WSO Senior Theatre Company

Presents...
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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6TH AND 7TH DECEMBER

Come and Watch!

Doors Open at 6pm
Show Starts at 6:30 pm
Book By:
Heather Hach
Music and LyricsBy:
Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
LEGALLY BLONDE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com


Type Size
LEGALLY BLONDE 100%
Music and Lyrics by Book by
Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin Heather Hach 50%

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown

and the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer motion picture 37.5%

"In addition, you agree that the following billing shall appear in on the firstpage of credits in all
programs for the Play:
Original Production by Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals, Dori Berinstein, James L.Nederlander, Independent
Presenters Network, Roy Furman, Amanda Lipitz, Broadway Asia, Barbara Whitman, FWPM Group,
Hendel/Wiesenfeld, Goldberg/Binder, Stern/Meyer, Lane/Comley, Bartner-Jenkins/Nocciolino and
Warren Trepp; Produced in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber.
 Synopsis

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally

Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles
stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and
exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much
fun, it should be illegal!

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her
boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get
him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school.
While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support
of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to
prove herself to the world and in turn, shows us that anything is possible!

Legally Blonde The Musical is perfect for showcasing the talent at WSO,
featuring a large ensemble and several big song-and-dance numbers that the
audience are bound to clap along to.
 Running order

ACT 1, SCENE 1 (Omi God You Guys)

ACT 1, SCENE 2 (Serious)
ACT 1, SCENE 3 (What You Want)
ACT 1, SCENE 4 (Blood In The Water)
ACT 1, SCENE 5
ACT 1, SCENE 6 (Ireland and Ireland Reprise)
ACT 1, SCENE 7 (Chip On My Shoulder)
ACT 1, SCENE 1 (So Much Better)

ACT 2, SCENE 1(Whipped Into Shape)

ACT 2, SCENE 2 (Delta Nu Chant – Acapella)
ACT 2, SCENE 3(Legally Blonde)
ACT 2, SCENE 4 (Legally Blonde Remix)
ACT 2, SCENE 5 (Find My Way)
 Director's Message

After choreographing many WSO productions before, this is my first year directing
and what a journey it has been. After two years with our theatre doors closed and
especially after all that we have been through, this means more to us all than ever.
It’s been an absolute honour to bring live theatre back to our academy and to
welcome our incredible students back onto this phenomenal stage.

It’s hard to put into words how much respect I have for the company of ‘Legally
Blonde’ - they are passionate, dedicated, and electric and I have loved every second of
the rehearsal process with them. When the West End stars came to WSO from
London, they were astounded at the sheer professionalism and work ethic of the
cast, noting that they are some of the most talented young people they had ever
worked with.
Our cast is a family and I want to make it very clear that this is not MY show, this is
OUR show. We have never had so much student leadership immersed within our
production team – WSO students designed the set; students are lighting the show;
students have refined choreography; and students are playing in the live production
band tonight! That is why I love this school: the students here are like no other and
can do more than you would ever expect of Secondary students.

Furthermore, I would like to thank the whole production team from the bottom of
my heart. No one ever sees the amount of extra hours the Performing Arts teachers
dedicate during the build-up to a large scale WSO musical – recording harmonies,
cutting wood, editing backing tracks, painting the set, finding props, creating
choreography, sewing costumes, and all outside of school time in their own free time.
I couldn’t have asked for a better or more skilled and passionate team, so the success
of this show is down to them all.

Finally, ‘Legally Blonde’ is all about challenging stereotypes and recognising that we
are ALL capable of anything we put our minds to! I hope that I have been able to
instill this attitude in the students as they have grown through the rehearsal process.
I also hope that this show can remind you of this yourself: our audience of dedicated,
supportive parents, and the WSO community. Thank you for being here tonight and
for sharing this journey with the WSO Senior Theatre Company - giving them the
applause they truly deserve!

