Talk:Legally Blonde (musical)

message: This read as if it had been written by well-meaning enthusiastic fans of the film who never had read a theatre-based Wikipedia article. The facts were presented in an incohesive jumble, and the article was littered with inconsequential details (ensemble players, understudies, dance captains - this is an encyclopedia article, not a Playbill), unnecessary trivia, and POV, all of which I have removed. In addition to restructuring the article, I have added a brief synopsis (previously it had none at all), a list of the Drama Desk Award nominations, and a photo to the infobox. Thank you. SFTVLGUY2 17:55, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Edits

message: "'Love and War', the deleted song from the San Francisco run, will not be on the CD."
Thank god this vital issue has been cleared up!  ;-)  Can we delete this trivia please?  -- Ssilvers 15:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There's no mention of this song at all in the article. I'm unfamiliar with the source material, so it's a little frustrating because I came here to find information on this track, but there's no explanation on where it was once used, what happened to it and why. Annie D 02:09, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Love and War

message: Why do we have that 'original name' thing when only one name changed? Wouldn't it make more sense to simply mention that one change somewhere? (Also - Elle WOODS, Emmett FORREST - coincidence?) 72.131.11.47 02:29, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character table 

message: I thought I'd make a note that, if I'm not mistaken, she is no longer with the musical. She was originally taking a 3 month leave of absence to star as Glinda in Wicked, while Kendra Kassebaum was away, but for some reason, Kendra was unable to return, and Annaleigh's engagement has stretched from 3 to 8 months. I'd make the edit myself, but I don't know who replaced her.
If I'm wrong about any of this, just ignore me, but last I heard, this was the case. JellyFish72 04:12, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Annaleigh Ashford

message: Although it hasn't been officially announced (and thus cannot be added to the article yet), there's news that the next Elle may be cast through a reality show. Article here: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114246.html Annie D (talk) 22:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like a reliable source to me.  —  MusicMaker5376 22:43, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Next Elle Woods 

message: On April 18, 2008, 15:51, an editor changed the name of the actress playing the role of Margot from "Haven Burton" to "Annaleigh Ashford". I changed that name back to that of "Haven Burton", who, according to IBDB, is playing the role from Sep. 26, 2007-May 11, 2008. Another editor changed my edit back to Annaleigh Ashford on April 19, 2008, 5:20. I do not like edit wars, and am also very aware of the WP:3RR rule. Therefore, I am writing this note, and also giving this reference as to Annaleigh's current activity--she is actually in Wicked, as Glinda. Reference [here]. Should other editors want to make the needed correction, or perhaps add to the discussion, much obliged. JeanColumbia (talk) 13:44, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've looked at the IBDB and the playbill article that you cited, and it appears to me that you're right.  I'll change it back to Haven Burton. —Mears man (talk) 14:30, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Role of Margot

message: Hi all, I'm new at this, so please forgive any breaches of WikiEtiquette/convention!  Question about the non-Equity cast list:  How are you defining "confirmed" versus "unconfirmed"?  I'm the casting director for this production and not all of these people are confirmed (in my definition, "confirmed" means they've signed and returned their contracts).  Thanks! Clemcast (talk) 19:19, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: In musicals articles, generally, we only list the original principal cast on B'way or the West End (or if there has been no B'way or WE run, then the most notable production's principals.  We never list ensemble or swings, except to say something like "Ethel Merman began her caree in the ensemble of this show."  Notable replacements should be listed, but only for notable people who have or should have Wikipedia articles of their own.   Also, for subsequent productions, we list notable names in the principal cast, but not a full cast list.  Everyone else can be listed on a subsidiary article like the cast list article for this show.  Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 13:51, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Thanks Ssilvers, I'll try to keep that in mind in the future! It helps knowing that something is the general rule of thumb and not just how I personally think things should be done. —MearsMan talk 13:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cast section

message: If the anon user who decided to revert my edits has a problem with me undoing their revert, please note the WP:musical theatre guidelines:
"For the original Broadway or West End production, there may be a cast list, with notable actors bluelinked, or the casting may be described in prose. Please do not delete such lists. However, there should not be full lists of replacement casts. Notable replacement actors can be named either next to the original cast list or in prose in the description of the production. Other productions should merely name the notable actors and production team members who have Wikipedia articles and can be blue-linked, unless their names are important to an understanding of the musical and its history. A citation to the full cast lists can be given so that the information is easily accessible to anyone who needs this information."Mark E (talk) 15:13, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Cast Lists

message: Mark E has just asked for peer review, but this article isn't in need of major rework or correction. As a sometime professional editor, I'd suggest you be specific, Mark, about what it is you want comment about. When writing is very far from some standard or requirement, most of an editor's job is "knocking off the rough edges" and explaining to writers where they should focus improvements. But this isn't the case, here.
I can, if pressed (for example, if being paid), didactically iterate various minor issues. The issues would have to do with a limited amount of WP:PEACOCK wording, and non-conformance with standard English, as with "Singer/Song Writer". To be honest, it would be easier for me to fix the issues, than to explain each explicitly. I'll do a copy edit, now, and you can probably draw your own conclusions from it, disagreeing as you please. Regards, Piano non troppo (talk) 13:35, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to agree with Piano non troppo. This article certainly doesn't need much work compared to many other musical theatre articles that desperately do. My only suggestion is to trim the overlong synopsis. LargoLarry (talk) 16:41, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Peer review request

message: Has anyone else heard of possible DVD of the mtv recording of the production? Headstrong 345 (talk) 00:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  MTV DVD Release 

message: I noticed there is no seperate article for the original broaday cast recording. I was just curious as to why this is? I mean with the london live cast recording coming out I think that it might be a good idea that way people can see the differences and similarities between the two of them. I think it is a good idea but I thought I would see her if it would be ok to do cause I do not want to go through all the trouble of creating a page then it gets deleted. Midnightsun345 (talk) 23:08, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recordings 

message: I was just curious if it was important to incorporate the demo CD on this page. I recently found a copy and it is really cool to see what the show started out with and what songs they decided to use and stuff. I see some are mentioned on the musical number section. I just thought I would bring the thought up because I think die hard fans of legally blonde might be interested in some information on songs that did not end up making the final cut and into the show. Headstrong 345 (talk) 00:59, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Demo CD 

message: In the article, it says "Nikos claims to have been having an affair with Brooke, giving her an alibi for murdering her husband". I think alibi is the wrong word, and should be replaced with "motivation", or something similar, because Nikos isn't defending Brooke, but rather giving evidence to support her guilt. 3Clara18,21 (talk) 12:30, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nikos's Role 

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message: Currently the lead and  say the show opened to "mostly positive reviews".  says "mixed reviews". As much as I'd love to ♫ Keep it pos-i-tive ♫, the last section is the only one that provides evidence to support its claim (by quoting reviews from major publications, all of which are negative or mixed), so I'm going to unify on "mixed reviews". But happy to discuss if there's disagreement. Colin M (talk) 03:05, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characterising critical reception of Broadway production