The Marion Palace Theatre will stage the high-energy, singing and dancing, romantic comedy “Legally Blonde: The Musical” for five performances in July 2014.
This award-winning Broadway musical sensation is based on the hit movie of the same name and follows college sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods, played by Sara Grote, as she puts down the credit card, hits the books and heads for Harvard Law School in pursuit of her boyfriend Warner Huntington III, played by Eric Julian Walker, who just dumped her for someone more serious. At school, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex-boyfriend. However, with the help of her Chihuahua, Bruiser, and her new-found friends: a quirky law-student named Emmett, played by Blake Huffaker, and bull-dog-toting-hairdresser Paulette, played by Kristi Wink, she ends up defying expectations realizing her true potential.
As the cast of more than 50 members perform peppy musical numbers such as “Omigod You Guys,” “So Much Better,” “Take It Like a Man,” and “Bend and Snap,” audience members will cheer on the adorable heroine as she moves away from the social whirl of California campus life to Harvard’s halls of justice.
The“Legally Blonde: The Musical” artistic team is led by Director Clare Cooke. Additional team members are Assistant Director/Choreographer Kristi Wink, Orchestra Director George Schram, Producer Andy Harper, Vocal Director Blake Huffaker, Set Design Andrea Johnston, Set Construction Mike Andrews & Todd Meadows, Costume Director Susan Wenig, Stage Manager Barb Yaksic and Assistant Stage Manager Rhonda Arnold.
Performance dates are Saturday July 12 at 8 p.m., Sunday, July 13 at 2 p.m., Friday, July 18 & Saturday, July 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 20 at 2 p.m.. Tickets are $40 Patrons, $22/$17 Adults, and $12 Children 12 and under. Patrons purchasing a $40 ticket will enjoy premium seating during the show, have their names listed in the summer musical program book, and receive an invitation to the Legally Blonde post-show dessert party (sponsored in part by Marion County Bar Association) on opening night.
Tickets may be purchased at the Palace box office, 276 W. Center St. in downtown Marion or by phone at 740/383-2101 during box office hours. Box office hours are 9:00am-5:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and closed Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are also available online www.marionpalace.org.