Jodie Quirke
Wellington Cluster Director of Performing Arts
 Production Team
DIRECTOR: Jodie Quirke
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Linsey Rae
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Sophie Ashkuri
ADRENALINE CHOREOGRAPHY: Megan Hodge, Rebecca Miller and Kyla Munroe (Qualified
UDO Student Instructor and WSO BTEC Performing Arts Student)
DELTA NU CHOREOGRAPHY: Jodie Quirke and Mathilde Villumsen (Qualified UDO Student
Instructor and WSO BTEC Performing Arts Student)
COSTUME DESIGNER: Penny Butterworth
WARDROBE MISTRESS: Isabelle Warner (WSO BTEC Performing Arts student)
CONDUCTOR: Michael Morgan/Linsey Rae
PRODUCTION BAND: Amplified Performing Arts Elite Team (The School Band led by Michael
Morgan)
Akshay Biju (Yr 10) - Drums
Mustansir Ujjainwala (Yr 10)- Bass
Kai Pavitt (Yr 11) - Guitar
Nicolas Rodas (Yr 11) - Guitar
Mr. James Tunstill - Piano
Ms. Katie Morel-Orchard - Piano
SET DESIGNER: Matt Bowden and Michael Evans
SET CONSTRUCTION STUDENT LEAD: William Tate
SET DESIGNERS AND PAINTERS: FX Students
LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGN: Year 9 GCSE Drama Tech Students
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Chris Kermath
PROGRAMME AND POSTER DESIGN: Julien Kolta (Previous Head Girl and WSO Alumni) and
Maiev Kolta (Delta Nu Cast Member)
HAIR AND MAKE UP DESIGN: Amy McLaughlin and our wonderful Parent Ambassadors
PROMOTIONAL TRAILER DESIGN: DK Media
RECEPTION DECORATION: Fiona Donaldson and our wonderful Parent Ambassadors

Adrenaline Youth Dance Company will also be featured in ‘Legally Blonde’, so this really is a
wonderful collaboration of all of the school talent! Thank you to AYDC for your contribution,
energy and time - we are so lucky to have you in the show.
 Production team

DIRECTOR: Jodie Quirke

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Sophie Ashkuri MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Linsey Rae

COSTUME DESIGNER: Penny Butterworth

Adrenaline Youth Dance Company Members featured in ‘What You

Want’ and ‘Whipped Into Shape’:
Frank Tate
Leticia Nader
Isabella Booth
Lily Dueymes
Saadat Lamar Othman Agha
Jumana Faizullabhoy
Sofia Alqemzi
Layla Sarah Lakhdim
Hana Haggag
Maisa Reda
Sara Siddiqui
Salma Attia
Medha Nair 10
Zenah Merchant
Ella-Mae Austin
Rachael McNaughtan
Rosheen Duncan
Amelie Hornsby
Khushii R Parpia
Kyla Munro
Lilly Barton

Legally Blonde Band: Aplified

Akshay Biju (Yr 10) - Drums
Mustansir Ujjainwala (Yr 10)- Bass
Kai Pavitt (Yr 11) - Guitar
Nicolas Rodas (Yr 11) - Guitar
Mr. James Tunstill - Piano
Ms. Katie Morel-Orchard – Piano
 Meet the Cast
Elle Woods – Rhian Arnott:
Elle is a bubbly and fun-loving Delta Nu Sorority Girl, who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law following their devastating
break up.

Rhian has been at WSO and lived in Dubai for 6 years but was born in England. She has recently performed at the Dubai
Opera House with Dubai Performing Arts (DPA) and is about to do her 7th pantomime with H2 productions this December.
At WSO, Rhian is the captain of the WSO football squad, in addition to being in the Performing Arts Musical Theatre Elite
team: DAZZLE. Over the past few years, Rhian has been in many WSO Theatre Company Productions and some of her
previous production highlights include: starring as Shrek in Shrek: The Musical; Mrs. Mayor in Seussical: The Musical;
Baroness in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Mrs. Dunham in School of Rock; and Mrs. Trunchbull in the GEMS Night of the
Musicals competition. She is thrilled to be playing the role of Elle Woods and cannot wait to share her bubbly excitement
with the audience.

Emmett Forrest – Jordan Desouza:

Emmett is a smart, quirky and empathetic graduating Law student, who ends up taking Elle under his wing and believing in her
when no one else does.

Jordan, originally from India, has been raised in Dubai and a part of WSO for 7 years. He has received awards from several
academy departments including: the Sciences, Humanities, Sports and Performing Arts. He has also been lucky enough to
perform at venues such as: Dubai Opera and the Sheikh Zayed Stadium for the Special Olympics 2019. During his time at
WSO, Jordan has been a part of the Performing Arts Elite Teams Resonance and Dazzle, taking part in several of the
school’s previous productions and competition pieces including: Hairspray; Sound of Music; Dear Evan Hansen; Oliver;
Hamilton; and School of Rock. He is thrilled to be playing the role of Emmet Forrest in Legally Blonde and cannot wait to
perform alongside such a talented cast.

