another fun little detail: in the movie emmett's last name is richmond, but in the musical his last name is forrest. meaning that in the musical they are emmett FORREST and elle WOODS. i love that sm
I read somewhere that during this performance, LBB actually was a little sick. So if you’re amazed at her breath control during that last note in So Much Better, consider that she normally doesn’t stop to breathe in the middle and just goes straight through.
LBB was absolutely amazing as Elle, but as someone who saw this show many, many, many times…she absolutely stopped to take that breath in the middle. I believe she sang it straight through during workshops and previews, but at some point early on had to switch to taking a breath part way through. The understudies and the performer who eventually replaced her did sing it straight through, though.
Okay, in "Whipped into Shaped," Callahan implies Brooke talking about how you can use the cardio-whip as a self-defense weapon against creeps (total girlboss advertising, might I add) means that she must have murdered her husband. This is important because it shows that Callahan doesn't see the difference between self defense between a woman and an assaulter vs a wife murdering her husband in cold blood. An assaultive creep is somehow on the same level of (presumably) loving husband who isn't posing a threat. It's all the same to him apparently. He later assaults Elle, and, to me, the prior line just foreshadows that he's inept to the severity of sexual assault. He doesn't understand that he can't just take what he wants, and he doesn't see taking advantage as big deal.
no but i want everyone to appreciate how much stamina is required to be in legally blonde cuz most of the songs are already so hard to sing but running around and ACTING on top of all of it??? AND DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON WHIPPED INTO SHAPE-
NO FR back before covid i was in a theater and we were doing legally blonde and I was one of the prisoners for the whipped into shape number and that jump rope dance choreo was ROUGH- unfortunately covid hit while we were working on it so we ended up not performing it :( but working on that dance was so hard but so fun once we all got it :D
Was in Legally Blonde during high school, AND during covid! Had to wear masks while rehearsing, and let me tell you, longest and toughest song to rehearse is What You Want 😭😭😭
THE CAPTIONS FOR THE DETAILS ARE KILLING ME LMFAO “we have to applaud the dog” “me and elle being both delusional girlies” “my sleep paralysis demon entering my bedroom” “law :D” 😵💫
Extra thing that i noticed: in Ireland when Paulette sings the phrase "There's a man at that party who loves you", the audience is made to beleive that the person in question is Warner but it actually forshadows Emmett and Elle's relationship, because Emmett comforted her at the party. Its just a neat detail that I noticed. Also im obsessed with this musical!!
when she's singing "is this the point of law?" the melody is the same as when she's singing about being in love. personal theory: that moment is where she falls in love with law.
Okay, but in Vivian's defense: If your current boyfriend's beautiful ex-girlfriend showed up at your college, and clearly only came there to get him back, AND refused to take law school, of all things, seriously, suggesting she paid to get in (we the audience know better, but Vivian certainly doesn't), would you not lash out a bit? Not saying the way Vivian did it was okay, but Elle talking about not selling out other girls and then spending the rest of Act 1 trying to win Warner back from Vivian doesn't exactly make her the paragon of female solidarity (even though I love her).
I mean that's lowkey the point, Vivian and Elle hate each other at the beginning and they both are still the mindset that they have to compete for everything, Elle is competing for Warner and Vivian is now competing for both Warner and academically. (Also my own new headcanon is that Vivian 100% thinks Elle paid to be there too like how Warner did, so that stings too) Like I genuinely have so many thoughts about how Legally Blonde has a solid feminist message
Maybe I'm totally misreading it, but during Warner's proposal, Viviana looked so hesitant and reluctant to say yes. And I don't think that she looked at Elle to show off. Instead, *because* she looked at Elle, she remembers this competitive mindset and what's on the line if she said no.
@@alexjohanice4303 I mean, they're still in the competitive mindset. But Elle gets her character growth moment because of So Much Better right after, but Vivian still hasn't reached that point. So accepting the proposal is another way to show she's one-upping Elle still, and yeah I think your interpretation is good, that Elle is now this constant reminder of what she has vs what she wants.
As a woman of color in stem who first got into college on scholarship and women’s honors college admission, Vivian’s reaction always felt cutthroat, but pretty accurate. When you’re in a top school in a male dominated profession, you get it beat into your head that “women help each other” and “poor women in stem” and conversely “girls don’t deserve the handouts” over and over. You do eventually get sick of it, especially if you’re legitimately passionate about your major (and are constantly told “wow you, woman in stem” and it feels like no one sees past being a woman). To this end, women who really care about what they’re pursuing tend to do one of two things: they band together or get bitter (and getting bitter is very common). The bitter ones want to prove on no one’s virtue but their own that they deserve what they earn, and hold other women to the same standard. It’s not quite “every person for themselves” energy, as much as it is “if you really are qualified, then you don’t need my help to prove it”
I also absolutely love that in Positive, Elle says "being blonde and being hot, that got me exactly squat" when to the audience, we know it got her into Harvard, and then after being with Paulette, she absolutely grows into being herself, blonde and all. This musical is TOO GOOD!!!!!
