Legally Blonde to Open on Broadway in 2007 Following San Fran Premiere

Legally Blonde, the musical adaptation of the hit Reese Witherspoon film, has set a date with Broadway. The show will open at a Broadway theater to be announced on April 26, 2007, after an out-of-town engagement at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre in January.

Prior to the MGM film, Legally Blonde started life as a novel by Amanda Brown. The film comedy, which was released on July 13, 2001, was directed by Robert Luketic and starred Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge and Holland Taylor. It went on to gross $141 million internationally. The 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde: Red, White and Blonde, found similar success on the big screen, grossing $124 million in total.

In Legally Blonde, stylish sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

Legally Blonde will mark the Broadway directorial debut of Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who will also choreograph. Music and lyrics are by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe, and the book is by Heather Hach. Set for the show's design team: David Rockwell sets, Gregg Barnes costumes, Kenneth Posner lighting and ACME Sound Partners sound. Alex Lacamoire will be the musical director.

Broadway previews for Legally Blonde will start on March 30, 2007.