Legally Blonde The Musical – MK Theatre
- leejamesscriven
- Mar 11
- 2 min read
The Broadway musical, Legally Blonde arrived at Milton Keynes Theatre and proved Blondes do have more fun!
Some 25 years on since the hugely popular cinematic hit and 20 years since it was turned into a Broadway musical, Legally Blonde hasn’t lost its ability to charm audiences.
The theatre show has previously enjoyed a West End run, UK tours and regional productions Now it’s back for another UK tour in a new colourful and energetic production suited to modern times.
Based on the aforementioned much-loved Reese Witherspoon film this musical theatre version of Legally Blonde features music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a book by Heather Hach.
The plot follows Elle Woods, as she works to get into Harvard Law School to follow the love of her life Warner.
In doing so she surprises herself and those around her by becoming a great lawyer, full of integrity, and realising Warner may not be all that she really wants in life.
As I mentioned this new production has been given some updates to bring it in line with 2026 culture and the story has been tweaked to make it work for the stage.
Be warned, this is a full-on musical, i.e. the story is mostly told via narrative songs, something I personally found difficult. The barrage of tunes were caught between trying to tell a story while endeavoring to be musically melodic.
However, in Act 2, the pace and use of narrative songs was much better and as a result the show was more enjoyable and easier to follow.
The large cast were superb with powerful voices and strong, tight, choreography. The leading actors, especially Elle played by Amber Davies delivered their performances with engaging warmth.
Set wise, the staging was very cool, very bright and seamless with an abundance of pink that Barbie would fully approve of.
For many though, the two on stage scene-stealers were the live hounds Sprout and Milo as Bruiser and Rufus.
To sum up, if you loved the film, you will enjoy this thoroughly modern musical.
Legally Blonde The Musical – MK Theatre 10/4 March
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