Behind the Scenes - Music Theater Works’ LEGALLY BLONDE - Episode 2

OMIGOD! This much fun should be illegal! Music Theater Works presents LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL, December 19 - 29, 2024 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., based on the cult classic film, shares the story of Elle Woods and her faithful pup, Bruiser on their journey from Southern California roots to the hallowed halls of Harvard Law School. Join Elle as she learns life’s important lessons on the subjects of love, friendship, the law, self-respect, and the bend and snap!
Episode two shares Kayla Shipman (Elle Woods) and Khaki Pixley (Paulette Buonufonte) thoughts on this production, working with animals and more!
Tickets available at www.musictheat...
The cast of Legally Blonde: The Musical includes, in alphabetical order: Eric Amundson (he/him, ensemble/U/S Emmett); Lanja Andriamihaja (she/her, Kate/ensemble); Michael Davis Arnold (he/him, Chad/Dewey/ensemble); Kiana Beverly (she/her, ensemble); Sabrina Bowen (she/her, ensemble trio); Claire Campbell (she/her, ensemble/dance captain); Crystal Claros (any with respect, Vivienne Kensington); Connor Crumley (she/her, ensemble/swing); Riley Dominiak (she/her, Mom/ensemble/U/S Vivienne); Isaiah Engram (he/they, Kyle/ensemble); Lili Galluzo (she/they, Chutney/U/S Trio); Amanda Handegan (she/her, Brooke Wyndam); Ibrahim Khan (he/him, Sandeep/ensemble); Will Leonard (he/him, Elle’s Dad/ensemble/U/S Professor Callahan/U/SKyle); Víctor López (he/him, Carlos/ensemble); Andrew Lund (they/them, swing); Matthew Millin (he/him, ensemble); David Moreland (he/him, Emmett Forrest); Khaki Pixley (she/her, Paulette Buonofonte); Daniel Rausch (he/him, Warner Huntington III); Madison Jaffe-Richter (she/her, ensemble/U/S Elle); Connor Ripperger (he/they, Aaron/ensemble/U/S Warner); Selena Robinson (she/her, ensemble trio); Morgan Schoenecker (she/her, ensemble trio/U/S Brooke); Kayla Shipman (she/her, Elle Woods); Ava Stovall (she/her, Enid/ensemble/U/S Paulette); Alex Villaseñor (he/him, Nikos/ensemble/U/S Carlos); Korey White (he/him, Professor Callahan) with Kandi (Bruiser, Sacha Chen) and Nosi (Rufus, Desi Lynne Thorne and Evan Thorne).
Legally Blonde: The Musical’s creative team is Mandy Modic (she/her, director); Mollyanne Nunn (she/her, choreographer); Linda Madonia (she/her, music director); Amber Wuttke (she/her, fight/intimacy choreographer); Kathy Logelin (she/her, dialect coach); Liv Meinders (she/her, stage manager); Olive Ferguson (she/her, assistant stage manager); Shane Cinal (he/him, scenic designer); Ab Rieve (they/them, props designer); Kristen Brinati (she/her, costume designer); Reve Smith (they/them, wardrobe head); Alice Salazar (she/her, hair/wig/makeup co-designer); Melanie Saso (she/her, hair/wig/makeup co-designer); Chelsea Lynn (she/her, lighting designer); Riley Woods (they/them, ME and board programmer); Matthew R. Chase (he/him, sound designer); Forrest Gregor (he/him, production sound engineer); Andersonville Scenic Studios (scene shop); Chris Chase (he/him, production manager); Justin Akira Kono (he/him, electronic music design); Katie Meine (she/her, company manager); Kiana Beverly (she/her, non-equity deputy) and Claire Campbell (she/her, dance captain).
COMING UP FROM MUSIC THEATER WORKS
Music Theater Works’ 2024 season of productions at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. includes Guys and Dolls, March 6 - 30, 2025; Fiddler on the Roof, August 7 - 17, 2025; Godspell, October 23 - November 16, 2025 and a fourth production to be named running December 18, 2025 - January 4, 2026.
Subscriptions and renewals for the 45th season are now available with single tickets for all the 2025 productions going on sale Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 12 p.m. For more information on the 45th season go to MusicTheaterWorks.com.
All performances are at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd.
ABOUT MUSIC THEATER WORKS
Music Theater Works is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater founded in
1980. During its 44-year history it has presented more than 150 productions and intimate
presentations. Music Theater Works is a professional theater company whose mission is
to present works for the musical stage including historic repertoire, revitalizing the Golden Age of Broadway and earlier works, celebrating the Great American Songbook and introducing modern classics.
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