Producers Howard Panter and John Frost have announced more cast members for the hit musical Legally Blonde , which will have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on October 4, 2012.
The Legally Blonde cast will include Michelle Barr, Ash Bee, Renee Burleigh as Margot, Ali Calder as Vivienne, Ryan Gonzalez, Ed Grey, Matt Hamilton, Glenn Hill, Shaye Hopkins, Zoe Jarrett, Nicole Melloy, Ashlea Pyke as Serena, Elenoa Rokobaro, Andrew Ronay-Jenkings, Mike Snell as Kyle, Darren Tyler, Stephen Wheat, Teagan Wouters and Chloe Zuel as Pilar.
“We’re thrilled with how Sydney has embraced Legally Blonde since we announced the principal cast”, said Howard Panter and John Frost. “In the UK, audiences have responded to the show’s wit, charm and pure joy, and critics have been united in their praise of the quality and sophisticated style of the show. It has touched a very wide audience, from youngsters to grandmothers and middle-aged male accountants. And they’re all coming back to see it a second and third time. From the reaction we’ve had in Australia so far, we can see it’s going to have the same sort of reaction here.”
As previously announced the coveted role of Australia’s Elle Woods will be played by Lucy Durack, best known as the good witch Glinda from the blockbuster musical Wicked. Playing alongside Durack are two of the leading men from the Australian musical theatre stage, Rob Mills as Warner and David Harris as Emmett. In her musical theatre debut, international fashion model Erika Heynatz will play the role of Brooke Wyndham, and Cameron Daddo returns to the Australian stage for the first time in 20 years to play Professor Callahan.
Now in its third year on the West End and touring to 28 cities across the UK, Legally Blonde has won seven major awards including:
• Best New Musical 2011 (Olivier Awards®)
• Best New Musical 2011 (Whatsonstage.com Awards®)
• Best Choreographer - Jery Mitchel (Whatsonstage.com Awards®)
Based on the hit movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde the Musical is the award-winning 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).
See preview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4lK4xHXVpQ&feature=relmfu
Sydney Lyric, The Star. Opens October 4.