Pretty in Pink: 'Legally Blonde' at Glenbard North

Glenbard North Theatre will present its spring musical production, "Legally Blonde: The Musical," from May 3-5.

"Blonde" tells the story of perennially perky Elle Woods, who loves to be pampered and shop for the latest all-pink outfits. But don't let this seemingly ditsy fashionista fool you. This sorority sister is smarter than she seems, and doesn't take no for an answer.

When her boyfriend dumps her for someone "more serious," Elle sets out to win him back by putting down the credit card and hitting the books. Ready to revamp her image, Elle goes where no Delta Nu sorority girl has gone before: Harvard Law School.

No one has faith in Elle, but she manages to surprise them and defy expectations. She proves that going after what you want and "being true to yourself never goes out of style."

"Legally Blonde: The Musical" will be presented in the Livingston Auditorium at Glenbard North High School, 990 N. Kuhn Road in Carol Stream. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at glenbardnorthhs.seatyourself.biz. Tickets also will be available at the door.

The cast features Katie Blakeley, Pooja Chafekar, Emma Schmalz, Isabella Nicholson, Katie Flynn, Will Breslauer, Samantha O'Connell, Daniel Frusolone, Eric Norman, Rachel Greene, Allison Kasper and Sam Ferengul.

The ensemble features Bianca Aguilar, Natalie Anderson, Jarred Baligod, Haley Battle, Tony Boccia, Anthony Butera, Clare Curran, Alyssa DiVarco, Jacob Evans, Emily Farmer, Mia Figueroa, Jamie Foster, Christopher Glade, Thomas Kent, Amalia Kovich, Sarah Loster, Brandon Luna, Dennis Mathew, Dylan Montano, Calista Navarrete, Lucy Nguyen, Theresa Nguyen, Jack Nordyke, Benjamin Olsen, Julie Paska, Pavel Paunov, Dyeato Paye, Ashley Przybylski, Dylan Pyskaty, Benjamin Rodrigues, Precious Rene Scott, Alex Sitman, Devonte Sobamowo, Abby Sopiarz, Elizabeth Spyratos, Emilie Storz, Chris Talia, Logan Van Lerberghe and Lauren Westra.

The show also features special guest performances by Glenbard North Principal John Mensik, Assistant Principal Eric Johansen, and faculty members Laura Wilkens, Jay Westra, Jaimie Kennedy and Edwin Monarrez. Scott Grigoletto will perform with the pit orchestra.

The pit orchestra includes Jackie Andres, Sharon Cabrera, Janielle Calaunan, Emily Camposeo, Emily Drews, Jennifer Eng, Mark Freeman, Savannah Fugate, Jonathan Garcia, Daniel Gleason, Amsi Granados, Adam Gross, Kaitlyn Ho, Kyle Loster, Paige Morton, Nick O'Brien, Sydney Olejnik, Christy Perez, Gianna Sabatino, Max Sacco, Megan Sapp, Colin Smith, Justin Smykowski and Anne Stevenson.

Nathan King is the director; Jon O'Brien is the technical director; Laura Johnson is the music director; Lauren Whisnant is the pit orchestra director; Jolaine Orlin is sound/props director; Robyn Scurek is costumes/publicity director; Michael Shutak is props director; and Briana Hall is lights director.

Stage managers are Michael Oswald, Emilia Seidita and Anna Sieg. Calista Navarrete is the choreographer, and John Slawson is the accompanist.