'Expect Lots of Pink': Marshall To Perform Legally Blonde: The Musical

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Omigod you guys! The latest show by George C. Marshall High School Statesmen Theatre is sure to be a pink-filled night of music.

Marshall High School will perform "Legally Blonde: The Musical," which is based on Amanda Brown’s novel and the hit movie starring Reese Witherspoon. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on April 24 to 26 and May 3 to 4 and 2 p.m. on April 26 and May 4. The production will run about two hours with a 15-minute intermission.

The musical follows the story of blonde, college-sorority queen, Elle Woods. When her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III, dumps her and says she isn't serious enough, Elle wants to prove him wrong by joining him at Harvard Law School. She goes determined to win him back but ends up on an empowering journey of self-discovery while facing stereotypes, sexism and scandal.

The performance is the last show for Marshall's retiring theatre director Bernie DeLeo. He chose it as a familiar show that his students would get excited about.

"Like every theatre program, I am blessed with a surfeit of young women and I liked the idea of producing a play about female empowerment - that’s also a crazy amount of fun," said DeLeo. "I chose it at the end of the last school year, then saw and loved the Barbie movie a few weeks later, and realized how current and compelling its shared themes were right now. Expect lots of pink."

Tickets are available in person at the box office or online at www.statesmentheatre.org. The box office opens at 1 p.m. for matinee shows and 6 p.m. for evening shows. Marshall High School’s Auditorium is at Door 13. Parking is available in front of the school with additional parking in the back.