Use 'Legally Blonde' for date night

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Maggie Taylor stars in the lead role of Elle Woods in Beef & Boards' production of "Legally Blonde, The Musical."

February 21, 2012

By Wade Coggeshall CNHI The Hendricks County Flyer Tue Feb 21, 2012, 01:08 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS — The movie "Legally Blonde" and its sequel are rightfully labeled "chick flicks." The musical stage version of the Reese Witherspoon hit, now on stage at Beef & Boards, certainly remains faithful to the original, but for date night fare it's certainly tolerable for both sexes.

The basic plot involves a materialistic sorority girl enrolling in Harvard Law School to prove to the ambitious boyfriend who dumped her that she should be taken seriously too.

Songs like "Omigod You Guys" symbolize the disposition of lead character Elle Woods. Maggie Taylor embodies the role in Beef & Boards' production, which entails a plethora of Valley Girl sentiment and costume changes. It's the same with her Delta Nu sisters.

Thankfully there are plenty from the cast who mitigate this aspect of the story, chief among them Paulette Bonafonte, the proprietor of a beauty salon who befriends Woods. Annie Edgerton plays the brassy Irishwoman with just the right amount of severity and lightheartedness. She also has some of the funniest lines in the play.

Aside from the seemingly endless wardrobe, the other visual component to "Legally Blonde, The Musical" are the dance numbers. "Bend and Snap" seems to get the most attention, but "Whipped Into Shape," the opening scene of Act II, involves choreographed jump-roping. Deb Wims, a Beef & Boards regular who portrays Brooke Wyndham, a fitness instructor accused of murdering her husband, has one of the most challenging scenes in this production.

"Legally Blonde, The Musical" is unquestionably good fare for a ladies night out. But for men on a date night, you could do a lot worse than this.

wade.coggeshall@flyergroup.com

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