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 Huszka
Margot/Elle Woods understudy
Brigid Boyle
Serena
Ellie Stewart
Pilar
Kree McMillan
Emmett Forrest
Ed Blunden
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Paulette Bonafonté
Karen Anslow
Professor Callahan
Mike Bryant
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Warner Huntington III
Dominic Taffs
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Vivienne Kensington
Ziyanda Matshe
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Brooke Wyndham
Stacey O'Brien
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Enid Hoops
Ruby Kemp
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Kyle
Joseph Mara
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​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
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Music Director
Michael Stebbings
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Choreographer/Assistant Director
Briar Franks
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​Assistant Music Director
Stephen Clothier
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Dance Captain
Rebecca Tate
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Stage Manager
Tessa Alderton
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Assistant Stage Manager
Samantha Burnard
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Producer Representative
Karen Anslow
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Lighting Designer
Rowan McShane
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Lighting Operator
James Ruscoe
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Costume Designer
Lisa Kiyomoto-Fink
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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
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Keyboard 2
Sue Windsor
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Piccolo/Flute/Clarinet/Alto Saxophone
Robert Dil
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Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone/Alto Saxophone/
Baritone Saxophone
Geraint Scott
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Trumpet
Jemma Sergent
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Trombone
Isaac Stone
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Guitar, Mandolin
Bruno Shirley
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Electric Bass/String Bass
Bernadette Stander
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Percussion
Paul Gadd
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Drum Kit
Felix Nesbitt
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Violin/Offstage Vocals
Chloe Garrett
REVIEWS
"Kirsty [Huszka] 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
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"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
