Legally Blonde Program

BURKE STREET STUDIO THEATRE 10 - 14 November 2020

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

LAURENCE O’KEEFE AND NELL BENJAMIN

BOOK BY

HEATHER HACH

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY AMANDA BROWN AND THE METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER MOTION PICTURE LICENSED EXCLUSIVELY BY MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIASIA) ALL PERFORMANCE MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY HAL LEONARD AUSTRALIA

Original Production by Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals, Dori Berinstein, James L. Nederlander, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, Amanda Lipitz, Broadway Asia, Barbara Whitman, FWPM Group, Hendel/ Wiesenfeld, Goldberg/Binder, Stern/Meyer, Lane/Comley, Bartner-Jenkins/Nocciolino and Warren Trepp; Produced in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited

PRODUCER Professor Paul Sabey DIRECTOR Penny Farrow MUSICAL DIRECTOR Heidi Loveland CHOREOGRAPHER Joseph Simons VOICE/DIALECT COACH Elise Greig

Welcome It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Legally Blonde The Musical, performed by our 2nd year Musical Theatre students.

The students have worked incredibly hard over the trimester to bring you this beautiful production.

In addition to thanking the students for their commitment to the rehearsal process, I would like to thank the many people that have contributed to today’s performance including Penny Farrow, Heidi Loveland, Joseph Simons, the Performing Arts department staff and the technical crew.

This group of students has continued to grow and mature in the creation of this workshop performance, and I am sure that you will enjoy following them through the story of Legally Blonde The Musical.

Finally, I would like to thank you for your support, and I very much look forward to seeing you again at our future events. Please enjoy our production of Legally Blonde The Musical.

Professor Paul Sabey Head of Performing Arts Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

From The Director Welcome!

2020 has been a strange and trying year for us all. Theatre making in 2020 has required us to stretch our creative muscles more than usual and find solutions to new problems. We’ve all risen to the challenge and here we are: nearly at the end of 2020 with a show, a space, an audience and knowing how fortunate we are.

Legally Blonde The Musical marks this cohort’s first foray into a live full-length musical – their previous production, The Boyfriend, was realised via Zoom due to Covid-19 restrictions. Like all second year productions, Legally Blonde is a workshop. This means the focus is on process rather than the final product. That is not to say the final product is not important, rather that the process of how to rehearse is paramount at this stage of the students’ learning. The aim is for students to start making the connection between daily class work and the rehearsal room, and to begin cementing their personal process.

We thank the department teachers for all the work that has come before (and during) this period – it’s their day-to-day work the cast is utilising and extending.

It has been a pleasure to collaborate with Heidi Loveland, Joseph Simons and Elise Greig – I thank them for their vision, dedication and senses of humour.

Thanks to Amy Hauser for helping to paint and erect the set, and to our administrators Cathy Healy and Dominique Fegan, who are always there when you need them. I’d like to thank the students for their enthusiasm and love for this story. They’ve spent countless extra hours sourcing/ creating costumes and props and helping paint the set.

And as always, thank you to Paul Sabey, who is unwavering in his support of his staff and the students. It is his wish for each student to reach their full potential; Legally Blonde shows us they are all well on their way to this goal.

Penny Farrow

Musical Numbers Omigod You Guys

Whipped Into Shape

Elle, Serena, Margot, Pilar & Ensemble

Brooke, Callahan & Ensemble

Serious

Delta Nu Nu Nu

Elle & Warner

Brooke & Elle

Daughter of Delta Nu

Take It Like A Man

Serena, Margot, Pilar & Ensemble

Elle; Emmett & Salespeople

What You Want (Part 1)

Bend And Snap

Elle, Serena, Margot, Pilar, Kate, Elle’s Dad, Elle’s Mom, Grandmaster Chad & Ensemble

What You Want (Part 2) Elle & Ensemble

The Harvard Variations

Elle, Paulette, Serena, Margot, Pilar, Bend & Snap Guys, Salon Folks

Gay Or European?

Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Brooke, Vivienne, Warner, Enid, Judge, Nikos, Carlos & Ensemble

Emmett, Aaron, Enid, Matija & Harvard Students

Legally Blonde

Blood In The Water

Legally Blonde Remix

Callahan & Ensemble

Positive

Elle, Serena, Margot, Pilar & Greek Chorus

Ireland Paulette

Ireland (Reprise) Paulette

Serious (Reprise) Elle & Warner

Chip On My Shoulder

Elle, Emmett, Greek Chorus & Ensemble

So Much Better

Elle, Greek Chorus & Ensemble

Elle & Emmett

Vivienne, Elle, Enid, Brooke, Elle’s Mom, Elle’s Dad & Ensemble

Scene Of The Crime

Elle, Judge, Serena, Margot, Pilar & Ensemble

Find My Way / Finale

Elle, Paulette, Emmett & Ensemble

West Coast Cast 10 & 12 Nov - 7.30pm, 14 Nov - 2.30pm

DELTA NUs

ELLE EMMETT WARNER PAULETTE VIVIENNE CALLAHAN BROOKE ENID SERENA PILAR MARGOT KATE KYLE FEMALE CITIZENRY

(Store Manager, Elle’s Mom, Pforzheimer, Matija Milovanovic, Irish Dream Vision, Whitney, Prison Guard, Bookish Hair Client, Perfume Woman, TV Reporter, Chutney)

Hannah Paul Daniel Erbacher Sean Johnston Abigail Dixon Claire Rigg Beau Wharton Maddison Hutchins Elizabeth Ball Nina Carcione Lucinda Wilson Amelia Burton Jaime Mollineaux-Herbert Nate Stevenson Georgie Taylor

MALE CITIZENRY Hanlon Innocent

(Justin the Salesguy, Elle’s Dad, Grandmaster Chad, Jet Blue Pilot, Aaron, Dewey, Nikos)

GREEK CHORUS JUDGE CARLOS WINTHROP BRUISER WOODS RUFUS

Female Ensemble Lauren McMeiken Liam Head Jake Tolich* Bailey Bonnie

Student Prod DANCE CAPTAINS - Nina Carcione, Liam Head VOICE/DIALECT CAPTAIN - Hanlon Innocent COSTUMES & HAIR - Beau Wharton, Claire Rigg, Abigail Dixon, Kiara Whittle, Genevieve Langford, Sean Johnston, Maddison Hutchins, Hannah Paul ANIMAL LIAISON - Lauren McMeiken * 3rd year Graduate

East Coast Cast 11, 13, 14 Nov - 7.30pm

DELTA NUs

ELLE EMMETT WARNER PAULETTE VIVIENNE CALLAHAN BROOKE ENID SERENA PILAR MARGOT KATE KYLE FEMALE CITIZENRY

(Store Manager, Elle’s Mom, Pforzheimer, Matija Milovanovic, Irish Dream Vision, Whitney, Prison Guard, Bookish Hair Client, Perfume Woman, TV Reporter, Chutney)

Kiara Whittle Harry Pitts Nate Stevenson Lauren McMeiken Jaime Mollineaux-Herbert Liam Head Nava Revalk Elizabeth Ball Carla Beard Annelise Hall Genevieve Langford Claire Rigg Sean Johnston Georgie Taylor

MALE CITIZENRY Hanlon Innocent

(Justin the Salesguy, Elle’s Dad, Grandmaster Chad, Jet Blue Pilot, Aaron, Dewey, Nikos)

GREEK CHORUS JUDGE CARLOS WINTHROP BRUISER WOODS RUFUS

Female Ensemble Abigail Dixon Beau Wharton Jake Tolich* Bailey Bonnie

duction Roles SMs - Georgie Taylor, Amelia Burton ASMs - Lucinda Wilson, Elizabeth Ball PROPS & SET - Daniel Erbacher, Harry Pitts, Jaime Mollineaux-Herbert, Lucinda Wilson, Elizabeth Ball, Carla Beard, Liam Head This performance runs for 2 hrs and 20 mins, including a 15 minute interval

