Legally Blonde The Musical - Australia - From October 2012 at the Sydney Lyric, The Star

Producers Howard Panter and John Frost have announced more cast members for the hit musical LEGALLY BLONDE, which will have its Australian Premiere at the Sydney Lyric on October 4, 2012.

The LEGALLY BLONDE cast will include Michelle Barr, Ash Bee, Renee Burleigh as Margot, Ali Calder as Vivienne, Ryan Gonzalez, Ed Grey, Matt Hamilton, Glenn Hill, Shaye Hopkins, Zoe Jarrett, Nicole Melloy, Ashlea Pyke as Serena, Elenoa Rokobaro, Andrew Ronay-Jenkings, Mike Snell as Kyle, Darren Tyler, Stephen Wheat, Teagan Wouters and Chloe Zuel as Pilar.

"We're thrilled with how Sydney has embraced Legally Blonde since we announced the principal cast", said Howard Panter and John Frost. "In the UK, audiences have responded to the show's wit, charm and pure joy, and critics have been united in their praise of the quality and sophisticated style of the show. It has touched a very wide audience, from youngsters to grandmothers and middle-aged male accountants. And they're all coming back to see it a second and third time. From the reaction we've had in Australia so far, we can see it's going to have the same sort of reaction here."

As previously announced the coveted role of Australia's Elle Woods will be played by Lucy Durack, best known as the good witch Glinda from the blockbuster musical Wicked. Playing alongside Durack are two of the leading men from the Australian musical theatre stage, Rob Mills as Warner and David Harris as Emmett. In her musical theatre debut, international fashion model Erika Heynatz will play the role of Brooke Wyndham, and Cameron Daddo returns to the Australian stage for the first time in 20 years to play Professor Callahan.

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OMIGOD you guys! Here's what you've all been waiting for – our lead cast was announced today.

The coveted role of Australia's Elle Woods has gone to Lucy Durack, best known as the good witch Glinda from the blockbuster musical WICKED. Durack's other stage roles include Sophie in Mamma Mia!, Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Miss Dorothy in the Australian Premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate, Rikki Rose in Respect and Laurey in Oklahoma!. She also plays Cherry in the highly anticipated feature film Goddess, due for release this year.

Playing alongside Durack will be two of her leading men from WICKED, Rob Mills as Warner and David Harris as Emmett. Currently hosting Young Talent Time on Network Ten, Rob Mills first came to prominence on TV's Australian Idol, and was later cast as Fiyero in the original Australian production of WICKED, a role he played for two years. David Harris is best known to Australian audiences for his portrayal of Chris in Miss Saigon, and has also appeared in The Boy from Oz, Mamma Mia!, Damn Yankees, Little Women, Pajama Game, in The Full Monty and Fiddler on the Roof alongside Topol.

In her musical theatre debut, international fashion model Erika Heynatz will play the role of Brooke. Well known for her television work, Heynatz was the original host of Australia's Next Top Model and went on to win the first series of Channel 7's celebrity singing show It Takes Two, which led to a record deal with EMI Music.

Cameron Daddo returns to the Australian stage for the first time in 20 years to play Professor Callahan. After performing in the musicals Big River and The Wizard of Oz, Daddo relocated to Los Angeles where he performed on the big screen in Big Momma's House 2 and David Lynch's Inland Empire, and guest starred on television in Models Inc, FX - the series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Boston Legal, 24, The Mentalist, Without A Trace and NCIS.

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Here's all the goss you need on our Australian premiere season in Sydney. Winner of seven major awards including the coveted Best Musical 2011 (Olivier Awards) this all singing, all dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing what you've got!

Based on the hit movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde The Musical is the award-winning Broadway sensation created by a top-of-their-class creative team, led by Tony Award-winning director and Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray). This funny, feel good musical comedy will be the highlight of your year. Legally Blonde The Musical will take you from the social whirl of California Campus life to Harvard's Halls of Justice with Australia's brightest new heroine (and of course, her Chihuahua, Bruiser). The verdict? This much fun shouldn't be legal!

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