I'm so happy this fandom isn't dead-Legally Blonde is genuinely one of the most well-executed and well-written musicals with just enough humorous and touching scenes :,)
I'll shamelessly admit that among a sea of Sondheim quality musicals I'd still chose Legally Blonde as my favourite musical. It's the epitome of romantic comedy done right, it covers so much important feminist themes and implements stereotypes in a way you can criticize them, embrace them and laugh at them. You can tell everyone gave their 100% on stage and had just as much fun with it as the audience, so it's an all around lovely adaptation that managed to, dare I say, surpass the original movie in certain aspects. Elle/Emmett is the most obvious one, but all characters were really fleshed out (Warner is a jerk but the musical made me understand the pressure his parent's expectations put on him, how he had to repress his actual dreams and wanted to cling to the familiarity that Elle provided. At the end he found modelling and I was actually happy for him). Idk, it's just a really positive, comforting, wholesome, simple yet meaningful musical. Still outrageous it didn't win any Tony. Especially when it has Bend and Snap, you know, the best song in the history of music. Sorry now I'm ranting lol, good edit
Legally Blonde is my comfort musical. Sure, there are productions out there with deeper themes, or more complex characters. But something about LB just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy and energized, like I'm ready for anything.
One of the things that I really appreciate the musical for doing is the line “I asked my parents” when Elle said she thought Warner was proposing it so effortlessly showcases how much control his parents have over his life and decisions while still allowing the focus to be on Elle’s pain (rather than the line “don’t be crazy” in the movie which just made me despise Warner with no hope for sympathy in the future)
I could write a 60 pages essay on how this musical is genuinely an incredible piece of media, from the music to the set design everything in this show takes the material and elevates it through the roof
the Elle/Emmett relationship in the musical will forever be superior to the movie version, truly in the movie it feels a bit phoned in that they get together after everything and in this one they really connect and grow together and it gives me butterflies every time
Y'know...I could lie and say my favorite musical is something "~dramatic~" and "~sophisticated~" like idk Les Mis or something but no...its this. It has EVERYTHING, like are you kidding!? God tier musical (and god tier recording, i love this cast so much)
OMG YES everyone says Hamilton or Les Mis or big musicals like that but for me, Legally Blonde is my all time favorite for it’s energy, positive vibes, characters, set design, MUSIC, SINGING, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
I am actually embarrassed my sister goes hard for some Les mis and Miss saigon and hamilton or some such but I really like legally blonde for its theme, musicality, the fact that every other sentence is also sung. I tried to like the chocolate factory but there's too much prose when I started it. (I actually really like Les Mis too and Phantom but that's common and I wouldn't be embarrassed admitting I like those)
part 2 better include that split second at the end of “take it like a man” when emmett turns his head ever so slightly going in for a kiss but elle hugs him 🤭🤭
So many moments in that song! At the beginning, he's hesitant about the "Love" perfume, but at the end you can see him rub on the perfume strips, embracing it. Or: "Whoa. I look like Warner!" "Hee, yeah!" Like she realized Emmett is as attractive to her as Warner, but a much better person inside
One of my favorite detail is the lyric of Legally Blond (reprise): Vivian said : "I know Warner see a girl who sleep her way to the top, but I see a women who doesn't have too". Vivian saw the professor abuse of Elle, but she still isn't sure if Elle have some kind of relationship with the staff. In Vivian eyes, it doesn't matter what Elle do with her personal life. At the same time Vivian said : I don't care of your relationship history and you are able to reach the top. wich is amazing. No slut shaming, only pure friendship
And also only viv saw that elle slapped him after he assaulted her while warner walked of before hand, kinda showing that she cared enough to check if it was forced or consentual
A little focused on detail is the houndstooth skirt Elle wears in the trailer/So Much Better scenes. Houndstooth is a traditionally very classic and formal pattern used in high chic fashion. Princess Diana famously wore a lot of houndstooth coats. Traditionally houndstooth is black and white and some more contemporary designers view it as stuffy. But in the So Much Better costume, houndstooth is used as part of a casual outfit and in pink rather than black and white. It's a very good transitiion piece from Elle's initial Harvard outfit to her suits which shows her taking law seriously and coming into her own as a lawyer. Elle's central character values don't change much her motivations do and it's a nice touch to show a traditionally formal look (law) being given a fresh and feminine change (Elle). Some people have assumed this outfit is Elle's proposal outfit being repurposed, which would be an interesting touch but doesn't make much sense for Elle's character, this outfit does give a good callback to the proposal dress and the comparison serves the same purpose if it had been the same dress.
What I really love about Blood in the Water and Callahan's character in general is how it plays with the audience's expectations and established tropes. When he's first introduced, yeah he comes across as a total jerk. But as the story progresses he seems to fit neatly into the archetype of the super-strict mentor who ends up believing in the protagonist, or it's revealed that they believed in them all along. So the twist ends up being that there is no twist, and he really was just a jerk the whole time.
i really love the callback to ireland in chip on my shoulder, the "youre lost without your love, your heart is on the floor" and the "i put my faith in love, i followed where it led", showing she was thinking about paulettes advice to win warner back, ultimately failing. its a really nice detail
We did Legally Blonde the musical this year and at the end of "So Much Better" our (Amazing) Elle had a massive asthma attack and then continued to do the entire act 2 even after the asthma attack happened, it was amazing
This doesn't really have to do with specifically legally blonde but I love how this channel is a fangirl friendly space (i really like geeking out about musicals lol)
Here's my contribution: Just a small thing I notice, its when Elle proposed to Emmett. While with Warner, she was waiting for HIM to propose. But now, she proposes to Emmett, I just think its the cutest thing 😭
I never noticed that Elle had different handshakes with some characters omg love that. She's such a cool character, would have loved to be her classmate
i love the fact that when emmet gives elle the shampoo in chip on my shoulder, she's probably screaming because she knows 2 in 1 shampoo is very bad for you but tried to play it off as how thoughtful emmet is and that she loves it😂
ok stop this video made me remember how much i LOVED legally blonde the musical when i was younger and would rewatch that proshot recording on repeat on my parents' computer 😭😭 so interesting how the directional blocking and vocals reflect on the greater themes of the show !!! i love theatre so much !!!
