London Savoy Theatre Legally Blonde The Musical

By Neil Cheesman

Legally Blonde The Musical (opened 5th December, 2009) currently is playing at The Savoy Theatre, that's situated at Savoy Court, Strand, London, WC2R 0ET. The closest Rail and Tube Station are located at Charing Cross. From 10th January 2011 Susan McFadden is playing the star role of Elle Woods in the show. Susan McFadden, is an original member of the Legally Blonde cast who in addition to playing the role Serena, one of Elle's sorority sisters, has additionally been wowing audiences as the show's alternate Elle since October.

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods (Susan McFadden) doesn't take no for an answer. Then when her boyfriend dumps her for somebody serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School! OHMYGOD you guys! I went to see 'Legally Blonde - The Musical' at the Savoy Theatre recently and it has to be probably my favourite musicals or possibly it IS my favourite show ever! I felt totally captured from the moment the songs started until the curtain fell.

Based on the hit movie of the same name, Legally Blonde the Musical is the Broadway sensation created by a top-of-their-class creative team, led by Tony Award-winning director and Olivier nominated choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray). If you want a fun night out - this can be the show for you. It's for all those girls from 8 to 108 and, despite the fact that they will not openly admit this - blokes love it too! I couldn't see anyone who wasn't smiling, clapping or singing along.

The whole cast is incredibly talented, active and seem to love every minute of their performance. Sheridan Smith is utterly amazing. I saw her in 'Little Shop of Horrors' and she was so goodbut incredibly, she's better yet in 'Legally Blonde'. Her great voice, her sense of humour, her power to bring across just about any emotion and make people believe she means every word she is just brilliant. Plus she looks amazing! Susan McFadden is also brilliant in the role as Elle. Sandy in Grease at the Piccadilly Theatre after winning the chance beating thousands of hopefuls on ITV1's reality show Grease is the Word.

'Legally Blonde' the film was ok'Legally Blonde - the musical' however is a must-see just in case you don't go and see it, you really are getting left behind. I take my hat off to the cast and also the Legally Blonde team and would SO TOTALLY go and see it again (hopefully I will!). SNAPS! Legally Blonde the Musical is going to take you from the social whirl of California Campus life to Harvard's Halls of Justice with the West End's brightest new heroine (not to mention, her Chihuahua, Bruiser).

Regarding The Savoy Theatre: The very first theatre on this site, also called The Savoy Theatre, was designed by C J Phipps and opened on 10th October, 1881. Its main entrance was onto The Embankment looking towards The River Thames.

The adjacent Savoy Hotel was constructed in 1889. Both the theatre and hotel were financed by Richard D'Oyly Carte (who was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier through the latter half of the Victorian era.) from the profits of Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas. The theatre's entrance was transferred to its present position on Savoy Court, off The Strand, in 1902.

Savoy Court, which forms the forecourt to the hotel and theatre, is the only road in Britain where traffic is required by law to drive on the right hand side - this became originally conferred to be a special privilege by Parliament in order that visitors to the Savoy Theatre could be let out of their carriage right into the theatre.

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