Warner Huntington III (Cast One) and Kyle (Cast Two) – Aston Mtada:
Warner is a charismatic, charming and very self-absorbed Law student, who will do whatever it takes to achieve his dream of
becoming a Senator.

Aston is originally from Zimbabwe but was raised in Dubai. He began performing and writing his own songs at the age of 5,
before joining the school choir and he has never looked back. Aston joined WSO 7 years ago and has been involved in
events such as: the sports teen awards, whereby he modeled for sketchers; performances with the professional dance
troupe: Flawless; being the first Dubai based student to win both a World championship in street dance and the European
championship and, finally, performing for the former president: Bill Clinton, and his royal highness: Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum. During his time at WSO, he has been part of the Performing Arts Elite teams: Adrenaline and Dazzle, as well as
being a keen UDO student. Aston is now playing the wonderful role of Warner Huntington III and is looking forward to
sharing his story with you.

Warner Huntington III (Cast Two) and Kyle (Cast One) – Ethan Michael Cloete:
Warner is a charismatic, charming and very self-absorbed Law student, who will do whatever it takes to achieve his dream of
becoming a Senator.

Ethan, born in South Africa, has been at WSO for 8 years. He is an IB student who has accumulated a multitude of
prestigious academic accolades. Ethan has also performed as a lead role in Dazzle’s 2019 winning performance in GEMS
Night at the Musicals competition. In addition to this, he has received many performance opportunities at the academy,
such as an offer to perform at La Perle. Throughout his time at WSO, Ethan has performed in several of the school’s
previous productions and competition pieces including: Hairspray, Sound of Music, Dear Evan Hansen, Oliver, Hamilton
and School of Rock. He is exhilarated to be playing the role of Warner Huntington III on night two of this production and
cannot wait to perform with such an electrifying cast.

Vivienne Kensington – Noor Albadr:

Vivienne is an overachieving, stuck-up and savvy Harvard student, who is intellectually driven and comes from a long dynasty of
wealth and a family name of great honour and reputation.

Noor has been at WSO and lived in Dubai for 5 years but was born in Syria. She won the Jewels of Kindness Award for
helpfulness last year, is part of the secondary student council and was WSO’s talent show winner of 2019. During her time
at WSO, Noor has been in many WSO Theatre Company productions including: Tallulah in Bugsy Malone and Old Sally in
Oliver. She is over the moon to be playing the role of Vivienne and cannot wait to make many memories as part of this
snap-tacular production!
 Meet the Cast
Professor Callahan – Mike Chen:
Callahan is a pompous, intelligent and manipulative Law professor, who has a great legacy and law career behind him. Callahan is
unexpected; he can be charming but is also able to turn into a conniving shark at the turn of a hat.

Michael was born in Dubai and has been at WSO for 6 years but is originally from Wenzhou, China. He has begun
completing his Silver Duke of Edinburgh award and recently completed his first practice trip. Michael is also in the
Performing Arts Musical Theatre Elite team: Resonance, and sang with WSO’s choir at the Dubai Opera House and Carnegie
Hall. During his time at WSO, he has been a part of many WSO Theatre Company Productions including: Mr. Bumble in
Oliver! and Lawrence in School of Rock. Michael is very optimistic about playing the role of Professor Callahan and cannot
wait to share his interpretation of this character with the audience.

Paulette Bonafonte – Jerusha Thomas:

Paulette is a funny and quirky owner of a local hair salon: The Hair Affair and finds that she has similar passions and beliefs to
Elle.

Jerusha was born in India and came to Dubai around 11 years ago. She is currently an IB student pursuing law for future
studies. When she joined Secondary, she was part of the elite teams: Dazzle and Resonance and has experience doing a
range of performances. As part of the school choir, she had the opportunities to perform with Eric Whitacre in New York
City, record for the Special Olympics and finally, perform at the Dubai Opera house. In addition to the choir, as part of the
Musical Theatre group, she has performed in many of the academy's previous shows, such as: School of Rock and the
winning performance at GEMS Night of the Musicals. Jerusha is super excited to be playing the role of Paulette Bonafonte
and cannot wait to share her interesting quirkiness with you all!

Brooke Wyndham – Kristyn D’Souza:

Brooke is a popular and dedicated exercise video star and former Delta Nu sorority girl, who is accused of murder.