The Delta Nu's don't carry away the dress. The saleslady hides it. If you watch closely enough, before the girls gather around to hide Elle, you can see the actress playing the saleslady has already started to bend down toward Elle's back, to grab onto the magnets and remove the top dress. She then hides it in the dress she was carrying, and is taken off stage via the down elevator. When they don't do that, I think the actress just literally walks off stage into the wings, because she plays other characters throughout the show as well.
Gosh one of my favorite details is that the girls of delta nu have slightly different versions of their outfits when they're the Greek chorus (at least I think they're different) their outfits are now all monochrome!
also I love blood in the water I know Callahan is disgusting but it’s such a good song and “you lesbians think you’re so tough” takes me out every time
You didn't mention that in 'so much better ' she's wearing the dress she thought warner was going to propose to her in. What would have been "the best day if her life" Is now the best because of something she accomplished herself.😊
I noticed 3 things in this act while watching this for the millionth time: 1: One of the lyrics in Serious is "Less of a Marilyn, more of a Jackie." This is a reference to the Marilyn v. Jackie stereotype for the rivalry between the blonde and brunette in most romantic comedies. 2: The purpose of Greek Choruses was to explain what was happening in the play. So, having the Delta Nus showing that time has passed is such a good detail. 3: Before Elle and Emmett fall in love with each other, they have a relationship of both teacher and student and best friends tied together which makes me so happy.
9:47 You can see it in the way Vivian is stand and how she says "it's stunning" she doesn't want to say yes but she in public, Elle (the girl who has vocalized wanting to take her boyfriend) if she said no, she'd be giving Elle false hope and making people talk about "why would she say no", I really hate public proposals cause the person is practically forced to say yes or they get judged and deemed the bad person by the crowd
One of my fav parts in what you want is the sort of overlapping of the frat guy talking about what Elle wanted and how she should just enjoy being young vs Elle singing about what she thinks she wants now. I love it and I always replay it
My high school just put on this musical last month! I was in the Pit orchestra, and by the end performances, everyone did so incredibly amazing!! Our Elle Woods was phenomenal (if I don’t see her on Broadway in 10 years I swear) and being in Pit was the best experience of my life. I made so many friends and this musical is surely my favorite. The music was challenging but still super fun to play. Every single time we finished So Much Better all of Pit would have so much energy in intermission having done so well. This musical will forever have a special place in my heart:)
i want to mention that when it turns december, emmetts wearing a jacket, indicating the season obv winter i love looking at little things i feel so smart
i have to say! i love this series and i was in this show last year at my local theatre (i was the saleslady. lemme tell you, getting ridiculed by your fellow friends and castmates is somehow really funny and it's hard to keep a straight face sometimes.) but genuinely it was my favorite musical to do. it was so energetic and it made me become more confident in myself and so it has a close place in my heart. 💜 everyone was having so much from, from Elle to the ensemble (me.) thanks for reading! which song is your favorite from this musical?
i saw another comment on a different legally blonde video that said something to the effect of how the end of chip on your shoulder is like the moment emmett falls in love in elle, and its proven by how the delta nus dance in showing his love, and then the moment they come into the light is the moment where he sniffs the paper symbolizing how the scent of the paper reminds him of her and he falls in love. might be a bit of a stretch but this is like my official head canon now. i love this musical too much.
Favorite thing about this performance is how Andy Karl raises his eyebrows in time to the music multiple times thoughout Blood in the Water. And the way Richard H. Blake briefly looks at the camera during the scene after Gay or European.
Something I also love about the musical that isn’t showed in the movie is how maturely Elle turned down Warner when Warner wanted to get back together. I get it that in the movie it felt really good to see Elle bust down Warner and his leeching ways but in the musical you can see that not only did Elle’s intelligence grew but also her maturity. She didn’t reject Warner like how he dumped her, she explained why she won’t get back together with him and wished him luck, AND THEN went to Emmett. I love the changes in the musical that the movie oversees.
