A story of rising to a challenge and defying expectations, all while looking fabulous, Legally Blonde is the perfect way to push our 8th season into high gear and never let up. This is one musical we guarantee you won’t object.
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
Omigod. Omigod, you guys! We’re kicking off the 2018-19 Broadway Season in high fashion with the one and only Elle Woods.
A member of UCLA’s Delta Nu sorority, Elle has a seemingly perfect life and perfect future. All she needs is her boyfriend Warner to cement it with a proposal. But her dream life turns into a nightmare when Warner decides to break it off because she’s not serious enough for him. As if! Heartbroken and in despair, Elle hatches a near-impossible plan to win him back: get into Harvard Law School. What? Like it’s hard?
A story of rising to a challenge and defying expectations, all while looking fabulous, Legally Blonde is the perfect way to push our 8th season into high gear and never let up. This is one musical we guarantee you won’t object.
Did you know?
- This is Trent Stork’s first show taking the lead as director but 16th show working on the direction team at Paramount Theatre.
- Although it first debuted in 2007, our production of Legally Blonde will have a fresh, new take bringing it into the context of 2018 and showing what it’s like today for a young woman going to school and having a dream.
- Based on the popular movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde will have everything you want in a show: heart, big dance numbers, comedy, devastating ballads and more. Expected to be underrated, this production will prove you should never judge a book by its cover.
“You think this is a story about a dumb blonde, but that’s not Elle Woods. She’s an extremely strong, capable and intelligent woman forced to look at herself in a different way; challenges herself and succeeds; all the while realizing it’s been in her the whole time. This will be the chicest, fiercest production you’ll ever see. Nothing about this show will feel typical.” -Trent Stork, Director
Casey Shuler (center) plays Elle Woods, flanked by (front, left) Jacquelyne Jones, Kyrie Courter (right) Lucy Godinez, Sara Reinecke and Jenna Coker-Jones, with (back row, from left) Leryn Turlington, Sierra Schnack, Lara Hayhurst, Maria Montero, Mallory Maedke and Brittany Coriaci. Credit: Liz Lauren
Casey Shuler (top) as Elle Woods, with, (row 2, below, from left) Lucy Godinez as Serena, Kyrie Courter as Pilar and Sara Reinecke as Margot, and their Delta Nu sisters played by (row 3, from left) Lara Hayhurst, Jenna Coker-Jones, Mallory Maedke, (row 4) Sierra Schnack, Maria Montero, (front trio) Jacquelyne Jones, Leryn Turlington and Brittany Coriaci. Credit: Liz Lauren
(from left) Casey Shuler plays Elle Woods, Teressa LaGamba is Enid Hoopes and Gerald Caesar plays Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde. Credit: Liz Lauren
Gerald Caesar (far left) plays Emmett Forrest and Casey Shuler (front row, center, as if) is Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Credit: Liz Lauren
Casey Shuler (left) plays Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Credit: Liz Lauren
(from left) Casey Shuler plays Elle Woods, Jacquelyne Jones is Vivienne Kensington and Tyler Lain plays Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde. Credit: Liz Lauren
Casey Shuler plays Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Credit: Liz Lauren
Casey Shuler (center) plays Harvard Law valedictorian Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Credit: Liz Lauren
Meet the Team
Artistic Team
Jason Pikscher
Technical Director
Jason Pikscher is the Technical Director for Paramount Theatre’s Broadway Series. Jason’s fabrications have been seen across the country including work for Houston Grand Opera, The Kennedy Center, Florida Grand Opera, Ford’s Theatre and Michigan Opera Theatre. Corporate displays: TLC, Animal Planet, Walgreens and Microsoft.
