Michael Rupert News

On THURSDAY, JULY 31st CAROL HALL and STEVEN LUTVAK, two members of the award-winning faculty at the Cabaret Conference at Yale University, will perform in concert at Yale University's NEW THEATRE.

Bailey Hanks, the winner of MTV's 8-episode reality show 'Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods', will make her Broadway debut in Legally Blonde.

On Monday, June 2, 2008, MTV premiered the reality show 'Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods' to find a talented singer/actress/ dancer to take over for Broadway star and Tony Nominee Laura Bell Bundy.

Natalie Joy Johnson takes BroadwayWorld.com behind the scenes 'Backstage at Blonde', the young singer and actress is making her Broadway debut in the hit musical Legally Blonde. As the cast celebrates the show's continued success, Natalie shares the inside scoop on what it means to be a 'Blonde' on Broadway!

SUZANNE CARRICO, the 2008 MAC Award Winner for 'Outstanding Debut,' will return to the Metropolitan Room with THE FRIENDLIEST THING, for three performances only, Wednesday, July 2nd & 9th & Saturday, July 5th all shows at 7:30pm.

On Sunday, July 20th at 7PM Laura Bell Bundy will play her final performance as Elle Woods.

Up and coming singer Suzanne Carrico, the 2008 MAC Award Nominee for 'Outstanding Debut,' will return to the Metropolitan Room with her new show 'The Friendliest Thing', for two special performances, Mondays, May 26th & June 2nd, at 7pm.

Suzanne Carrico, 2008 MAC Award Nominee, will return to the Metropolitan Room on May 26th.

It was announced today that Nicolette Hart (Rent) and Kate Rockwell (NBC's 'Grease: You're The One That I Want) will join the cast of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL in May. Ms. Hart will take over the role of Brooke Wyndham on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 and Ms. Rockwell will perform the role of Margot starting Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Casting announced for workshop of Broadway bound musical 'Pure Country.'

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL paints the city pink as it celebrates its first year anniversary on April 29, 2008 with a week of events.

Producers Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi announced today that PURE COUNTRY, a brand-new original musical, will have its World Premiere as part of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Tony Award winning actor Michael Rupert, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).

Friends and stars of stage and screen gathered together for a surprise party at Sardi's Restaurant on January 18 to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rupert's Broadway debut!

It was announced today that the seven original stars of Legally Blonde The Musical, Laura Bell Bundy as Elle Woods, Christian Borle as Emmett, Orfeh as Paulette, Richard H. Blake as Warner, Kate Shindle as Vivienne, Nikki Snelson as Brooke and Michael Rupert as Professor Callahan, have all extended their contracts through Spring 2008.

Los Angeles theatre veteran and three-time Tony nominated Broadway producer Susan Dietz joins Reprise! Broadway's Best as its producing director. She will work alongside artistic director Jason Alexander and succeeds Jim Gardia, who moves to the Northern California, having served Reprise! for the past six years. Danny Feldman continues as Managing Director.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 1/1/2008. Updates include: Jonathan Castillo, Joseph Connor, Douglas Denoff, Kurt Domoney, Halley Wegryn Gross, Benjamin Howes, Harold Lewter, Scott Miller, Michael Rupert, ROZ RYAN, Geraint Wyn Davies.

MTV: Music Television taped a performance of Legally Blonde, the Broadway smash show based on MGM's ever-popular film, live at the Palace Theatre on September 18.

In Legally Blonde, Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take 'no' for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone 'serious,' Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, ElleSample Image proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Legally Blonde: The Musical has been created by a dean's list of top-of-their-class Broadway talent, including Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray); composer and lyricist Laurence O'Keefe (Batboy) and Nell Benjamin (Sarah, Plain and Tall); book writer Heather Hach (Freaky Friday); and scenic designer David Rockwell (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). We talk to, and hear from actors, Kate Shindle and Richard H. Blake. From the Original Broadway Cast Recording, we hear the songs 'Legally Blonde Remix,' and 'Serious'.

Happy Holidays Everyone! Well ... here it is ... our BIGGEST CD coverage EVER and just in time for some last minute 'stocking-stuffer' inspiration ... even though a few of these are better used as coal, if you know what I mean.