As someone who was apart of the crew on this musical (and was so stressed by the heavy set that I ended up on quick changes) OH MY GOD this was insane. Especially for the first musical I've ever participated in, OH FUCK is it such a big show. But yes Elle's onstage quick change is so surreal I wish I wasn't able to see them pull off the pin n stuff it was so silly
i just did my last performance as paulette in my school’s legally blonde (it was my second time overall as paulette and my third time being in the show) so it made me very happy to see this video on my recommended page 😁😁
9:54 I think that Vivianne wasn't sure about marrying Warner, but he proposed to her in public, so she probably kind of like freak out cs yk social pressure and stuff and so she agreed. Idk she just doesn't sound sure about it
i still don’t know how they made the transition from one of the sisters sliding down the pole completely ready and elle quickly changing. THIS IS MY FAV BROADWAY SHOW
fun fact: when elle gets into harvard, the first day she wears is fully pink. however, she starts to wear more serious clothing, like wearing denim pants. then to denim jacket. next, when she goes to the prison brooke is at, she wears darker pink, plus a pink scrunchie. when she and the group goes to court, she doesn’t wear pink at ALL. this is another sign in the show elle starts to lose herself and also is why the song, “Legally Blonde” is a sad song. It’s portraying that elle feels at harvard is not allowed to express herself. but, thanks to Vivienne, Paulette, the sisters and her other friends, she wears pink once again! another reason why i love this musical. it shows little details or “easter eggs” that show us in creative ways we wouldn’t think of.
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Bestie can you please put the details of Anastasia on broadway
No I'm first duh
@@linameyer7820 I second this!
This is my favorite musical ngl
@@queerqueen098i third!
another fun little detail: in the movie emmett's last name is richmond, but in the musical his last name is forrest. meaning that in the musical they are emmett FORREST and elle WOODS. i love that sm
OH MY GOD YOURE A GENIUS
knocks on door of the trailer*
Hello Mr. Dewey.. sir. We are Ms. Bonafonte's legal team
OMG, I never caught that! It’s so stupidly clever!
Dang I just commented this , I feel like a copy cat now 😭
I’m doing a performance for Legally Blonde soon. While rehearsing as Emmett I accidentally introduced myself as “Emmett Woods” lol forshadowing
i swear emmet and her feel so much more natural in this, the movie really just shoved them together and was like: "now kiss"
i agree; i prefer it much better in the musical. as said, it's much more natural.
yeah i like that they spend time together and learn from each other. Plus Emmett has his own backstory and character arc as much as Elle does.
FR OMG
They have SO much more chemistry in the musical than the movie!!
I watched the musical first and I was so confused about how random their relationship seemed in the movie
I read somewhere that during this performance, LBB actually was a little sick. So if you’re amazed at her breath control during that last note in So Much Better, consider that she normally doesn’t stop to breathe in the middle and just goes straight through.
She’s insanely talented
ive heard the same for Phantom live for award show
bbut it's good that she just owned that she couldn't do it and made it seem like part of the performance, rather than trying and running out of gas.
AND she has a heart condition! Queeeeeeennnnnn
LBB was absolutely amazing as Elle, but as someone who saw this show many, many, many times…she absolutely stopped to take that breath in the middle. I believe she sang it straight through during workshops and previews, but at some point early on had to switch to taking a breath part way through. The understudies and the performer who eventually replaced her did sing it straight through, though.
Okay, in "Whipped into Shaped," Callahan implies Brooke talking about how you can use the cardio-whip as a self-defense weapon against creeps (total girlboss advertising, might I add) means that she must have murdered her husband. This is important because it shows that Callahan doesn't see the difference between self defense between a woman and an assaulter vs a wife murdering her husband in cold blood. An assaultive creep is somehow on the same level of (presumably) loving husband who isn't posing a threat. It's all the same to him apparently. He later assaults Elle, and, to me, the prior line just foreshadows that he's inept to the severity of sexual assault. He doesn't understand that he can't just take what he wants, and he doesn't see taking advantage as big deal.
THE FORESHADOWING IN THIS MUSICAL I SWEAR
no but i want everyone to appreciate how much stamina is required to be in legally blonde cuz most of the songs are already so hard to sing but running around and ACTING on top of all of it??? AND DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON WHIPPED INTO SHAPE-
NO FR back before covid i was in a theater and we were doing legally blonde and I was one of the prisoners for the whipped into shape number and that jump rope dance choreo was ROUGH-
unfortunately covid hit while we were working on it so we ended up not performing it :( but working on that dance was so hard but so fun once we all got it :D
And this musical have 0 Tonys. Like I know that was Spring Awakening year, but still it's sad...
WHIPPED INTO SHAPE WAS THE BESTTT. Nikki Snelson is queen 🤗
Was in Legally Blonde during high school, AND during covid! Had to wear masks while rehearsing, and let me tell you, longest and toughest song to rehearse is What You Want 😭😭😭
I was in legally blonde and was featured ensemble/Kate and god I was almost in every scene! I had more quick changes then Elle
THE CAPTIONS FOR THE DETAILS ARE KILLING ME LMFAO “we have to applaud the dog” “me and elle being both delusional girlies” “my sleep paralysis demon entering my bedroom” “law :D” 😵💫
Making these captions is one of the many joys in my life
My favorite was "OH! And it's shaped like a bAWNE!" 8:55
@@hannahwood4906 and elle's face immediately after 💀
Extra thing that i noticed: in Ireland when Paulette sings the phrase "There's a man at that party who loves you", the audience is made to beleive that the person in question is Warner but it actually forshadows Emmett and Elle's relationship, because Emmett comforted her at the party. Its just a neat detail that I noticed. Also im obsessed with this musical!!
OMG YES
when she's singing "is this the point of law?" the melody is the same as when she's singing about being in love. personal theory: that moment is where she falls in love with law.
3:36 I think she made it.
Since shes in a fashion major.
