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The Opera House is the second-largest theater in the Center, with 2,300 seats. It was designed for ballet, opera, and musical theater. Over the years, the Opera House has welcomed dozens of the world's great dance and opera companies and has hosted some of the most important artistic events of the last quarter century. With its distinctive red and gold silk curtain, a gift from Japan, and the exquisite Lobmeyr crystal chandelier, a gift from Austria, the Opera House makes an elegant setting for the annual Kennedy Center Honors, the nations highest award for lifetime achievement in the arts.

Now performing in the Opera House :

Legally Blonde The Musical

Dec 16, 2008 - Jan 11, 2009
Opera House
Running Time: Approx. 2-1/2 hours
Tickets and Schedule

Description:

"FOUR STARS! The funniest new musical of the year!"
--Pat Collins, WWOR TV

"A MEGAHIT! Staged with zowie galore!"
--The Wall Street Journal

Adapted for the stage by Heather Hach from the hit MGM film
Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
Costume design by Gregg Barnes
Scenic design by David Rockwell
Choreography and direction by Jerry Mitchell
With Becky Gulsvig as Elle

It's here--and it's "AN ELLE OF A SHOW" (Time Magazine)! The hilarious MGM film is Broadway's new smash hit, and now Legally Blonde the Musical is coming to you. Legally Blonde follows sorority star Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn't take "no" for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. After turning Broadway and MTV hot pink, this "feel-good song and dance juggernaut" (New York Magazine) is "the best new musical around!" (WOR).

Notice: There are a limited number of $25 tickets available for this engagement. They are available for purchase in-person only at the Kennedy Center Box Office with a limit of two (2) tickets per person. Prior to coming to the Kennedy Center, please call (202) 467-4600 to check availability.

Performance Timing: Act I - 65 min.; Intermission - 20 min.; Act II - 60 min. (2 hours, 25 minutes)