Director's Note:
Legally Blonde: The Musical offers theatergoers an evening of guilty pleasure fun that should not be missed. Yes, it is another musical based on a movie. Yes, it features a pop-score that attracts the Hannah Montana, Taylor Swift crowd in droves. And yes, at times it can be as superficial as Paris Hilton. But look beyond the stereotypes, the comically witty dialogue and the occasional use of legal jargon and you’ll find a show about one thing: being yourself and never letting others knock you down because of it.
I am thrilled to be working on another show at the Park with Liz Ernst as choreographer, Adam Wisnieski as stage manager and Todd Hoover-Holthus and Phillip Hoover-Holthus handling costumes and props. We have collaborated on many projects including recent TTIP shows: Footloose, Wedding Singer, All Shook Up and Aida. I am equally excited to welcome park veteran, Laura VanLeeuwen to our team handling the vocal direction and conducting duties.
It is our goal to assemble a dynamic cast of approximately 40 individuals. High level singing, dancing and acting will be required by most of the cast. There are a few roles that will require only minimal dance. Most of the cast will be comprised of actors between the ages of 16 – 30; however there are some featured roles for actors over 30. Our rehearsal process will consist of predominately weekend rehearsals. A complete rehearsal schedule will be available at auditions.
Legally Blonde: The Musical is a fresh and fast paced evening of musical fun, stylishly wrapped up in a smart pink bow. Elle Woods is the college sweetheart and homecoming queen who doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone ‘serious’, Elle puts down the credit cards, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School. Along the way, Elle proves that “being true to yourself never goes out of style.”
Hope to see you at auditions,
Greg Shaw
Director
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Elle Woods
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent actor / singer / dancer. The quintessential Valley Girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more to offer than just a pretty face and a bubbly personality
Gb2 - G5
Soprano Belt
Margot
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent actor / singer / dancer. A pretty and funny California sorority girl
G#3 - F5
Soprano Belt
Serena
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent actor / singer/ dancer. A pretty and funny California sorority girl
G#3 - F5
Soprano Belt
Pilar
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent actor / singer / dancer. A pretty and funny California sorority girl
G#3 - F5
Soprano Belt
Emmett
Male, 20’s – 30’s. Excellent actor / singer. A smart and sensitive law student who takes Elle under his wing
B2 - A4
Tenor
Paulette
Female, 20’s – 40’s. Excellent actor / singer. A brash and funny hair stylist who is friends with Elle and longs to find a man for herself
A3 - A5
Soprano Belt
Callahan
Male, Late 30’s – 50’s. Excellent actor / singer. A pompous and manipulative law professor at Harvard
A2 - F#4
Baritone
Warner
Male, Late Teens – Early 30’s. Excellent actor / singer. A good-looking, but pompous guy who breaks Elle's heart
Eb3 - Ab4
Tenor
Vivienne
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent actor / singer. A smart and savvy law student who initially dismisses Elle, but grows to be her friend
A3 - F5
Soprano Belt
Brooke
Female, 20’s – 30’s. Excellent actor / singer / dancer. An exercise video star who is also a former sorority girl. Must be good at jumping rope.
A3 - G5
Alto or Soprano
Enid
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent actor / singer. A mousy, intellectual law student
G3 - G5
Soprano Belt
LeiLani
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent singer / dancer. California sorority girl.
B3 - Eb5
Alto
Kate
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent singer / dancer / actor. Brainy California sorority girl.
Bb3 - Eb5
Alto
Girl:
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent singer / dancer. California sorority girl.
G#3 - F5
Soprano
Aaron
Male, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent singer. Harvard Student.
2nd Tenor
Padamadan
Male, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent singer. Foreign Harvard Student
Baritone / Tenor
Kyle
Male, 20’s – 40’s. Good dancer. A great-looking, in-shape employee of the United Postal Services.
Dewey
Male, 20’s – 40’s. Character actor. Paulette’s trailer- trash ex-boyfriend.
Carlos
Male, Late Teens – 30’s. Character actor. Brooke’s pool boy. Witness against Brook.
Nikos
Male, Late Teens – 30’s. Character actor / singer. Boyfriend of Carlos.
Tenor
Grandmaster Chad
Male, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent Character Actor / Hip Hop Singer / Hip Hop Dancer.
High Baritone
Elle’s Dad
Male, 30’s – 50’s. Good mover / singer / actor. Elle's rich, golfer father
D3 - E#4
Baritone
Elle’s Mom
Female, 30’s – 50’s. Good mover / singer / actor. Elle's socialite, country-clubing mother
C4 - E5
Alto
Winthrop, Lowell, Pforzheimer
Males, Late 20’s – 50’s. Good actor / singer. Harvard admissions board. Three different, quirky and funny characters.
Delta Nu’s (6 – 10)
Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent dancers / actors. California sorority girls.
Harvard Students (10 – 12)
Male and Female, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent singers.
Inmates (10 – 14)
Females, Late Teens – 20’s. Excellent dancer. Must be able to jump rope well.
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