UPDATE: Studio East Dumps 'Blonde" for 'Millie'

UPDATE, May 16, 11 a.m.: We have received the following update from :

"Due to high demand from a wider age range of Eastside teens, Studio East will change its summer musical offering from Legally Blonde the Musical to the Tony award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz – a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever.

Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. Based on the 1967 film starring Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore (which was nominated for seven Academy Awards) this opened on Broadway in 2002 and consequently won six Tony Awards including the Tony Award for Best Musical.

There are four performances of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the  July 27 – 29, 2012. Showtimes are July 27 & 28 at 7:30 pm and July 28 and 29 at 2:30 pm. It is recommended for ages 8 and up. Tickets are $16 and available at http://www.kpcenter.org/performances/legally-blondeKirkland Performance Center is located at 350 Kirkland Ave. in Kirkland WA.

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Original story:

, Kirkland’s , is auditioning for its summer teen musical, this year the wildly popular Legally Blonde.
 
The show broke on to Broadway in 2007 and Studio East is one of the first troupes in Washington to produce an all-teen version.

Auditions are May 6 & 11 and interested teens just need to call 425-820-1800 to reserve an audition slot. Audition details here. http://studio-east.org/auditions/summer-teen-musical/. 

For more details here is Studio East’s press release about it.

For Many Eastside Teens July Means

— Summer Musical!

Studio East Snags “Legally Blonde” July 27- 29, 2012

 Auditions May 6 & 11 at Studio East.

KIRKLAND, WA – It’s new, it’s hot, it’s BLONDE! Legally Blonde the Musical broke onto Broadway in 2007 and now Studio East is one of the first places in Washington to produce an all teen version of this wildly popular musical. It is quite a coup to snag a hot show like this for Studio East’s 15th Annual Summer Teen Musical. Auditions are May 6 & 11 and interested teens just need to call 425-820-1800 to reserve an audition slot. Audition details here. http://studio-east.org/auditions/summer-teen-musical/

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School! Based on the hit movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde the Musical is an award-winning Broadway sensation. This all singing, all dancing, 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 Elle, the brightest new heroine (and of course, her Chihuahua, Bruiser). The verdict? This much fun shouldn’t be legal!

There are four performances of Legally Blonde the Musical at the Kirkland Performance Center July 27 – 29, 2012. Showtimes are July 27 & 28 at 7:30 pm and July 28 and 29 at 2:30 pm. It is recommended for ages 10 and up. Tickets are $16 and available at http://www.kpcenter.org/performances/legally-blonde Kirkland Performance Center is located at 350 Kirkland Ave. in Kirkland WA.