Legally Blonde
Musical - Original
Palace Theatre
- First Preview: April 3, 2007
- Opening Date: April 29, 2007
- Closing Date: October 19, 2008
- Previews: 30
- Performances: 595
Lyrics: Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin
Music: Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin
Book: Heather Hach
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Playbill Covers (2)
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Inside the Playbill (17)
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Theatre Marquee (1)
Synopsis
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 MGM movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
Opening Night Cast
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Laura Bell Bundy Elle Woods 
Christian Borle Emmett Forrest 
Orfeh Paulette 
Michael Rupert Professor Callahan 
Richard Blake Warner Huntington III 
Kate Shindle Vivienne Kensington 
Nikki Snelson Shandi/Brooke Wyndham See MoreOpening Night Production Credits
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Heather Hach Book Nell Benjamin Music 
Laurence O'Keefe Music Nell Benjamin Lyrics Laurence O'Keefe Lyrics 
Jerry Mitchell Director Videos (1)
Awards
Clarence Derwent Award
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2007 Most Promising Female Performer Leslie Kritzer Winner
Drama Desk Award
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2007 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Laura Bell Bundy Nominee 2007 Outstanding Book of a Musical Heather Hach Nominee 2007 Outstanding Choreography Jerry Mitchell Nominee 2007 Outstanding Director of a Musical Jerry Mitchell Nominee 2007 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Christian Borle Nominee 2007 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Orfeh Nominee 2007 Outstanding Lyrics Laurence O'Keefe
Nell BenjaminNominee 2007 Outstanding Music Laurence O'Keefe
Nell BenjaminNominee 2007 Outstanding Musical Nominee 2007 Outstanding Set Design of a Musical David Rockwell Nominee
Drama League
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2007 Distinguished Production of a Musical Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2007 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Orfeh Nominee
Tony Award
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2007 Actress in a Musical Laura Bell Bundy Nominee 2007 Book of a Musical Heather Hach Nominee 2007 Choreography Jerry Mitchell Nominee 2007 Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes Nominee 2007 Featured Actor in a Musical Christian Borle Nominee 2007 Featured Actress in a Musical Orfeh Nominee 2007 Original Score Laurence O'Keefe
Nell BenjaminNominee Grosses
Week Ending Week # This Week Gross
Potential GrossDiff $ Avg Ticket
Top TicketSeats Sold
Seats in TheatrePerfs
(Prev)% Cap
This WeekDiff %
CapOct. 19, 2008 21 $655,896
$1,182,827-$8,687 $59.29
$250.0011062
16918
081.77% 0.44% Oct. 12, 2008 20 $664,583
$1,182,827$152,719 $60.41
$250.0011002
16918
081.33% 12.03% Oct. 5, 2008 19 $511,864
$1,182,827$105,337 $54.60
$250.009375
16918
069.30% 7.89% Sep. 28, 2008 18 $406,527
$919,903- $48.93
$250.008308
16918
061.41% - See All Grosses Totals
Last 4 Weeks $2,238,870
$4,468,384$55.81 39747
5411232
073.45 % Cumulative $56,338,126
$78,345,987$67.12
$250.00814072
1055201595
3077.15 %
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