Legally Blonde Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

4^th December 2010

Fact: The West End production of Legally Blonde is set to dominate the U.K.'s What's On Stage Awards after landing seven nominations, including Best Actress in a Musical for the play's star, Sheridan Smith. Acting veteran David Suchet will compete for the Best Actor in a Play title, while his co-star Zoe Wanamaker will battle it out with Kim Cattrall (Private Lives) for the Best Actress in a Play category. The awards will be handed out in London on 20 February (11).

15^th November 2010

Tweet: "Argh!!! I won the Caron Keating award for musical theatre at the variety club awards!!!! Such an honor! Gonna get drunk now." British actress Sheridan Smith was ecstatic after winning a top theatre prize for her West End leading role in Legally Blonde.

9^th September 2009

Quote: "It was a huge audition. It was one of the toughest auditions I've had to do. I didn't think I was going to get it!" British singer and former Blue star Duncan James on landing a role in the West End production of Legally Blonde.

5^th April 2009

Fact: The stage production of Legally Blonde is heading to London's West End. The curtain fell on the Broadway adaptation of Reese Witherspoon's hit 2001 movie last autumn (08) after an 18-month run, but the musical is set to transfer across the Atlantic and launch in the British capital in December (09).

30^th October 2008

Quote: "The day of my birthday was an unusual day because my daughter was here visiting from L.A., so we had a day of things for her - and one of the last places you want to turn 50 is in the audience of Legally Blonde." Actor Alec Baldwin wasn't keen to be reminded of his birthday milestone by the young singing and dancing actresses at the Broadway show last summer (08).

4^th July 2008

Quote: "At first I thought, `Great. The Legally Blonde producer, the 2 Fast 2 Furious writers... This is going to be a disaster.' But I absolutely adored the movie." MARK MILLAR, who co-created the comic book Angelina Jolie's new movie WANTED was based on.

6^th June 2008

Fact: Former Spice Girls star Mel B has been approached to play a leading role in the stage musical version of Reese Witherspoon's hit Legally Blonde movie.

7^th December 2007

Quote: "I don't like the beach. I prefer a nice, muddy lake. The best thing is when you step in the lake and the mud squishes between your toes. It's awesome." Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon on her perfect day off.

6^th September 2007

Fact: MTV bosses have struck a deal with the producers of stage musical Legally Blonde to film an entire performance for an upcoming special, which will air in October (07).

19^th July 2007

Fact: Laura Bell Bundy, the star of new hit musical Legally Blonde, made her debut onstage at 10 in off-Broadway's RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL and boasted Britney Spears and Natalie Portman as her understudies.

11^th July 2006

Quote: "Women are confusing. I think the clinical term is nuts." Legally Blonde star Luke Wilson, who has been romantically linked to Drew Barrymore and GWYNETH PALTROW.