Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
#0Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/25/06 at 10:35pmWhat is the latest news on the casting situation for "Legally Blonde"? I'm particularly wondering if Rachel Dratch has been cast? Rumor is that she has, for the San Francisco run, in Jan. But not sure if this person (who told me) is only speculating or not. If anyone knows this stuff, it would be you guys. :) I would want to add this to her website if this is true, but not if it's only speculation. Thanks!
#1re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/25/06 at 11:21pm
Laura Bell Bundy as Elle is offical
Not sure if this is offical, but Richard H Blake as her boyfriend (I forget the name)
erinrebecca
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#2re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/25/06 at 11:23pmI love Richard but he's too old to play that role.
#3re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/25/06 at 11:25pm
None of this is official, but from what I can tell:
Richard H. Blake - Warner
Christian Borle - Emmett
Nicole Snelson - Brooke Windham
MissNY
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#4re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/25/06 at 11:33pm
Kate Wetherhead - Chutney Windham
Andy Karl - UPS man
Donna Vivino - Enid
#5re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 12:05amRichard, Andy and Christian are all said to be official.
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#6re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 12:24ami am pretty sure kate is vivian and i know leslie is serena...she said it in a recent interview.
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numberonefan
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#7re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 12:33amWhen will this show open on Broadway?
#8re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 1:21amFound in 2 seconds by googling "legally blonde" broadway opening: http://www.playbill.com/events/event_detail/9453.html
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#9re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 1:24amLeslie Kritzer is in this as well
BreeDaniel
Broadway Star Joined: 1/25/04
#10re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 11:32amHer name escapes me at the moment but didn't I hear one of the former Miss America's is in it too, right on the tip of my tongue, so frustrating.
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#11re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 11:38amYou mean Kate Shindle? Who would she play?
BreeDaniel
Broadway Star Joined: 1/25/04
#12re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 11:40amUm, yeah, it's a few posts right above us rup, it's Vivian. (sulks away).
Al Dente
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#13re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 11:51amDon't feel bad Bree, I wouldn't know who just "Kate" was. Are these all official, or speculation?
#14re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 12:08pmBree nothing to feel dumb about. I think most are speculation from the last workshop. The only offical ones I have heard are LBB as Elle, Leslie as Serena, and Nicole Snelson as Brooke Windham
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FosterChild
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#15re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 1:10pmExactly, the rest aren't "official, official". I also read in Andy Karls Wedding Singer bio that he'll be going into the show as well.
#16re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:10pm
The people they used were pretty consisent for the two or three workshops they had. Pretty much that entire cast is going to Broadway with it.
The people I know for sure are: Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods,) Christian Borle (Emmett Richmond,) Richard H Blake (Warner Huntington III,) Kate Wetherhead (Delta Nu/ Chutney Wyndham,) Leslie Kritzer (Serena,) Donna Vivino (Enid Wexler), and Andy Karl (UPS Guy.)
Rachel Dratch is still a question mark. She had initially turned down any offer to be involved with the show past the workshop because of her TV show 30 Rock with Tina Fey, but now that she is only involved with that temporarily, I guess she could do it if they were still interested in her.
Since Dratch left, however, I think the Paulette character has evolved into something a little different.
Michelle Kitrell's website says she will be playing a Delta Nu/ Brooke (Is she Brooke Wyndham instead of Nicole Snelson now?) and understudying 'Pilar.' My guess is that 'Pilar' is the new version of Paulette but still the same manicurist/best friend angle.
I know they were having trouble re-casting the role when it was still Paulette, so they most likely just re-worked it all together.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 10/26/06 at 02:10 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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#17re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:21pmUpdated On: 10/26/06 at 02:21 PM
#18re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:40pmI am hoping Jerry and the crew make an official announcement soon on the rest of the cast...I expect they are starting rehersals soon.
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FosterChild
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#19re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 4:04pmActually the manicurist/best friend IS Paulette and I can't imagine that's going to be reconceptualized. Pilar in the movie was another sorority sister.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#20re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 4:17pmTo be completely honest, I can't see anybody but Jennifer Coolidge in the role. She was just so completely unforgettable that I don't think anyone else could play the same Paulette that she did. That's not to say that I'm not open to seeing a different version of the character, but I would pay big bucks to see Coolidge come back to Broadway through this vehicle.
#21re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 4:18pm
FosterChild, I don't remember any Pilar from the movie, but even if there was one (which I guess there was,) there is no way that role could be big enough to require an understudy...
EDIT: I searched every thing I could and can find no refrence to a 'Pilar' in the movie. I did, however, find that another actress was still playing that role when Dratch was involved, so it must not be the new version of the Paulette character.
Question: Farrah Alvin played Margot in the workshops. Does anyone know if she plans on continuing with the show?
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 10/26/06 at 04:18 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
misto625
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/05
#22re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 4:28pmSomethingwicked- I think it means she is understudying both Brooke and Pilar. The commas and slashes are hard to decipher sometimes. I think Pilar might be Chutney's mother, the character played by Raquel Welch in the movie.
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#23re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 4:34pm
That WOULD make sense misto (in regards to Michelle covering both roles.) I know she is also playing the District Attorney (at least she did in the workshops.)
Chutney's mother was only refered to as 'Mrs. Windham Vandermark' in the movie, but it would make sense if Pilar was indeed that character in the show.
Also, here's the full cast list from the last workshop they did. It looks like most (if not all) of those involved are moving on to Broadway:
Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods), Scott Bakula (Professor Callahan), Rachel Dratch (Paulette), Christian Borle (Emmett), Richard Blake (Warner), Kate Shindle (Vivien), Nikki Snelson (Brook Wyndam), Leslie Kritzer (Serena), Farah Alvin (Margot), Pearl Sun (Pilar), Andy Karl (Kyle), Aaron Lohr, Kate Wetherhead, Donna Vivino, Debra Wiseman, Kevin Pariseau, Rashad Naylor, Julie Garnye, Eisa Davis, T.J. Maddox, Caesar Samayoa, and Michelle Kittrell.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 10/26/06 at 04:34 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#24re: Casting for Legally Blonde/San Francisco
Posted: 10/26/06 at 4:47pmAccording to IMDB there is no Pilar at all, so maybe they just took liberties and made up a new sorority girl, no biggie.