She either sew it or beddazled a tanktop 😂❤
WAITTT THATS A GOOD POINT
i also have the same thought
Okay, but in Vivian's defense: If your current boyfriend's beautiful ex-girlfriend showed up at your college, and clearly only came there to get him back, AND refused to take law school, of all things, seriously, suggesting she paid to get in (we the audience know better, but Vivian certainly doesn't), would you not lash out a bit? Not saying the way Vivian did it was okay, but Elle talking about not selling out other girls and then spending the rest of Act 1 trying to win Warner back from Vivian doesn't exactly make her the paragon of female solidarity (even though I love her).
I mean that's lowkey the point, Vivian and Elle hate each other at the beginning and they both are still the mindset that they have to compete for everything, Elle is competing for Warner and Vivian is now competing for both Warner and academically. (Also my own new headcanon is that Vivian 100% thinks Elle paid to be there too like how Warner did, so that stings too) Like I genuinely have so many thoughts about how Legally Blonde has a solid feminist message
And Warner definitely called Elle psychotic and says she only got in because she slept with someone.
Maybe I'm totally misreading it, but during Warner's proposal, Viviana looked so hesitant and reluctant to say yes. And I don't think that she looked at Elle to show off. Instead, *because* she looked at Elle, she remembers this competitive mindset and what's on the line if she said no.
@@alexjohanice4303 I mean, they're still in the competitive mindset. But Elle gets her character growth moment because of So Much Better right after, but Vivian still hasn't reached that point. So accepting the proposal is another way to show she's one-upping Elle still, and yeah I think your interpretation is good, that Elle is now this constant reminder of what she has vs what she wants.
As a woman of color in stem who first got into college on scholarship and women’s honors college admission, Vivian’s reaction always felt cutthroat, but pretty accurate. When you’re in a top school in a male dominated profession, you get it beat into your head that “women help each other” and “poor women in stem” and conversely “girls don’t deserve the handouts” over and over. You do eventually get sick of it, especially if you’re legitimately passionate about your major (and are constantly told “wow you, woman in stem” and it feels like no one sees past being a woman).
To this end, women who really care about what they’re pursuing tend to do one of two things: they band together or get bitter (and getting bitter is very common). The bitter ones want to prove on no one’s virtue but their own that they deserve what they earn, and hold other women to the same standard. It’s not quite “every person for themselves” energy, as much as it is “if you really are qualified, then you don’t need my help to prove it”
Bonus points for lifting Rufus in a dog safe way where they actually protects his spine
I saw this on tour a month ago and they ADDED LIKE 3 EXTRA MINUTES OF DANCING DURING WHAT YOU WANT AT HARVARD, IT SLAYED SO HARD.
YES I SAW IT ON TOUR LIKE A WEEK AGO THE DANCE WENT ON FOR SOOO LONG LMAOO
@@nat-qw8wu NOT TO MENTION THE LIKE 3 EXTRA QUICK CHANGES FOR NO REASON?? I WAS WATCHING GRANDMASTER CHAD THE ENTIRE TIME
@@makinley.s HE ATE SO HARD FOR WHAT
@@nat-qw8wu NAH FR HE WAS SO GOOD IN HIS ROLES I LOVED HIS KYLE SM AND EVERY TIME HE WAS IN THE ENSEMBLE I WAS LOOKING AT HIM AND HIM ONLY
As a former ensemble cast member I can say with confidence that the Harvard dress code is in fact ✨brown✨
Lets be really Elle Woods MADE that Harvard sequin top just for her first day
8:13 I feel like it is my civil duty to mention that this musical actually got that scenario into actual law books.
WAIT REALLY??? IF THATS TRUE THATS SO COOL!!
Oh wow
The romantic story arc in the musical is just SO MUCH BETTER than the movie haha
I also absolutely love that in Positive, Elle says "being blonde and being hot, that got me exactly squat" when to the audience, we know it got her into Harvard, and then after being with Paulette, she absolutely grows into being herself, blonde and all. This musical is TOO GOOD!!!!!
I'm so happy this fandom isn't dead-Legally Blonde is genuinely one of the most well-executed and well-written musicals with just enough humorous and touching scenes :,)
It's my favourite musical 😭 it's a shame it's not more mainstream
I'll shamelessly admit that among a sea of Sondheim quality musicals I'd still chose Legally Blonde as my favourite musical. It's the epitome of romantic comedy done right, it covers so much important feminist themes and implements stereotypes in a way you can criticize them, embrace them and laugh at them. You can tell everyone gave their 100% on stage and had just as much fun with it as the audience, so it's an all around lovely adaptation that managed to, dare I say, surpass the original movie in certain aspects. Elle/Emmett is the most obvious one, but all characters were really fleshed out (Warner is a jerk but the musical made me understand the pressure his parent's expectations put on him, how he had to repress his actual dreams and wanted to cling to the familiarity that Elle provided. At the end he found modelling and I was actually happy for him).
Idk, it's just a really positive, comforting, wholesome, simple yet meaningful musical. Still outrageous it didn't win any Tony. Especially when it has Bend and Snap, you know, the best song in the history of music.
Sorry now I'm ranting lol, good edit
It’s sooooooo good it deserved so many awards
Legally Blonde is my comfort musical. Sure, there are productions out there with deeper themes, or more complex characters. But something about LB just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy and energized, like I'm ready for anything.
