The event I attended on November 15, 2016 at 7.30pm was Legally Blonde, a musical by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin. This performance was produced by the Performing Arts Center of Theater and Dance at Texas State University and was performed at the Patti Strickel Harrison Theater at Texas State University. This musical is based on the novel and film Legally Blonde. The production tells the story of the adventure of Elle Woods, a UCLA sorority girl with a great sense of fashion and an admiration for the color pink, who finds her life spiraling when she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner. In an effort to prove to Warner that she is worthy of his love, she follows him to Harvard Law School, where she struggles to fit in with everyone else and do well. Ultimately, she defies the obvious expectations others have of blondes and manages to stay true to her charming pink charisma. This show was fun to watch and every scene was fun to watch. I loved how the effects of the set design, lighting, costumes, sound, choreography and singing were all alluring and kept me completely tuned in throughout the entire performance. I was fascinated by how beautiful the performance was, and I have never seen a musical as amazing as this one. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay As for the scenes and lighting, they were both quite elaborate. An example scenario was how, in the beginning, parts of scenes were displayed on multiple cell phones. Another example is that there were multiple set changes: from the Delta Nu house, to the Harvard Law admissions office, to Harvard Law, to the exterior, to Elle's dorm, to the Harvard Law classroom, to the classroom of the court, the hall, etc. the scene changes were on time and each scene flowed perfectly with the words of the characters and the music of the song pieces. As for the lighting, I liked that there was a lot of pink in each scene. The pink lights definitely gave a more Elle-esque vibe to the whole show, and it was a wonderful attribute of the musical. The spotlight for each character was essentially perfect and focused. The characters looked good in their light and none of them looked washed out or flat. As for the costumes, each costume fit the style of the early 2000s. I liked how each character was dressed according to their personality - the costumes definitely made the character. Brandon R. McWilliams did well as a costume designer by finding each costume for each actor and actress that fit the character physically and emotionally - the costumes were very appropriate for each topic within the show. By wearing these costumes, the actors and actresses were able to accurately display and execute their mood and tone. MaeAnn Ross did well with the sound design. The sounds during the show were very fitting. Sound took the form of sound effects, music and the use of microphones (both on stage and on the actor). For me there was no need to do anything differently with the microphones and music - everything seemed to go perfectly well. The sound effects suited the script and music well. Every sound and musical piece was perfectly integrated into the script and performance. I loved every single detail. When it came to singing, these characters could literally sing at the top of their lungs – they have real talent – and they sang with such enthusiasm. The singing followed every song in the musical remarkably well - to the T - and every.
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