Legally Blonde The Musical

The musical Legally Blonde, based on the hit film by the same title, will be coming to Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre for a short-run May 12 - 31, 2009.

The musical - highly popular with the 'tween crowd, thanks in part to its television debut on the MTV network last fall centers on sorority star Elle Woods who doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "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 The Musical has been created by a dean's list of top-of-their-class Broadway talent, including Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray); composer and lyricist Laurence O'Keefe (Batboy) and Nell Benjamin (Sarah, Plain and Tall); book writer Heather Hach (Freaky Friday); and scenic designer David Rockwell (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).

Wicked Changes

Starting Tuesday, June 3, Chicago’s Wicked welcomes Lisa Brescia to the role of Elphaba, original company member Kristoffer Cusick returning to the role of Fiyero and as previously announced, Annaleigh Ashford to the role of Glinda.

Lisa Brescia joins the Chicago company directly from Wicked on Broadway where for the past year she has served as the Elphaba Standby.  Her other Broadway credits include starring in The Times They Are A-Changin', The Woman in White, Aida and the most recent revival of Jesus Christ Superstar.  Kristoffer Cusick originated the role of Fiyero in both the Chicago and Los Angeles companies of Wicked and has also performed the role on Broadway.  His other credits include the Original Broadway Company of Saturday Night Fever and the 1st National Tour of Rent.

Winner of 15 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz.  Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz.  One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood.  The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.  Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Breaking multiple box office records since opening in June 2005, Wicked is the top-grossing and longest-running Broadway show in Chicago history and will soon celebrate its 3rd anniversary.

The Chicago company of Wicked performs through January 25, 2009, at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre and tickets can be purchased at ticketmater.com.