@@strawberrys0da714 ugh same, ultimate comfort musical. i watch it during finals season to get myself hyped up lol
One of the things that I really appreciate the musical for doing is the line “I asked my parents” when Elle said she thought Warner was proposing it so effortlessly showcases how much control his parents have over his life and decisions while still allowing the focus to be on Elle’s pain (rather than the line “don’t be crazy” in the movie which just made me despise Warner with no hope for sympathy in the future)
I could write a 60 pages essay on how this musical is genuinely an incredible piece of media, from the music to the set design everything in this show takes the material and elevates it through the roof
Emmet's little dance is my absolute favorite part of the whole show
the Elle/Emmett relationship in the musical will forever be superior to the movie version, truly in the movie it feels a bit phoned in that they get together after everything and in this one they really connect and grow together and it gives me butterflies every time
Y'know...I could lie and say my favorite musical is something "~dramatic~" and "~sophisticated~" like idk Les Mis or something but no...its this. It has EVERYTHING, like are you kidding!? God tier musical (and god tier recording, i love this cast so much)
It’s simply superior
@@Vistelia It's simply fun! And has the kind of happy energy that give my brain the happy chemicals
OMG YES everyone says Hamilton or Les Mis or big musicals like that but for me, Legally Blonde is my all time favorite for it’s energy, positive vibes, characters, set design, MUSIC, SINGING, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
I am actually embarrassed my sister goes hard for some Les mis and Miss saigon and hamilton or some such but I really like legally blonde for its theme, musicality, the fact that every other sentence is also sung. I tried to like the chocolate factory but there's too much prose when I started it. (I actually really like Les Mis too and Phantom but that's common and I wouldn't be embarrassed admitting I like those)
If you like legally blonde you’ll also love six the musical it’s based on Tudor queens. You’ll also like mean girls and heathers
part 2 better include that split second at the end of “take it like a man” when emmett turns his head ever so slightly going in for a kiss but elle hugs him 🤭🤭
Of course 😏
So many moments in that song! At the beginning, he's hesitant about the "Love" perfume, but at the end you can see him rub on the perfume strips, embracing it. Or: "Whoa. I look like Warner!" "Hee, yeah!" Like she realized Emmett is as attractive to her as Warner, but a much better person inside
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME WHO NOTICED THAT STOP
One of my favorite detail is the lyric of Legally Blond (reprise): Vivian said : "I know Warner see a girl who sleep her way to the top, but I see a women who doesn't have too".
Vivian saw the professor abuse of Elle, but she still isn't sure if Elle have some kind of relationship with the staff. In Vivian eyes, it doesn't matter what Elle do with her personal life. At the same time Vivian said : I don't care of your relationship history and you are able to reach the top. wich is amazing. No slut shaming, only pure friendship
And also only viv saw that elle slapped him after he assaulted her while warner walked of before hand, kinda showing that she cared enough to check if it was forced or consentual
Christian Borle as Emmet means way more to me than it should
it's 2023 and people are still obsessed with this musical (including me)... that just proves how good it is
A little focused on detail is the houndstooth skirt Elle wears in the trailer/So Much Better scenes. Houndstooth is a traditionally very classic and formal pattern used in high chic fashion. Princess Diana famously wore a lot of houndstooth coats. Traditionally houndstooth is black and white and some more contemporary designers view it as stuffy.
But in the So Much Better costume, houndstooth is used as part of a casual outfit and in pink rather than black and white. It's a very good transitiion piece from Elle's initial Harvard outfit to her suits which shows her taking law seriously and coming into her own as a lawyer. Elle's central character values don't change much her motivations do and it's a nice touch to show a traditionally formal look (law) being given a fresh and feminine change (Elle).
Some people have assumed this outfit is Elle's proposal outfit being repurposed, which would be an interesting touch but doesn't make much sense for Elle's character, this outfit does give a good callback to the proposal dress and the comparison serves the same purpose if it had been the same dress.
I love this!!
This is so cool!!
my friend played paulette in our school play of legally blonde, and they SLAYED. like i actually cried. no joke. i had tears in my eyes
What I really love about Blood in the Water and Callahan's character in general is how it plays with the audience's expectations and established tropes. When he's first introduced, yeah he comes across as a total jerk. But as the story progresses he seems to fit neatly into the archetype of the super-strict mentor who ends up believing in the protagonist, or it's revealed that they believed in them all along. So the twist ends up being that there is no twist, and he really was just a jerk the whole time.
playing elle woods was my most favorite experience ever. i don’t think any other role will ever beat it but it’s so exhausting 😭
i really love the callback to ireland in chip on my shoulder, the "youre lost without your love, your heart is on the floor" and the "i put my faith in love, i followed where it led", showing she was thinking about paulettes advice to win warner back, ultimately failing. its a really nice detail
We did Legally Blonde the musical this year and at the end of "So Much Better" our (Amazing) Elle had a massive asthma attack and then continued to do the entire act 2 even after the asthma attack happened, it was amazing
I wish EVERY musical got this sort of “film adaptation.”
This doesn't really have to do with specifically legally blonde but I love how this channel is a fangirl friendly space (i really like geeking out about musicals lol)
We love fangirling here
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7:26... Can we also appreciate that they share an indirect kiss because they drink from the same redbull can? 😊
THIS!!!! YES!!! I thought I was the only one giddy about the indirect kiss!
