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James Elliot Lapine is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.
Orfeh is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She performed at the Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series in 2016, and in the Broadway musicals Saturday Night Fever, Legally Blonde, and Pretty Woman.
Elle Woods is the protagonist of Amanda Brown's 2001 novel Legally Blonde and the 2001 film of the same name as well as the 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde. Woods is also the protagonist of the 2007 Broadway adaptation of the film. Woods is also the basis of a series of young adult fiction novels by Natalie Standiford. The character is mentioned but not seen in the 2009 direct-to-video sequel, Legally Blondes, which portrays the adventures of her twin British cousins. In 2018, Ariana Grande referenced Elle in several scenes of her "Thank U, Next" music video.
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Legally Blonde is an American media franchise created by Amanda Brown. It consists of American comedy films, a Broadway musical, a reality television series, and an upcoming television series. The films include two theatrical releases, one musical television film, one straight-to-home video release, and a third theatrical film in development. The installments follow the comical adventures of Elle Woods, portrayed by actress Reese Witherspoon in the films, a blonde California University of Los Angeles sorority president, who enrolls in law school.
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As of 2018-07-25, the story is displayed online under the heading (quote) "Legally Blonde, the Musical" at the Kennedy Center (unquote) and the other title is nowhere evident. - ↑ "2007 Tony Award Nominations and Winners". The New York Times . NYTimes.com. May 14, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ↑ "52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced". DramaDesk.com. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ↑ Kinon, Cristina (June 2, 2008). "'Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods' kicks off". Daily News . NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
Quote: "... judges are Heather Hach, who wrote the book for the Broadway version ...". - ↑ "Freaky Monday by Mary Rodgers and Heather Hach". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