Kristyn has been at WSO for the last 7 years and was born and raised in Dubai but is originally from India. She is passionate
about everything Performing Arts and has a range of experiences under her belt, including a once in a lifetime opportunity
to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Since Year 5, Kristyn has been in the Performing Arts Musical Theatre Elite
team: Dazzle. During her time at WSO, she has been part of productions such as: Matilda, Shrek, Seussical, Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, School of Rock and now, Brooke Windham in Legally Blonde. She also loves swimming and is part of the School
Senior Squad. Outside of school, Kristyn follows the Trinity Classical and Musical Theatre syllabus in Singing and Classical
Piano and has been a UAE topper. In the near future, she will be performing at EXPO 2020, as a part of the GEMS
Community Choir. Kristyn is over the moon to be playing the role of Brooke Windham and can't wait to get you 'Whipped
into Shape.'

Delta Nu lead characters

Margot – Lina Awad:
Lina has been at WSO and lived in Dubai for 7 years now. She is originally from South Africa, England and Palestine but was
born in Qatar. She has been in the PA Elite teams: Resonance, Illuminate and Dazzle. In addition to this, Lina is also
involved with a lot of other Sports clubs in the academy such as: the Netball and Football squad. While at WSO, she has
been in: Matilda, which was her first production at this school; Seussical the musical; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; School of
Rock, where she played Shanelle and finally, Legally Blonde, as Margot. After school, Lina goes to Diverse Performing Arts
School and has Netball and Football matches regularly. Lina is extremely excited and thrilled to have the part of Margot
and finally getting to perform again because it’s her favourite thing to do.

Serena – Smera Nainie:

Smera is delighted to be starting her first year at WSO and has been in Dubai for 8 years. She is originally from India
and Australia but was born in Oman. Smera is glad to be a part of the Elite Performing Arts Choir this year:
Resonance. As this is Smera’s first year in the academy, she extremely proud of her accomplishment of getting into
the cast of Legally Blonde and is hoping to have many more in the future. She is very excited to be in her first
production and cannot wait for the audience to see everyone’s hard work. Smera is extremely thrilled and honored
to play the role Serena and is ecstatic to share her love and passion with the Legally Blonde audience!
 Meet the Cast

Pillar – Veena Vinod:

Veena has been at WSO for 8 years and has lived in Dubai for 11, but is originally from India. Veena, who won the WSO
Core Value Award, has also been part of the Performing Arts Musical Theatre Elite team: Dazzle for the past few years.
She has been in many WSO Theatre Company Productions including: The Jungle Book as a Coil; Annie as Lilly; High
School Musical as a Cheerleader and finally, Legally Blonde as Pillar! Veena is thrilled to be playing the role of Pillar and
is sure we will give you ‘What You Want’!

Kate – Jazmin Martins:

Jazmin has been at WSO and lived in Dubai for 6 years. She was born in England but is originally from Brazil. Jazmin,
who has been an Emerald house ambassador for the past 2 years, has also been in many WSO Performing Arts
Productions such as: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the Musical; School of Rock the Musical and Seussical the Musical. Jazmin
also performed at GEMS Night of the Musicals and has been a part of the WSO Performing Arts Elite team: Dazzle for
the past 4 years. She has also been in the Rounders, Football and Netball Squads and loves Sports too. Jazmin is
thrilled to play the role of Kate and is ready to share her energy and dedication with the Legally Blonde Audience!

Girl - Maiev Kolta:

Maiev has been at WSO for 9 years, lived in Dubai for 14 but is originally from Egypt. Maiev, who is student Head of
Year 9, is Gymnastics Captain and also part of the Performing Arts Musical Theatre Elite Team: Dazzle for the 7th year.
During her time at WSO, she has been in many WSO Theatre Company Productions including Matilda, Shrek, Seussical
the musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, School of Rock and now Legally Blonde. Maiev is thrilled to be playing the role of
Girl and cannot wait to get you all as excited as we are! She is certain that this will be the greatest show ever: ‘What,
like its hard?’

Nancy - Michelle Schoen:

Michelle has been at WSO for 10 years and lived in Dubai for her whole life but is originally from Germany and India.
She has recently been a part of a Dubai Opera Show with Diverse Performing Arts School and is performing in the
upcoming panto ‘Snow White’ with HQ productions. In addition to this, Michelle is part of the Performing Arts Musical
Theatre Elite team: Dazzle, which she has been in for 5 years. While at WSO, she has been in many WSO Theatre
Company Productions including: Seussical the musical; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and School of Rock, playing the part of
Marcy. Michelle is thrilled to be playing the role of Nancy and cannot wait to share her sparkling excitement with the
audience.

