(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Harvard's favorite blonde will be center stage in the fun, upbeat production of Legally Blonde The Musical JR., presented by Tomato Patch Workshops at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre, January 12-14, 2024. Based on the award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, this is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show's instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit and sass — leaving cast members and audiences alike seeing pink!

Legally Blonde The Musical JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate Emmett and spunky hairdresser Paulette along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive.  As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.

Legally Blonde The Musical JR. will be presented January 12-14, with the Friday show starting at 7:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday shows at 1:00pm & 4:00pm. Performances will be at the Kelsey Theatre on the MCCC West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Tickets are $16 for adults and $14 for children and students, and may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.org or by calling the Kelsey Box Office Monday through Thursday, 9:00am - noon, at (609) 570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. 

Legally Blonde The Musical JR. features large, energetic dance numbers with an expandable cast of sorority sisters, law school students, hairdressers and more. The show features Ella Rogers (Hamilton, NJ) as Elle Woods; Andrew Dauber (Lawrenceville, NJ) as Emmett Forrest; Juliana Gonzalez-Najera (Burlington Twp, NJ) as Paulette; Logan Yorke (Hamilton, NJ) as Warner Huntington III; Priyonka Malik (Pennington, NJ) as Vivienne Kensington; Ben Schafer (Hamilton, NJ) as Professor Callahan; Emersyn Rath (Shamong, NJ) as Brooke Wyndham; Tess Boyle (Princeton, NJ) as Serena; Mischa Chorba (Hamilton, NJ) as Margot; Eliana Winters (East Windsor, NJ) as Pilar; Kate Kopera (Hamilton, NJ) as Kate; Lilienne Janney (Columbus, NJ) as Gaelen; Kira Smith (Morrisville, PA) as Whitney; Adrian Lopez (Hamilton, NJ) as Dewey; Kate Kopera (Hamilton, NJ) as Chutney Wyndham; Emmett Lansing (Ewing, NJ) as Kyle; and Adrian Lopez (Hamilton, NJ) as Grandmaster Chad. Playing the role of admissions officers are Sophie Smith (Hamilton, NJ), Emmett Lansing (Ewing, NJ), and Anushka Maddali (West Windsor, NJ). Enid Hoops and Karina Yuan (Princeton, NJ), Sandeep Agrawal Padamadan and Adrian Lopez (Hamilton, NJ) and Aaron Schultz play the role of law students.

Members of the ensemble include Mia Arias (Hightstown, NJ), Trinity Austin (Hamilton, NJ), Maddie Delbridge (East Windsor, NJ), Lilienne Janney (Columbus, NJ), Jordana Krieger (East Windsor, NJ), Jahna Kroslin (Hamilton, NJ), Emmett Lansing (Ewing, NJ), Gwenyth Lefchak (Hamilton, NJ), Adrian Lopez (Hamilton, NJ), Anushka Maddali (West Windsor, NJ), Kailani Nalbani (Princeton, NJ), Genny Ntab (Princeton, NJ), Maya San Martin (Skillman, NJ), Allison Schneider (Hamilton Sq, NJ), Oliwia Shekhar (West Windsor, NJ), Alexa Shifton (Hamilton Sq, NJ), Kira Smith (Morrisville, PA), Sophie Smith (Hamilton, NJ), Sophie Turok (Princeton, NJ), and Karina Yuan (Princeton, NJ),

Dancers, video performers, and dance captains: Kira Smith (Morrisville, PA), Emersyn Rath (Shamong, NJ), Jordana Krieger (East Windsor, NJ), Trinity Austin (Hamilton, NJ), Maddie Delbridge (East Windsor, NJ), Lilienne Janney (Columbus, NJ), Jahna Kroslin (Hamilton, NJ), Gwenyth Lefchak (Hamilton, NJ), Kailani Nalbani (Princeton, NJ), Genny Ntab (Princeton, NJ), Maya San Martin (Skillman, NJ), Sophie Smith (Hamilton, NJ), Sophie Turok (Princeton, NJ), and Karina Yuan (Princeton, NJ).

Tomato Patch Visual and Performing Arts Workshops, held on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College, is one of the longest running and most successful multi-disciplinary summer arts programs in central New Jersey. Since 1973, over 7,300 junior and senior high school students have spent several weeks of their summer exploring the visual arts, dance, theater, and vocal music under the guidance of a highly qualified staff of teaching professional artists.

For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.