Legally Blonde - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

I thought the vibrator was funny and very accurate. Cos let's be honest, if someone riffles through a woman's drawers, they are bound to find one, just as likely as they are to find some kind of hair dryer clip on thingie that the other productions used. :-)

But he was going through her desk...who keeps one out on a desk?

And it's against the point of the song, he's saying she should spend more time working on the inside of her head, not the outside (i.e. doing her hair as it's originally staged where he finds a hair accessory). Throwing in a dildo instead is nothing more than a cheap excuse for a crude laugh that isn't needed.

The dildo is really more of a "muck-up matinee" idea.

If the character doesn't know what said toy was it makes it funny but that sort of joke has to be used in the right setting and the owner of the appliance has to be the straightlaced or villain woman to get max laughs IMO.

Looking at the response for this, Moss could probably get a good few years of making her name for zany productions, until some backlash inevitably arrives/

Those sort of jokes have to get the timing and facials right as if they hit the mark they are funny but go on too long or wrong setting and it appears clumsy and crude. Also a show like LB could have a younger audience so you don't leave the implement on view too long otherwise those who don't get the joke start asking what it is/what is funny. Julian Clary in panto does all his double entendre jokes but the timing is pefect so those who get it laugh but it just goes over the head of younger theate goers and it is onto the next line before they start asking too many questions.

Yes, a lot of people find homophobia acceptable. Laughing at the gays is funny. Ha ha. The gay gimp dogs what a hoot.
When a work college sees this as asks you do all gays dress up as dogs.. yes it's hilarious.

Just got out of Legally Blonde and wanted to get my initial thoughts down. Overall it was a fun night! But that’s mainly because the show’s book and songs are just so fun, and the cast was pretty strong!

It was more the direction and set that let it down. Everyone’s talked about the stage and yeah I agree, there’s not much set changing or props so there’s not really a proper sense of place, it’s all kind of a big pink-and-blonde void.

The cast are all having the best time. Paulette was the best character (as always!) and while the USP guy was played more dorky than the original, their relationship was still cute. I heard a clip of Isaac on opening night and their vocals were wobbly and pitchy, but as of tonight his singing is absolutely fine and they have the attitude to pull it off and look fabulous!

The dogs… I’m still unsure about the dogs. Most of the audience found them hilarious, and I didn’t HATE them but they felt like they were from a different show. Like a Ru Paul’s Drag Race version of the show maybe? Their vibes felt different to the rest of the show.

Some scenes and songs were really well choreographed, like OMIGod and What You Want - but others (like Gay or European) felt over-choreographed at times. Also again the lack of a larger ensemble and furniture or moving set made things feel a bit empty on stage sometimes. Paulette’s salon was a ‘Hair Affair’ sign and a single wheeley stool, and Legally Blonde Remix had only the 3 Delta Nus because the others were all still in costume as Hair Affair employees.

All in all, the performances were a 4/5 and the stage, set and overall look was more a 3/5. I don’t understand why it’s getting 5/5’s from so many reviewers, although it is easy to get swept up in how good the show itself is, but the set really does let it down.

Matt Hemley and others reposting the review just adds to the problem. By all means get angry about the nonentity that is QL and his comments. But no need to repost. Take away the power of his words.
I have to say I agree with some of his points but he loses the argument and credibility once personal insults are made[/quote]

I don't exactly disagree with his criticisms (still pondering how to word my own thoughts), but it's beneath any critic to make personal insults like that. If he felt plus sized casting made no sense for the character that's a valid opinion and he could have worded it respectfully, choosing not to makes him a dick.