Omigod! Legally Blonde principal cast announced

The wait is over! After months of anticipation and speculation, Producers John Frost and Howard Panter have officially announced the principal cast for the Australian Premiere of Legally Blonde – The Musical.

Lucy Durack, best known for her performance as Glinda in the blockbuster musical Wicked, will lead the stellar cast as sorority-sister-turned-law-student Elle Woods. Starring alongside Durack will be Rob Mills in the role of Warner and David Harris as Emmett, as had been speculated several months ago.

Currently hosting Young Talent Time on Network Ten, Rob Mills first came to prominence on TV’s Australian Idol, and was later cast as Fiyero in the original Australian production of Wicked, a role he played for two years opposite Durack. David Harris is best known to Australian audiences for his portrayal of Chris in Miss Saigon, and has also performed the role of Fieryo in Wicked.

John Frost is particularly thrilled with the casting of Legally Blonde, which will open at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on October 4, 2012.

“Lucy Durack proved with Wicked she is one of Australia’s top musical theatre performers. With her fabulous voice and comic timing, Lucy is the ideal choice as Australia’s Elle Woods”, he said.

“Rob Mills and David Harris have both rapidly become the leading men of the Australian musical stage – Rob did a fantastic job as Fiyero in his first musical role, and David has an enviable list of credits. They’ll both be terrific.”

Joining the cast as Brooke Wyndham will be international fashion model Erika Heynatz in her music theatre debut. Well known for her television work, Heynatz was the original host of Australia’s Next Top Model and went on to win the first series of Channel 7’s celebrity singing show It Takes Two, which led to a record deal with EMI Music.