Legally Blonde

legally blonde is a musical with a book by Heather Hach and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 film of the same name. legally blonde had its pre-Broadway tryout at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco in early 2007, where it received mostly positive reviews. After some changes to the score, minor adjustments to the book, and thirty previews, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, opened on April 29, 2007 at the Palace Theatre to mostly positive reviews. It was nominated for seven Tony Awards and ten Drama Desk Awards, but won none. During the week ending June 24, 2007, "legally blonde: The Musical" hit a milestone by joining the millionaires' club for the weekly Broadway grosses, by grossing $1,003,282. The Original Broadway Cast Recording was recorded on May 7 and 8, 2007, with a scheduled release date of July 17, 2007. The Original Broadway Cast featured: Laura Bell Bundy as Elle Woods Richard H. Blake as Warner Huntington III Christian Borle as Emmett Forrest Orfeh as Paulette Michael Rupert as Professor Callahan Kate Shindle as Vivienne Kensington Nikki Snelson as Brooke Wyndam Annaleigh Ashford as Margot Andy Karl as Grandmaster Chad, Dewey, Kyle Leslie Kritzer as Serena DeQuina Moore as Pilar Natalie Joy Johnson as Enid Noah Weisberg as Aaron Manuel Herrera as Padamadan