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Want More Fun? See 'Legally Blonde'

The production will be presented next week at Grafton High School.

will become one of the first schools in the country to produce “Legally Blonde’’ when the lively musical hits the stage next week.

The production follows underestimated blonde and sorority star Elle Woods, played by Merry Ryer. When Elle's boyfriend Warner, played by Henry Edwards, dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle decides to win him back by hitting the books at Harvard Law, much to everyone's surprise.

While at Harvard, Elle meets Emmett Forrest, played by Rocco Praderio. Emmet is a smart, sensitive, and good-looking law student who takes Elle under his wing. 

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Elle also meets Vivienne, played by Megan Elsier. Vivienne initially dismisses Elle, but grows to be her friend. Elle's Delta Nu sorority sisters, played by Lauren Guertin, Noelle Scarlett, Emily Mooza, Maddie Fasold, and Rachel Iafolla, also help Elle prove that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

The performance also features Bruiser the chihuahua, Rufus the bulldog and a foot-stomping score.

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Tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for senior citizens and students. Show times are at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, Friday March 29 and Saturday, March 31 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1. Tickets are available at the door.

This year, the annual senior citizen dinner, sponsored by the National Honor Society and Community Leaders, will be held in conjunction with a dress rehearsal for "Legally Blonde.''

Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at the Grafton High School cafeteria. Dinner tickets are $7 and include viewing the dress rehearsal. Dinner and dress rehearsal tickets are available through Friday, March 23 at the or at the Grafton High School office.

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