Legally Blonde is the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who defies expectations and enrolls at Harvard Law School in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend. It was originally a novel by Heather Hach, but was developed into a film starring Reese Witherspoon in 2001, then a musical in 2007 by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe. The cast of this production of the beloved Broadway musical is composed of 40 high school and middle school students from across 10 Athens schools, as well as two dogs named Bruiser and Rufus. It is produced by Oconee Youth Playhouse, which just celebrated its 25th season of local youth theater, having now staged over 60 shows. This show is directed by Terra Hannon, a UGA graduate who founded OYP, and co-directed by Jordan Richey Powers, who also graduated from UGA and was even a member of the company’s 2012 production of Legally Blonde. The musical will be performed at 7 p.m. on Aug. 3, 9 and 10 and at 3 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 11.
WHO: Legally Blonde
WHEN: Aug. 3, 9, 10 at 7 p.m. & Aug. 4, 11 at 3 p.m.
WHERE: Oconee Youth Theater
HOW MUCH: $15 (students), $20
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