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Legally Blonde, based on the hit MGM film, opened at the Palace Theatre on April 29th, and BroadwayWorld was there for the star-studded after-party!

Legally Blonde, based on the hit MGM film, opened at the Palace Theatre on April 29th after beginning previews on April 3rd, and BroadwayWorld was there!

On Saturday, April 28th the Paper Mill Playhouse Board of Trustees voted to allow the theater to complete the full run of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers through Sunday, May 11th.

Beth Leavel and James Naughton announced the nominees for the 2007 Drama Desk Awards this morning at The Friar's Club. The awards will take place on Sunday, May 20th at the F. H. LaGuardia Concert Hall.

The Broadway cast of LEGALLY BLONDE will perform two numbers on NBC-TV's 'The Today Show' on Friday, April 27th in the 8am and 9am hours

Although its immediate cash crisis is not over, the Paper Mill Playhouse Board of Trustees has given management permission to continue the run of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers yet another week

Camp Broadway has announced its May 2007 'Show-By-Show' featuring the new Broadway hit, Legally Blonde, The Musical.

Paper Mill Playhouse is open, for now. Due to tremendous community support, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers had its first public performance on Wednesday, April 11.

Paper Mill Playhouse's rally - which was staged with the goal of keeping the venerable Millburn, New Jersey theatre from closing - took place on Monday, April 9th at 7 PM.

Kelli Rabke has signed on to Paper Mill Playhouse's upcoming rally, which will take place on Monday, April 9th at 7 PM.

On Monday, April 9th at 7 PM, an array of Broadway stars will head to Millburn, NJ for a rally to save the imperiled Paper Mill Playhouse.

Earlier today reports from various sources indicated that lending institutions would come to the rescue of Paper Mill Playhouse during its financial crisis. Although the theater is engaged in accelerated negotiations to obtain a loan that would allow it to finish the season, it is premature to claim that the theater will remain open.

Having just opened to unanimously glowing notices in its pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre, LEGALLY BLONDE will be offering an exclusive pre-sale to Visa cardholders beginning this Sunday, February 11, 2007.

The San Francisco pre-Broadway debut of 'Legally Blonde' is packed with laughs, bends and snaps! Brimming with awesome sets, glowing costumes, and power-house dance breaks, it's hard not to enjoy yourself. But can Broadway fit another bubblegum musical onto the boards?

Broadway baby Bryan Batt begins a new stage in his career as a cabaret performer. And what a beginning!

Legally Blonde: The Musical is currently playing its Pre-Broadway World Premiere at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre through February 24th, and BroadwayWorld presents a sneak peek at the highly anticipated show!

The Zipper Theatre, Ryan Hill and John Johnson are pleased to announce a one-night only, newly adapted concert version of WORKING, the 1978 musical adapted from the acclaimed non-fiction book by Studs Terkel. This one-night only premiere concert event to benefit the Actor's Fund of America will take place on Monday, February 19, 2007 at The Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street, between 8 th and 9th Avenues).

More stars have joined the December 4th concert of 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' which will celebrate the second year anniversary of the acclaimed series and will be hosted by The Pajama Game's Jen Cody

Tickets are on sale now for the world premiere musical, 'Legally Blonde,' to play San Francisco Jan. 23 through Feb. 24, 2007. Also, $25 rush tickets to the national tour of 'Jersey Boys' are available each day.

Beginning Friday, December 1st, everyone can 'Go Blonde!' Check out the exclusive download of the opening number, 'Ohmigod…' from the new Broadway-bound musical, LEGALLY BLONDE making its world premiere in San Francisco January 23, 2007, before starting performances in New York at The Palace Theatre on April 3, 2007. Log on to shnsf.com and check out the LEGALLY BLONDE show page to be the first to hear and download this song.