Creatives

PENNY FARROW - DIRECTOR Penny has directed several productions for QCGU Performing Arts, her previous credits being The Drowsy Chaperone, Dogfight, Babes in Arms, Godspell, Carousel, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens, Working! A Musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and the 2015 Certificate Showcase. Other credits include Songs for Sarah Connor (QPAC/ Melbourne Comedy Festival), Just a Phase, Songs So Far (Brisbane Powerhouse), Little Shop of Horrors (Redcliffe Cultural Centre) and many concerts and youth theatre productions. She has also directed several end-of-year showcases for the Musical Theatre diploma courses at The Australian Dance Performance Institute.

As a performer, Penny’s credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor, Amadeus (4MBS Classic Players), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (4MBS/QSO), Assassins, Parade (Warehaus Theatre Co.), Minefields & Miniskirts (MadCat Creative), Handle With Care (JOYMAS Creative), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Oscar Theatre Co.), and Sweeney Todd (Opera Queensland). She has performed on cruise ships, in cabaret, theatre for young people, and taken part in many workshops of new Australian works. Penny is also a writer. Her most recent work, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories (which she also directed), has been seen in Brisbane, Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, New York, Los Angeles, and Wichita.

HEIDI LOVELAND - MUSICAL DIRECTOR Heidi holds degrees in music, performance and education. In recent years, she has provided musical direction for the Open Stage program for Opera Queensland, Rachael Beck and Queenie van der Zandt. She has directed the music for numerous productions for Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s Bachelor of Musical Theatre including Elegies: A Song Cycle, The Drowsy Chaperone, Les Misérables, Dogfight, Company, West Side Story, The Secret Garden, the touring productions of Personals, Godspell, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens and Working, as well as the graduating Musical Theatre Showcase tours.

Heidi has also been a Core Tutor for Queensland Theatre, musically directed Hardly the Portrait of a Lady for the Tasmanian Cabaret Festival, UNPC for the Queensland Cabaret Festival and Little Women for Harvest Rain Theatre Company. Heidi has performed in the Brisbane seasons of Strictly Ballroom and The Sound of Music and backed the Brisbane leg of Natalie Weiss’ Australian tour. Other engagements include rehearsal pianist for Matilda the Musical and performing with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Harry Potter In-Concert Series.

JOSEPH SIMONS - CHOREOGRAPHER Joseph is a choreographer and director, working in contemporary dance, theatre, ballet, opera and musicals. He is currently Artistic Director of Altitude Theatre.

Touring extensively throughout USA, Australia, UK and Asia, Joseph has performed as a soloist dancer for companies including Chunky Move, Lucy Guerin Inc. and Queensland Ballet. He has choreographed and directed productions including Miss Saigon, Fame!, Peter Pan, Popcorn, Quiet On Set, Reception: The Musical, All That Jazz and for QCGU: Carousel, Little Women, Company, Elegies and Personals.

Joseph has guest lectured in dance at institutions including WAAPA, QUT, Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS), Queensland College of Dance and Mad Dance House. His most recent production 100 Years Of The History Of Dance... is currently touring.

With Thanks Katharine Head Jackson Head Kyle Head

Hannah Bennett Jake Tolich Paris Valentino Daniel Erbacher

For the Production PRODUCER Professor Paul Sabey DIRECTOR Penny Farrow MUSICAL DIRECTOR Heidi Loveland CHOREOGRAPHER Joseph Simons VOICE & DIALECT COACH Elise Greig STAGE MANAGER Amy Hauser TECHNICAL DESIGN Show Hire Australia LIGHTING Tom Dodds SOUND James Walmsley PROGRAM Dominique Fegan

For the Conservatorium Acting Director Professor Gemma Carey Deputy Director Associate Professor Peter Morris (Engagement)

Head of Performing Arts Professor Paul Sabey Senior Lecturer in Acting Jacqui Somerville Business Manager Stuart Jones Performing Arts Administration Cathy Healy, Dominique Fegan Technical Officer Amy Hauser Front of House Operations Manager Michael Hibbard

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