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BROADWAY BARES 18: WONDERLAND was an astounding success raising a record shattering $874,372 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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

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.

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

Natalie Joy Johnson, of Legally Blonde and Bare: A Pop Opera, premiered her new club act at Therapy on Monday, February 25, with Musical Direction by Brian J. Nash, with special material by John Hill and directed by Ben Rimalower.

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.

Legally Blonde won the first annual Actors' Equity Association Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Award for Outstanding Chorus. This is the first industry award of its type to honor the distinctive talents and contributions made by a chorus.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) proudly announces the winners of its NYMF Awards for Excellence, selected by an independent jury from the 34 new musicals presented at the 2007 Festival.

The New York Musical Theater Festival presents Platforms, a new dance piece starring Deborah Yates and Ted Levy at The Theater at St. Clement's (423 W. 46th St btw 8th & 9th) on Thursday, October 4 at 9PM and Saturday, October 6 at 1PM. Tickets are $20 and available at www.nymf.org or 212-352-3101.

Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) announced today the winner of the ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus 2006-2007 is Legally Blonde, The Musical. This is the first industry award of its type to honor the distinctive talents and contributions made by the chorus.

'Broadway Bares XVII: Myth Behavior' was a great success, raising a record shattering $743,787 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

On Monday, June 4th, the cast of Legally Blonde will team up with America's Second Harvest and City Harvest to fight hunger.

Sh-K-Boom Records will release the original cast recording of Legally Blonde

The company of Legally Blonde, as well as show producers Hal Luftig and Dori Berinstein, are offering theatre fans the chance to have a walk-on role in the new hit musical, as well as the chance to see Legally Blonde for special VIP Houses and meet star Laura Bell Bundy and cast after the show.

BroadwayWorld.com goes PINK with this hot new video show preview of Legally Blonde. Click to watch now!

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!

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

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.

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.