Jesse Gaffney
Properties Designer
Kory Danielson
Music Director & Conductor
Megan E. Farley *
Co-Choreographer
previously in Elf, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Hairspray
Jeffrey D. Kmiec †
Scenic Designer
Theresa Ham †
Costume Designer
Nick Belley
Lighting Designer
Mike Tutaj †
Projection Designer
Adam Rosenthal
Sound Designer
Katie Cordts
Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer
Ethan Deppe
Electronic Music Designer
William Berloni
Animal Trainer
Jaq Seifert
Fight Choreographer
Maggie O’Donnell *
Stage Manager
Matthew McMullen *
Assistant Stage Manager
Calandra Daby
Assistant Director
Charlotte Rivard-Hoster
Assistant Music Director & Associate Conductor
Cast
Casey Shuler *
Elle Woods
making Paramount Theatre debut
Gerald Caesar *
Emmett Forrest
making Paramount Theatre debut
Jacquelyne Jones *
Vivienne Kensington
making Paramount Theatre debut
James Rank *
Professor Callahan
previously in 42nd Street
Sophie Grimm *
Paulette
previously in Les Misèrables
Teressa LaGamba
Enid Hoopes, u/s Paulette
previously in Sweeney Todd
Tyler Lain *
Warner Huntington III
making Paramount Theatre debut
Kyrie Courter
Pilar, u/s Brooke Wyndham
making Paramount Theatre debut
Lucy Godinez
Serena
making Paramount Theatre debut
Sara Reinecke *
Margot
previously in The Producers, Legally Blonde, Elf and Mamma Mia!
Jenna Coker-Jones *
Brooke Wyndham
previously in Legally Blonde
James Doherty
Kyle B. O'Boyle
making Paramount Theatre debut
Brittany Coriaci
Ensemble, u/s Pilar
making Paramount Theatre debut
Danielle Davila *
Ensemble
previously in Legally Blonde, Elf and The Little Mermaid
Gilbert Domally
Ensemble, Grandmaster Chad, u/s Emmett Forrest, u/s Kyle B. O’Boyle
previously in Hairspray, The Little Mermaid, Jesus Christ Superstar, Elf and Cabaret
Michael Ehlers *
Ensemble, Dad, Winthrop, Dewey, u/s Professor Callahan
previously in Legally Blonde, Elf, The Little Mermaid and Hairspray
Lara Hayhurst *
Ensemble, Stenographer, u/s Margot, Animal Handler
making Paramount Theatre debut
Will Herndon
Ensemble, Swing
previously in Elf
Ruchir Khazanchi
Ensemble, Sundeep Padamadan
making Paramount Theatre debut
Yando Lopez *
Ensemble, Lowell, Carlos
previously in In the Heights
Mallory Maedke
Ensemble, Reporter, u/s Vivienne Kensington, u/s Serena
previously in Hairspray, Mamma Mia! and The Little Mermaid
Maria Montero
Ensemble
previously in Legally Blonde
LaShera Zenise Moore
Ensemble, Store Manager, Judge
making Paramount Theatre debut
John Pletka
Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
Sierra Schnack
Ensemble, Swing
making Paramount Theatre debut
Will Skrip *
Ensemble, Pforzheimer, District Attorney, u/s Warner Huntington III, u/s Dad, Fight Captain
previously in Mary Poppins, West Side Story, The Little Mermaid and Sweeney Todd
Anthony Sullivan Jr. *
Ensemble, Nikos
previously in The Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde, The Little Mermaid and West Side Story
Leryn Turlington *
Ensemble, Kate, Chutney, u/s Elle Woods
making Paramount Theatre debut
Aaron Umsted *
Ensemble, Aaron Shultz, Dance Captain
previously in Legally Blonde, Cabaret and West Side Story
J Tyler Whitmer *
Ensemble
previously in The Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Elf, The Little Mermaid, Oklahoma! and Miss Saigon
Missy Wise
Ensemble, Courtney, Mom, Whitney, Joyce, u/s Enid Hoopes
making Paramount Theatre debut
Frankie
Bruiser
making Paramount Theatre debut
Romeo
Rufus
making Paramount Theatre debut
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Behind the Scenes
Gerald Caesar
Read MoreProperties Manager Jesse Gaffney
Read MoreFirst Day of Rehearsal
Read MoreTalking with Casey Shuler (Elle Woods)
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Tuesdays with Corti: The Talent Behind Legally Blonde
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Photo Gallery: Legally Blonde Opening Night
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Tuesdays with Corti: Legally Blonde Rehearsals
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Legally Blonde Director’s Notes
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Tuesdays with Corti: Legally Blonde First Rehearsal
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