Leilani – Lujyne Khalifa

Lujyne has been at WSO for 9 years, was born in Dubai and has lived here for 13 years, although she is originally from
Egypt. Lujyne, who is a previous two-time Student of the Year and Tutee of the Year, is also part of the Performing Arts
Musical Theatre Elite team: DAZZLE. Previously, Lujyne performed as Mrs. Williams in School of Rock and loved being
part of the WSO Theatre Company. Lujyne is over the moon to be playing the role of Leilani and cannot wait to share
the contagious joy and tremendous fun that comes with watching this phenomenal show! This production will be sure
to leave you feeling: ‘So Much Better’.
 Meet the Cast

Gaelen – Sophie Cook

Sophie has been at WSO and lived in Dubai for 2 years but is originally from England. During her time at the school, Sophie has
been awarded the Unsung Hero of the Year, received a Trophy of Compassion and is also a member of the Performing Arts
Musical Theatre Elite team: Dazzle. Before this, she was a former member of the Acting PA Elite Team: Illuminate. Over the last
few years, she has performed in one of the WSO Theatre Company Productions: playing the part of one of the students at
Horace Green in School of Rock! Sophie is so excited that theatre is back at WSO and she really hopes we make you think
‘Omigod!’

The Ensemble

Supporting Lead Law Students: Supporting Female Leads: Harvard Advisors:

Padamadan – Shayaan Hashmi Whitney – Jasmine Sabeh Lowell – Harry Robinson
Enid Hoopes – Thenuli Gamage Chutney – Anaiya George Winthrop - Mohammad Najeeb
Aaron - Umer Ahmed Pforzheimer - Diego Hammerle

Elle’s Parents: Court Officials: Grand Master Chad - Hriday Maharaj

Elle’s Mom – Mathilde Villumsen The Judge - Andrew Nawar
Elle’s Dad - Devansh Singhi The Guard – Hamza Ammar
Sourt Stenographer - Karim Chafik
 Meet the Cast
Delta Nu Ensemble:
Jude Bakri
Macie Hale
Aahana Srivastava
Veena Vinod
Amelia Arnott
Maya Elzeftawi
Smera Nainie
Hanga Kurucz
Zeynep Buse Gul
Jazmin Martins
Marina Sasselli
Rhian Arnott
Kristyn D'Souza
Lina Awad
Maiev Kolta
Lilia Haroun
Lujyne Khalifa
Michelle Schoen
Sophie Cook
Jana Khalifa

Lawyers Ensemble:
Diego Hammerle
Serah Mathew
Nadia Awad
Hamza Ammar
Alessandro Ternullo
Harry Robinson
Anaiya George
Karim Chafik
Mark Batmanian
Hannah Vettiyamkunnath
Charl Jarrouj
Carlos Eustaquio
Tavonga Mudangwe
Andrew Nawar
Anya Piper Pownall
Syed Umer Ahmed
Riya Singh
Mariam El-Naggar
Eliana Antoniou
Sarah Dsouza
Mirai Zawaideh
Jasmine Sabeh
Devansh Singhi
Thenuli Gamage
Mohammad Najeeb
Shayaan Hashmi
Rehearsal Photos
 Arts international Partnership
Working with west end stars

From the 7th - 11th November, the WSO Secondary Theatre Company were lucky enough to work with three West
end stars, who were flown out from London, to share their Performing Arts experience with the cast.

Harriet Thorpe, Jay Bryce, and Gemma McMeel worked 1-2-1 with the lead characters on their character
development, vocal technique and textual analysis.

They also set two of the musical numbers: So Much Better and Legally Blonde Remix with the cast. Gemma
created and set the choreography, while Jay taught the harmonies and Harriet worked on character details and
development.

All of the WSO students learnt a wealth of knowledge and professionalism from Harriet, Jay and Gemma and they
helped the cast’s performance get to where it is today. We would like to thank Harriet, Jay and Gemma for
sharing their passion, energy and expertise with us all so openly and honestly – we loved working with you and
cannot wait to welcome you back to WSO!
 Coming Soon...

WSO’s FS2 – YR2 Show: EXPO Exploring our World - Tuesday 8th and Wednesday
9th March. Dazzle and Adrenaline will be performing at Dubai EXPO in March
2022 – Main Stage
 Coming Soon...
WSO Dance Show, in Collaboration with our Partners UDO Academy Dubai -
Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th June

Wso Adrenaline Youth Dance Company will travel to Blackpool August 2022 (dancers that qualified in
Jan 2020) to represent the UAE at the UDO World Street Dance Championships