courtesy of MTV Could a dumb reality show be any more tear filled? Last night’s episode of MTV’s “Legally Blonde [...]

`Blonde’ begat blonde moments

Posted by Chad Jones on 10 Jun 08 - 3 Comments

“Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods,” Episode 2 (photo courtesy of MTV) Here’s the problem with the second episode of this Broadway-bedazzled reality show: NO SETH RUDETSKY. Our girls, all vying to replace Laura Bell Bundy in Broadway’s Legally Blonde the Musical, concentrated on their thespianic skills this week, so they were under the [...]

MTV Music Videos MTV Shows Entertainment News Thanks to my trusty DVR, I did not have to watch “Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods” when it aired on MTV on Monday. I can tell this one is going to be painful — but maybe in a “feel sleazy and need to take [...]

Omigod, you guys!

Posted by Chad Jones on 10 Sep 07 - 0 Comments

The Bay Area saw Legally Blonde, The Musical first. Now anyone with basic cable can see the Broadway hit when MTV broadcasts the show in its entirely on Sept. 29. Legally Blonde, the musical stage adaptation of the Reese Witherspoon movie of the same name, had its pre-New York tryout at San Francisco’s Golden Gate [...]

Road trip = show tunes!

Posted by Chad Jones on 05 Aug 07 - 2 Comments

Howdy, Theater Dogs. I’ve been on vacation for the last week or so, but I’m back, eager to bring you interesting tidbits of theater news and reviews. Took a roadtrip up the Oregon coast — took 101 from San Francisco to the beautiful little hamlet known as Rockaway Beach. Breathtakingly beautiful pretty much the entire [...]

(all photos Associated Press) “Musical theater rocks,” so said Duncan Sheik with a sly smile and a twinkle in his award-drunk eyes during Sunday’s Tony Awards. Here’s Sheik on the red carpet before the event. That’s the smile of someone who knows he’s going to win two Tonys (for best score and orchestration for Spring [...]

Merry musical `Legally Blonde’ dazzles and delights 3 1/2 stars Bright, shiny `Blonde’ (opened Feb. 6, 2007; photos by Paul Kolnik) The opening number from Legally Blonde, The Musical is, like, really catchy. So much so that the refrain, “Oh. My.God. Omigod, you guys,’’ bores into your brain and refuses to exit in a timely [...]

Pretty in pink

Posted by Chad Jones on 26 Jan 07 - 1 Comment

Laura Bell Bundy (in pink, naturally) as law student Elle Woods faces off with a law professor (Michael Rupert), much to the delight of fellow student played by Kate Shindle (left) in Legally Blonde, The Musical at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre. Photo Credit: Paul Kolnik We here at Theater Dogs don’t believe in reviewing [...]

OK, so my dreams of Amy Sedaris becoming a Broadway musical star in Legally Blonde have been dashed. But with the official announcement of the full cast, I can hardly be disappointed. In addition to previously announced Laura Bell Bundy as Elle and Kate Shindle as Vivienne, the cast includes Orfeh as Paulette, Christian Borle [...]

Jerry’s kids

Posted by Chad Jones on 08 Oct 06 - 0 Comments

The SHN/Best of Broadway folks threw a party at Ruby Skye nightclub the other night to entice group ticket buyers to show some love for Legally Blonde, which has its out-of-town tryouts in San Francisco early next year at the Golden Gate (yes, the Golden Gate because they couldn’t built the necessary elevator lifts under [...]