Friday, April 27, 2007
Legally Blonde and Broadway's Girl Appeal
TIME: "'What's the story, morning glory? / What's the word, hummingbird?' That was Broadway teen talk back in the early '60s, when the high school kids in Bye Bye Birdie gossiped about their friends in a game of telephone tag. More than 40 years later, another band of gossipy girls is peeking out of another set of windows on a Broadway stage. How far have we advanced? Well, the kids are in a college sorority now, and the squeals of excitement--and the title of the opening song--have evolved into dumbed-down Valley-speak: Omigod You Guys!"
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to me this is not a surprise at all. i'm sure legally blonde will be a hit, it practically has a cult following as far as the movies are concerned and i can se it moving into genuinely admired position in musical theatre history...it fits perfectly into what Broadway is doing right now, offering shows that are interesting for the family as well as individuals...the mass appeal is important and if you get people young coming to see it then you get more and more people seeing the influence of such a show and wanting to do it. it has enormous potential.... plus everyone wants to play those parts so the audiences will always keep coming.
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