Time
8 p.m., Jan. 4-6 (Jan. 6 also at 3 p.m.)
Tickets
Go all out with Legally Blonde| Jan. 4-6
Venue
Metro
Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E
Please Note
Booking: 400-185-8666
Go all out with Legally Blonde| Jan. 4-6
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Broadway musical “Legally Blonde” will be staged at Shenzhen Poly Theater in early January 2018.
“Legally Blonde”
The story is based on the novel “Legally Blonde” by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others and successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Throughout the show, no one has faith in Woods, but she manages to surprise them all as she defies expectations while staying true to herself.
With music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, “Legally Blonde” premiered in pre-Broadway tryouts in San Francisco, California. In April 2007 the show moved to Broadway, opening to mostly positive reviews. Jerry Mitchell was director and choreographer. It received seven Tony nominations and 10 Drama Desk nominations. The West End production opened in January 2010 at the Savoy Theater in London and was nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards and won three, including the Best New Musical award.
Overall, “Legally Blonde” received mixed reviews but is still recognized for being a fun and upbeat production. The New York Times wrote that the show was a “high-energy, empty-calories and expensive-looking hymn to the glories of girlishness.” The Times wrote “Let’s overlook some forgettable tunes and welcome dance that embraces everything from skipping with ropes to spoof riverdance. Let’s relish the support both of a fake-Greek chorus dressed as cheerleaders and of two cute, unnaturally obedient dogs. Let’s agree that ‘Legally Blonde’ is, well, fun.”
Time: 8 p.m., Jan. 4-6 (Jan. 6 also at 3 p.m.)
Tickets: 180-980 yuan
Booking: 400-185-8666
Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)
Metro: Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E