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Legally Blonde: Breaking stereotypes with stars Vanessa Kee, Sandra Riley Tang and Siti Khalijah Zainal

For a musical that’s become synonymous with pink outfits, pop anthems and perfectly coiffed hair, Legally Blonde spends surprisingly little time asking audiences to admire appearances. Instead, it focuses on dismantling them. Nearly every major woman in the show enters the story wearing a label. Protagonist Elle Woods is the most obvious example, quickly dismissed as the ditzy blonde. But while she may be the … Continue reading Legally Blonde: Breaking stereotypes with stars Vanessa Kee, Sandra Riley Tang and Siti Khalijah Zainal

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Arts, Interview, musical, Preview, Singapore, SRT

Legally Blonde: An interview with director Kate Golledge and choreographer Simon Hardwick on bringing out the best of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s all-star cast

Everybody underestimates Elle Woods. That is, after all, the entire premise of Legally Blonde. Before she even speaks, people have already decided who she is: too blonde, too fashionable, too frivolous to be taken seriously. Yet for director Kate Golledge, that’s also the biggest misconception audiences have about the musical itself. “I love Legally Blonde. I honestly think it’s one of the best-written contemporary musicals … Continue reading Legally Blonde: An interview with director Kate Golledge and choreographer Simon Hardwick on bringing out the best of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s all-star cast

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