Elle News

After relocating to Los Angeles almost 20 years ago, Cameron Daddo has become known for his roles on the television and the big screen but now he returns to the Australian theatre stage as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde the Musical.

Gary Naylor has a lot of fun with the classic (is it too early to say so?) musical.

David Harris is one of Australia's most talented leading men in theatre. He is currently starring as Emmett in the Australian production of Legally Blonde the Musical and has been kind enough to give BroadwayWorld.com some insight into his career, life and the rehearsal and previews process of Legally Blonde the Musical.

The spirit and generosity of the theatre community once again shined as brightly as the autumn sun as the 26th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction blew past all previous record totals to raise a spectacular $681,892 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the excitement of the day! Here are photos from backstage!

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the excitement of the day! Here are photos from the celebrity autograph tables!

Omigod you guys, Legally Blonde has taken over the Omaha Community Playhouse! Based on the hit movie, Legally Blonde follows blonde beauty Elle Woods as she journeys from her California campus to Harvard Law School. This sassy story of self-empowerment is a hysterically funny, feel-good musical with catchy songs and unforgettable characters. Legally Blonde will leave you singing '‘Omigod You Guys' let's go again!'

In this week's edition, we caught up with Jenn Colella, who is starring as 'Hedda Hopper' in Chaplin- currently in playing at the Barrymore Theatre!

Deadline Hollywood has reported that British fashion journalist/TV presenter Louise Roe will replace Elle Macpherson as host of Fashion Star the upcoming second season on NBC. You may know Roe as a fashion editor-at-large for Glamour and as the host of CW's makeover series Plain Jane, which is in its third season on MTV International, and has regular fashion segments on Access Hollywood. She also co-hosted the Royal Wedding for E!, co-hosted MTV International's live red-carpet coverage from the VMAs, Movie Awards and EMA's, and co-anchored ABC's Oscars coverage. In the UK, she hosted BBC's The Clothes Show.

Tonight, Delta Rae is thrilled to be performing their single, 'Bottom Of The River,' on Conan (TBS 11pm/10pm CST). The band has been cutting their teeth on the road all year and are currently in LA, where they'll be headlining the El Rey Theatre on Saturday night, September 22nd. See below for a full list of upcoming Delta Rae tour dates.

Theatre Under The Stars' (TUTS) Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT) performed LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, September 14 - 16, 2012 and featured an all-teen cast made entirely of local high school students. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents James and the Giant Peach from October 12th to 14th, 2012.

Leslie Iwerks Productions and Hearst Corporation announced that one of the great media success stories -- the compelling and dramatic story of the rise of one of America's best known companies -- will be told in a new full-feature documentary.

The movie should not have been very good but Reese Witherspoon sold it. The musical is very good and the original Elle Woods, Laura Bell Bundy took an insanely difficult part and nailed it. This is why I was tentative when I heard Seattle Musical Theatre was starting off their season with "Legally Blonde" as you need a hell of a cast including a major triple threat in the lead, a killer band and a very gifted director to keep it all going. Well, check, check and check as SMT's "Legally Blonde" manages all three and provides one fun, frothy and fabulous show.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions/Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications/Armyan Bernstein & Charlie Lyons and Executive Producers Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson are pleased to announce the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Bring It On: The Musical. The album, produced by Ghostlight Records and available on Back Lot Music, will be released for digital download on iTunes beginning September 25, 2012 and in stores October 16, 2012. The cast of Bring It On recorded the album at MSR Studios in New York City on August 9, 10 and 16, 2012 under the direction of Album Producers Alex Lacamoire, Tom Kitt and Kurt Deutsch.

The Garden Theatre will kick off TheatreWorks Florida's production of the Central Florida Regional Premiere of Legally Blonde: The Musical, where Ivy League sorority girl Elle Woods and her blinged out pup Bruiser kick off the 2012-13 Season, October 5-28, 2012.

Multichannel retailer HSN welcomes entertainment journalist, fashion expert and reality darling, Giuliana Rancic, as she launches her first apparel collection, G by Giuliana Rancic. Giuliana has teamed up with HSN to launch an extensive apparel and outerwear collection of fresh, on-trend apparel consisting of modern, chic silhouettes with a timeless feel, all available exclusively at HSN on September 21 during the finale of HSN's Fall Fashion 'Ultimate Trunk Show' presented by ELLE magazine.

Legally Blonde, the Musical is as tuneful and entertaining as any musical could ever hope to be, and while the story seems lighthearted and fun, there's a definite message to be found in Heather Hach's book and the music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Neil Benjamin. Under Adams' laser-sharp direction-that is filled with a lot of heart and her unerring attention to detail-The Keeton Theatre's cast offers up a production of the show that's as good as it gets.

The first Broadway's "ROAR" Rockers Obliterating Ailing Renal will take place at the Laurie Beechman Theater tonight, September 17th at 9:30 P.M. This is a benefit for actress, Kellie Lynne Leach who is in end-stage renal failure and needs a kidney transplant.

The One World Foundation (http://www.oneworld-foundation.org) debut was fondly received at New York Fashion Week amongst fashion industry personalities and diverse celebrities.