Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
Music & lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
Directed by Ben Emerson
Music directed by Michael Stebbings
Choreography by Briar Franks
Our production of Legally Blonde at the Whitireia Performing Arts Centre brought down house after house with a sold-out season. Footlights won praise from critics and audiences alike for this energetic and joyous show.
CAST
Elle Woods
Kirsty Moir
Margot/Elle Woods understudy
Brigid Boyle
Serena
Ellie Stewart
Pilar
Kree McMillan
Emmett Forrest
Ed Blunden
Paulette Bonafonté
Karen Anslow
Professor Callahan
Mike Bryant
Warner Huntington III
Dominic Taffs
Vivienne Kensington
Ziyanda Matshe
Brooke Wyndham
Stacey O'Brien
Enid Hoops
Ruby Kemp
Kyle
Joseph Mara
Ensemble
Abigail Helsby
Charlotte Thomas
Chloe Garrett
Edon Hoppener
Ethan Fogarty
Henry Shum
Kevin Orlando
Kenneth Gaffney
Laura Gardner
Margaret Hill
Rebecca Tate
Sara McBride
Talia Carlisle
Tania Dreaver
William Deane
CREW
Director
Ben Emerson
Music Director
Michael Stebbings
Choreographer
Assistant Director
Briar Franks
Assistant Music Director
Stephen Clothier
Dance Captain
Rebecca Tate
Stage Manager
Tessa Alderton
Assistant Stage Manager
Samantha Burnard
Producer Representative
Karen Anslow
Lighting Designer
Rowan McShane
Lighting Operator
James Ruscoe
Costume Designer
Lisa Kiyomoto-Fink
Costume Supervisor & Wardrobe Manager
Mel Campbell
Construction Assistant
Mickie Anderson
Sound Designer
Darryn Woods
Sound Operator
Paige Barnes
Publicity
Patrick Jennings
Ben Emerson
Rory Stewart
Set Designers
Marie Swanson
Ben Emerson
Set Assistants
Darryn Woods
David Young
Christopher Ivar Huszka
Dominic Taffs
Rehearsal Photographer
Rebecca Tate
Dress Rehearsal Photographer
Roc+ Photography
BAND
Keyboard 1
Stephen Clothier
Keyboard 2
Sue Windsor
Piccolo/Flute/Clarinet/Alto Saxophone
Robert Dil
Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone/Alto Saxophone/
Baritone Saxophone
Geraint Scott
Trumpet
Jemma Sergent
Trombone
Isaac Stone
Guitar, Mandolin
Bruno Shirley
Electric Bass/String Bass
Bernadette Stander
Percussion
Paul Gadd
Drum Kit
Felix Nesbitt
Violin/Offstage Vocals
Chloe Garrett
REVIEWS
"Kirsty as Elle Woods blew me away by her sheer powers of endurance as she sang, danced and costume-changed through a mammoth amount of stage time."
- Aimee Smith, Art Murmurs
"The whole company is totally committed to the story through their singing, dancing and often hilarious characterisations."
- Jo Hodgson, Theatreview
GALLERY
Photography by Roc+ Photography
