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Overall7B

Legally Blonde

Broadway

Mar 20, 2009

Palace Theatre (Broadway)

Oh my god you guys

Score breakdown

BookTony nomination: Best Book of a Musical7BLyricsTony nomination: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre7BMusicTony nomination: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre7BDirection7BSet7BCostumeTony nomination: Best Costume Design of a Musical7BChoreoTony nomination: Best Choreography7BLighting7BSound7B

Performer notes

Christian Borle

as Emmett Forrest

Overall7BActing 7BSinging 7BDancing 7B

Laura Bell Bundy

as Elle Woods

Overall7BActing 7BSinging 7BDancing 7B

About the show

A sorority-sister valley girl goes to Harvard Law to get her boyfriend back, and ends up defying expectations while staying true to herself. Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture starring Reese Witherspoon.

Awards

2007 Drama Desk Awards: Legally Blonde (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Musical (tie) (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Book of a Musica (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Choreography (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Director of a Play (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Lyrics (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Music (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Musical (nomination)2007 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Book of a Musical (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Choreography (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Costume Design of a Musical (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (nomination)2007 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (nomination)