On March 7th, Laurel and I went to Memphis to see Legally Blonde the Musical. The cast did a fabulous job, although I will be the first to tell you that it took me a while to settle in to their performance. After seeing the show on Broadway in December of 2007 with Laura Bell Bundy as Elle, you might understand how I was a little bit aprehensive about having someone else play the part I have come to love so dearly. However, halfway through the first song, all fears were gone. Becky Gulsvig was ahmazing! She was even able to hit the note at the end of "So Much Better", which seems impossible to do after all that dancing around through the first act.
Another reason I was so excited about the tour was because I was an avid follower of Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods on MTV. Lauren Zakrin and Rhiannon Hansen, two finalists on the show, are now on the national tour! Lauren is in the ensemble and the understudy for Elle and Rhiannon is one of Elle's good friends Margot. Unfortunately, Rhiannon was injured and out for the Memphis show, but hopefully she's recovering and will back when the show rolls into Nashville. I can only hope that I'm there too!
Laurel and I with Becky after the show.
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