Omigod You Guys! This is SERIOUS! The Myers Park Theatre is back on stage for their biggest and final performance of the school year, and it is exactly WHAT YOU WANT! It is SO MUCH BETTER than anything you can ever imagine! It’s Legally Blonde the Musical!
The plot of Legally Blonde the Musical closely follows the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon. Riley Bullard, Elle Woods herself, says it’s about “A young girl (Elle Woods) prepares for the proposal of her dreams when her boyfriend (Warner) breaks up with her because she is not “serious” enough for his future Harvard-attendee-self. To win him back, she works to get accepted into Harvard Law, just to find out that he is engaged to another girl (Vivienne). Throughout the show, Elle comes to realize that she doesn’t always have to prove herself for a man but can work to make herself happy and feel accomplished.”
The cast and crew have definitely been WHIPPED INTO SHAPE. “There are a lot of moving parts as this is a dance-heavy show,” says the director, Amanda Roberts. “Students go through music rehearsals, choreography rehearsals, and blocking. While our actors and dancers are doing that, we have our orchestra pit students who are rehearsing once or twice a week because they all play the music as none of it is pre-recorded. Finally, we have our tech students that have worked on pulling props and putting set pieces together.”
Ms. Roberts highlights, “The show is very peppy and upbeat with some nice ballads. We start the show with ‘Omigod You Guys,’ which sets the tone for the overall show. It will get stuck in your head, and it is very catchy. If you know the music, you will want to sing along, tap your feet to it, and dance in the seats. It is very different from ABBA and Mamma Mia last year.”
“Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are just as lively as the show itself. “We are all such a close-knit group of friends!” says Bullard, “Our theater program has always been extremely inclusive and supportive of everyone, so whether someone is new to theater or has done it for four years, everyone gets to know each other really well and form super strong friendships!”.
Last year’s production of Mamma Mia was very memorable, but things are going to be a little different this year. Ms. Roberts exclaims, “I am excited for audiences to see us back in the auditorium for the musical. We loved doing Mamma Mia outside last year, and a lot of people have asked when we are going to do another show outside because they really enjoyed it. But, there is something magical about doing a musical inside with the pit right there in front and getting to do light changes and having actual set pieces we get to move around. It’s exciting to have five different quick changes happening throughout the show. It’s something that I feel like Myers Park has been missing since our last musical on the stage in 2019.”
You might be asking yourself: how do I FIND MY WAY to the show? It’s all THERE! RIGHT THERE! on the Myers Park Theater website and Instagram. No need to have a CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER if you don’t buy tickets beforehand because they will also be sold at the door. It may seem like there is BLOOD IN THE WATER when competing for tickets before they sell out, but stay POSITIVE! There are four shows between April 27th to the 29th! Don’t find yourself in IRELAND or settling for HARVARD VARIATIONS. Bullard and the cast want everyone to know that there will be “dogs, drumline, dance core, pink, gay pride, Irish dancing, jump rope choreo, and BEND AND SNAP!” Make sure you come and see this wonderful musical!