The fact that she signs "thanks" to professor Callahan says so much about her character in a way I can't describe but makes me so happy
Here's my contribution: Just a small thing I notice, its when Elle proposed to Emmett. While with Warner, she was waiting for HIM to propose. But now, she proposes to Emmett, I just think its the cutest thing 😭
Ugh I love this musical so much. The reality show Search for Elle Woods got me through freshman year of uni not even kidding
That show was such a fever dream lmao
@@Vistelia IT WASSS and no one even remembers it these days XD
obsessed with this cast and show tbh. elle 100% bedazzled that harvard tank top though, let’s be real. she had a vision for that and made it happen
I never noticed that Elle had different handshakes with some characters omg love that. She's such a cool character, would have loved to be her classmate
When Vistelia's posting you never have to compromise, OH MY GOD YOU GUYS! :DD
This comment made me smile hard TY
@@Vistelia AGGAGH NP I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS
Plus I saw Legally Blonde two weeks ago and have been OBSESSED with it since then, so this is perfect timing!
i love the fact that when emmet gives elle the shampoo in chip on my shoulder, she's probably screaming because she knows 2 in 1 shampoo is very bad for you but tried to play it off as how thoughtful emmet is and that she loves it😂
ok stop this video made me remember how much i LOVED legally blonde the musical when i was younger and would rewatch that proshot recording on repeat on my parents' computer 😭😭 so interesting how the directional blocking and vocals reflect on the greater themes of the show !!! i love theatre so much !!!
Shoutout to the musical for making me root for Elle and Emmett
The Delta Nu's don't carry away the dress. The saleslady hides it. If you watch closely enough, before the girls gather around to hide Elle, you can see the actress playing the saleslady has already started to bend down toward Elle's back, to grab onto the magnets and remove the top dress. She then hides it in the dress she was carrying, and is taken off stage via the down elevator. When they don't do that, I think the actress just literally walks off stage into the wings, because she plays other characters throughout the show as well.
Gosh one of my favorite details is that the girls of delta nu have slightly different versions of their outfits when they're the Greek chorus (at least I think they're different) their outfits are now all monochrome!
I NEED a video like this for Falsettos. I love everything Christian Borle does
also I love blood in the water I know Callahan is disgusting but it’s such a good song and “you lesbians think you’re so tough” takes me out every time
You didn't mention that in 'so much better ' she's wearing the dress she thought warner was going to propose to her in. What would have been "the best day if her life" Is now the best because of something she accomplished herself.😊
I think they’re different dresses 😭
I noticed 3 things in this act while watching this for the millionth time:
1: One of the lyrics in Serious is "Less of a Marilyn, more of a Jackie." This is a reference to the Marilyn v. Jackie stereotype for the rivalry between the blonde and brunette in most romantic comedies.
2: The purpose of Greek Choruses was to explain what was happening in the play. So, having the Delta Nus showing that time has passed is such a good detail.
3: Before Elle and Emmett fall in love with each other, they have a relationship of both teacher and student and best friends tied together which makes me so happy.
9:47 You can see it in the way Vivian is stand and how she says "it's stunning" she doesn't want to say yes but she in public, Elle (the girl who has vocalized wanting to take her boyfriend) if she said no, she'd be giving Elle false hope and making people talk about "why would she say no", I really hate public proposals cause the person is practically forced to say yes or they get judged and deemed the bad person by the crowd
Like at least once a year I get recommended the recording of this musical and I get obsessed again.
One of my fav parts in what you want is the sort of overlapping of the frat guy talking about what Elle wanted and how she should just enjoy being young vs Elle singing about what she thinks she wants now. I love it and I always replay it
My high school just put on this musical last month! I was in the Pit orchestra, and by the end performances, everyone did so incredibly amazing!! Our Elle Woods was phenomenal (if I don’t see her on Broadway in 10 years I swear) and being in Pit was the best experience of my life. I made so many friends and this musical is surely my favorite. The music was challenging but still super fun to play. Every single time we finished So Much Better all of Pit would have so much energy in intermission having done so well. This musical will forever have a special place in my heart:)
i want to mention that when it turns december, emmetts wearing a jacket, indicating the season obv winter i love looking at little things i feel so smart
The dog is the best actor
3:35 she absolutely printed and bedazzled letters onto a regular tank top
I feel like no one mentions ‘must we all descend into madness’ line and delivery. its one of my top 10 lines in the musical.
The fact that Kate Shindle's belt in the legally blonde remix isnt in here is criminal
i have to say! i love this series and i was in this show last year at my local theatre (i was the saleslady. lemme tell you, getting ridiculed by your fellow friends and castmates is somehow really funny and it's hard to keep a straight face sometimes.)
but genuinely it was my favorite musical to do. it was so energetic and it made me become more confident in myself and so it has a close place in my heart. 💜 everyone was having so much from, from Elle to the ensemble (me.)
thanks for reading! which song is your favorite from this musical?
