LEGALLY BLONDE Will Play 8 Shows At Bob Carr PAC 3/10-15

THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will play eight performances at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in Orlando March 10 - 15, 2009.

Tickets range from $38.00 to $67.00 and go on sale Friday, January 23 at 10:00a.m. at the SunTrust Broadway Across America - Orlando Box Office, Amway Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. Online purchases can be made at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. To charge-by-phone call 1-800-982-2787.Group orders for 20 or more may be placed by calling (407) 423-9999 x17 or (800) 950-4647.

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will play Tuesday, March 10 through Sunday, March 15, 2009 with evening performances at 8:00 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday, a Saturday matinee at 2:00 p.m., a Sunday matinee at 1:00 p.m., and a Sunday evening performance at 6:30 p.m.

Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when herboyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the creditcard, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before:Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goesout of style.

In its first year on Broadway, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL earned seven 2007 Tony Award nominations, ten 2007 Drama Desk AwardNominations, a 2007 Outer Critics Circle Award and the chorus of the musical was honored by Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) with the first ever ACCA Award. The musical also ranked in the top ten list of the most requested Ticketmaster "Arts & Theatre Events" for 2007.

Becky Gulsvig, the Elle understudy in the original Broadway cast, is Elle Woods in the tour. Fans of the MTV reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods", which premiered on June 2, 2008, will recognize two familiar faces in the tour casting: Third runner-up Rhiannon Hansen plays Elle's best friend Margot and fourth runner-up Lauren Zakrin is an ensemble member and understudies the role of Elle.

The reality show represented the musical's second venture with MTV. In the fall of 2007, MTV aired Legally Blonde The Musical in its entirety to stellar ratings and wassubsequently nominated for two 2007-2008 Daytime Emmy Awards.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording for "Legally Blonde The Musical," was released on Ghostlight Records, an imprint of Sh-K-Boom Records, and captured the #1 slot on the Billboard Cast Album chart and charted at #86 on the Billboard Top 200.

The album has continued its success, charting every week as one of the top-selling Broadway cast recordings and soared to the Top 10 albums (of any genre) on iTunes once theshow premiered on MTV.As on Broadway, Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell is the directorand choreographer.

Music and lyrics are by both Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, and the book is by Heather Hach. The production features scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller, orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke and sound design by Acme Sound Partners.

LEGALLY BLONDE is produced on tour by Hal Luftig, FoxTheatricals and Dori Berinstein, in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber. Tickets range from $38.00 to $67.00 and go on sale Friday, January 23at 10:00a.m. at the SunTrust Broadway Across America - Orlando Box Office, Amway Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations.

Online purchases canbe made at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

To charge-by-phone call 1-800-982-2787. Group orders for 20 or more may be placed by calling (407)423-9999 x17 or (800) 950-4647. www.LegallyBlondeTheMusical.com SunTrust Broadway Across America - Orlando is presented by Florida Theatrical Association, a non-profit civic organization with a volunteer boardof trustees established to ensure the continued presentation of quality touring Broadway productions and the promotion of arts education throughout the state of Florida.

SunTrust Broadway Across America - Orlando is given promotional support by WKMG Local 6 and Sprint. Broadway Across America: Owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman), Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadwaymusicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities.

Broadway Across America is alsodedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Current and upcoming productions include the Broadway premiere of Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS, Tony Award-winners BOEING BOEING and SPAMALOT, 13 A NEW MUSICAL, West Side Story opening on Broadway in 2009, and DORA THE EXPLORER on tour.

For more information or topurchase ticketsthroughan authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.