11/03/2011

Savoy Theatre London 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 positioned at Charing Cross. From 10th January 2011 Susan McFadden is playing the star role of Elle Woods in the show. Susan McFadden, is one of the original member of the Legally Blonde cast who as well as playing the role Serena, one of Elle's sorority sisters, has also 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 a person serious, Elle puts down the charge 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 not too long ago and it has to be probably the best musicals or even it IS my favourite show ever! I was 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, full of energy and find a way 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 even better in 'Legally Blonde'. Her great voice, her sense of humour, her power to bring across any type of emotion making people believe she means every word she's 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 really a must-see and if you don't go and see it, you're really getting left behind. I take my hat off to the cast as well as the Legally Blonde team and would SO TOTALLY go and see it again (hopefully I will!). SNAPS! Legally Blonde the Musical will take you from the social whirl of California Campus life to Harvard's Halls of Justice with the West End's brightest new heroine (and of course, her Chihuahua, Bruiser).

Regarding The Savoy Theatre: The very first theatre on this place, also called The Savoy Theatre, was designed by C J Phipps and opened on 10th October, 1881. It's main entrance was on to 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 location 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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