My fav song is probably so much better :)
@@Vistelia I have to be honest, that's probably my favorite too. i loved the cheorography for that one too
My favorite song is Positive (But I love all of them)
The heathers broadway got me into your videos so much that, I watch each of them ATLEAST 8 times a day! Like your videos are WAYYYY to good.
i saw another comment on a different legally blonde video that said something to the effect of how the end of chip on your shoulder is like the moment emmett falls in love in elle, and its proven by how the delta nus dance in showing his love, and then the moment they come into the light is the moment where he sniffs the paper symbolizing how the scent of the paper reminds him of her and he falls in love. might be a bit of a stretch but this is like my official head canon now. i love this musical too much.
I never caught the calendar detail, such a good catch! Also I agree; Musical!Emmet is so sweet and attentive.
Favorite thing about this performance is how Andy Karl raises his eyebrows in time to the music multiple times thoughout Blood in the Water. And the way Richard H. Blake briefly looks at the camera during the scene after Gay or European.
These videos are always a delight to watch. Amazing job again!
THEYRE ALIIIIVVVEEEE
Oh my god, oh my god, you guys!!! They're back!!!
literally cannot wait, I love LBTM something fierce
i just know this cast was so fun to be around
“What like it’s hard?” Is the funniest line in the show…💀
Nope… “THATS A GOOD SCHOOL” Is better…….💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Nope “ITS SHAPED LIKE A BOWNUH” Is better than all!!!!!!!💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
"IT GIVES ME ENERGEY!!!!!" is probably one of my favourite line reads ever xD
Whenever i watch legally blonde i always have to rewatch 8:44 at east 5 times i love his little dance
I NEED A PART TWO NOW PLEASEEEEEE
I cant believe you missed the detail of her leaning back to give warner the side eye when callahan asks for her resume
Emmett is JD from Heathers if his mom raised him instead of his psycho dad.
Something I also love about the musical that isn’t showed in the movie is how maturely Elle turned down Warner when Warner wanted to get back together. I get it that in the movie it felt really good to see Elle bust down Warner and his leeching ways but in the musical you can see that not only did Elle’s intelligence grew but also her maturity. She didn’t reject Warner like how he dumped her, she explained why she won’t get back together with him and wished him luck, AND THEN went to Emmett. I love the changes in the musical that the movie oversees.
my biggest legally blonde musical hc is that Vivian and Enid fall in love 🫶 I love them both so much
As someone who was apart of the crew on this musical (and was so stressed by the heavy set that I ended up on quick changes) OH MY GOD this was insane. Especially for the first musical I've ever participated in, OH FUCK is it such a big show. But yes Elle's onstage quick change is so surreal I wish I wasn't able to see them pull off the pin n stuff it was so silly
i just did my last performance as paulette in my school’s legally blonde (it was my second time overall as paulette and my third time being in the show) so it made me very happy to see this video on my recommended page 😁😁
hell yeah, glad ur back. hope ur doing good cause you got me into musicals w ur heathers off bway vids lol
did y'all know LBB is the same person who plays (young) sarah in the original jumanji? i still can't wrap my head around it
9:55 Not Vivienne being completely unsure if she even wants to say yes except for Elle's "benefit"
It’s the way I have never listened to the musical but completely loved it from this video
It’s so good!
Really need part 2 now... ive watched this one sooo much!!!
Keep an eye out!
I’m so amazed at how she saved “So Much Better” when she was so high on emotion that she had to break the crown into two, and it worked WONDERFULLY.
This video reminded me how much I LOVE this show!! Your captions are incredible. Great job! :)
I hope there will be a second part of this because there are a lot of other iconic parts (like the postman) but it was a great video! 👌
this video single handedly launched my absolute love for this musical, thank you for continuing to have W takes
YES I LOVE THESE “POINTING OUT THE LITTLE DETAILS” VIDEOS
Anyone noticed when how Paulette said I love this guy. L said me too.😮
I was in legally blonde last week in a community theatre and omg this has cured my post show depression
Who did you play
wait ive literally seen the whole musical like 17 times how come i never noticed she says LAW instead of LOVE at 9:36 😭😭
1:53 this is the most relatable thing ever
9:54 I think that Vivianne wasn't sure about marrying Warner, but he proposed to her in public, so she probably kind of like freak out cs yk social pressure and stuff and so she agreed. Idk she just doesn't sound sure about it
I just got into legally blonde and this video shows up you are my lord and savior 🙇♀️
i can not explain how much I love legally blonde the musical, i love it so much
I dare ya'll, play this on 0.5x speed. It's like they're all drunk it's HILARIOUS!
i still don’t know how they made the transition from one of the sisters sliding down the pole completely ready and elle quickly changing.
THIS IS MY FAV BROADWAY SHOW
fun fact: when elle gets into harvard, the first day she wears is fully pink.
however, she starts to wear more serious clothing, like wearing denim pants.
then to denim jacket.
next, when she goes to the prison brooke is at, she wears darker pink, plus a pink scrunchie.
when she and the group goes to court, she doesn’t wear pink at ALL. this is another sign in the show elle starts to lose herself and also is why the song, “Legally Blonde” is a sad song. It’s portraying that elle feels at harvard is not allowed to express herself.
but, thanks to Vivienne, Paulette, the sisters and her other friends, she wears pink once again!
another reason why i love this musical. it shows little details or “easter eggs” that show us in creative ways we wouldn’t think of.
i swear i could watch the legally blonde proshot a million times, it always brings the biggest smile to my face!! great video