Stephen Mahy at the opening of Legally Blonde, 2012
Legally Blonde The Musical opens at The Star, Sydney GALA WORLD AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE PURPLE CARPET ARRIVALS AND AFTER PARTY Media are invited to cover the Purple Carpet arrivals at the Gala Australian Premiere of the award winning musical LEGALLY BLONDE on Thursday October 4, 2012. Guests at the opening night include NSW Minister for Major Events and the Arts George Souris; X Factor judges Mel B and Natalie Bassingthwaite; Adam Garcia; Danielle Spencer; Home and Away’s Dan Ewing, Lisa Gormley, David Jones Roberts and Rhiannon Fish; Triple J breakfast team Tom Ballard and Alex Dyson; MTV’s Keiynan Lonsdale, Kate Peck and Jules Sebastian; television personalities David Campbell, Michael Caton, Laura Csortan, Gigi Edgley, Josh Horner and Kerri-Anne Kennerley; stars of musical theatre including Kelley Abbey, Simon Burke, Bobby Fox, Amanda Harrison and Ian Stenlake; alongside the UK producer of LEGALLY BLONDE Howard Panter and his Australian co-producer John Frost. Sydney continues to secure world class entertainment thanks to our friends at The Star and Lyric, and we encourage you to check out what all the fuss is about. Update... OPENING NIGHT GUESTS include: Kelley Abbey Mel B Tom Ballard Natalie Bassingthwaite Angela Bishop Simon Burke Tina Bursill David Campbell Michael Caton Michael Cormick Laura Csortan Paulini Curuenavuli Andrew Daddo Lochie Daddo Chloe Dallimore Lorrae Desmond Alex Dyson Gigi Edgley Dan Ewing Rhiannon Fish Bobby Fox Mia Freedman Adam Garcia Mark Geyer Julie Lea Goodwin Lisa Gormley Amanda Harrison Nancye Hayes Josh Horner George Houvardes Verity Hunt-Ballard Bartholomew John David Jones Roberts Kerri-Anne Kennerley Toni Lamond Damien Leith Keiynan Lonsdale Stephen Mahy Reece Maston Andrew McFarlane Marney McQueen Sharon Millerchip Ben Mingay Tara Morice Peter Morrissey Amanda Muggleton Callan Mulvey Timomatic Stephen Page Kate Peck Ed Phillips Kathryn Robinson Jordan Rodrigues Magdalena Roze Anne Sanders Jules Sebastian The Hon George Souris Danielle Spencer Ian Stenlake Erik Thomson Maria Venuti Brian Walsh Richard Wilkins Gus Worland Based on the hit movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, LEGALLY BLONDE is the award-winning London and Broadway sensation created by a top-of-their-class creative team, led by Tony Award-winning director and Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray). LEGALLY BLONDE ran for three triumphant years in the West End, over two years on Broadway and is currently on a major UK Tour playing to packed houses. Winner of seven major awards including the coveted Best New Musical 2011 (Olivier Awards®) this all singing, all dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing what you’ve got! The Australian Premiere of this award-winning Broadway and West End sensation was secured for Sydney with the assistance of the NSW Government through Destination NSW and the City of Sydney. The Sydney Lyric Theatre is going to be host to the famous musical 'Legally Blonde'. Legally Blonde The Musical is the hilarious story of college sweetheart and homecoming queen, Elle Woods - a girl who doesn't take no for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious", Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and heads for Harvard Law School! Along the way, she proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Legally Blonde The Musical - Winner of Best Musical 2011 Olivier Awards and a smash hit running into its third year on the West End was created by a world-class creative team led by Tony Award-winning director Jerry Mitchell. Based on the movie starring Reese Witherspoon and remaining true to the script, Legally Blonde the Musical is a feel-good number with a '90s feel. College sweetheart Elle heads off to law school to win back her boyfriend Warner after he dumps her for someone more serious, only to graduate top of her class and find a far better love interest. Warner, too, finds the courage to dump family expectations of a career in law and politics and pursue his true calling as a model. "I've seen it on Broadway and the West End and it's great. It really does do the movie justice," leading actress Lucy Durack says. "I love the role of Elle. As much as she looks like she hasn't a care in the world, people are unkind to her and judge her and she struggles with that. "But she takes a positive path and rises above it. She doesn't take the low road, ever. The whole show is a celebration - be who you are, the best version of yourself, and be proud." Websites Legally Blonde The Musical (Australia) www.legallyblonde.com.au The Star www.star.com.au Sydney Lyric Theatre www.sydneylyric.com.au Echo Entertainment www.echoentertainment.com.au Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography Eva Rinaldi Photography www.evarinaldi.com Music News Australia www.musicnewsaustralia.com IP Publicity www.ippublicity.com.au