Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Pretty in Blonde

The latest Broadway national tour lighting up the Flynn stage is a vision of pink, but the real color scheme at the heart of this girly production is actually, well, blonde. Legally Blonde: The Musical — called a “nonstop sugar rush of a show” by the New York Times for its feminine flair — revives Delta-Nu-turned-Harvard-Law-student Elle Woods, who gained notoriety for her bubbly personality and signature “bend and snap” in the 2001 film. She’s back in this 2009 touring Broadway award-winning spectacle, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. Nineteen costume changes, 18 songs (including such numbers as “Omigod You Guys”), seven Tony Award nominations ... and a partridge in a pear tree? Indeed, fans may think Christmas came early.