Legally Blonde: The Musical is a musical with a book by Heather Hach and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin.
Based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 film of the same name, it focuses on stereotypical dumb blonde Elle Woods, a fashion merchandising student and darling of the Southern California branch of the Delta Nu sorority who applies for and, against all odds, wins admission to Harvard Law School in the hope she can convince narcissistic ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III, who dumped her for "serious" Vivienne Kensington, that theirs was a relationship worth salvaging. As she pursues her quest clad in her traditional pink ensembles and with her chihuahua Bruiser in tow, she astonishes the student body and the faculty with her unabashed chutzpah and naivete' but wins their respect and admiration - and the love of fellow law student Emmett Forrest - when she tries and wins a murder case (thanks to knowing well the principles and recommended care of a permanent wave), proving to one and all that being true to yourself never goes out of style and may even help you win the day. |
