ABC7Chicago.com — In some respects, you can’t fault “Legally Blonde,” the kinetic new musical at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. It really moves.
The lavish show (reportedly with a more than $12 million price tag) has energy to spare, a forward motion provided by ace director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell that simply refuses to quit. And a plot, based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 Reese Witherspoon movie, that is more than serviceable…
So why, despite the expensive glitz and an aggressive, go-go attitude, does “Legally Blonde” only fitfully entertain? Most prominently because of a disappointing score. (Full Story)
