Wolverhampton Grand on the hunt for four-legged stars
Producers of a major new tour of a hit Broadway and West End production are on the look out for a four-legged star in the making.
Legally Blonde the Musical visits Wolverhampton Grand Theatre later this year and the producers are looking for a 'brutish' dog to play a part.
The musical stars EastEnders’ Rita Simons, Lucie Jones, who represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with Never Give Up On You and Bill Ward, star of Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Alongside the human cast are two dogs – a chihuahua called Bruiser and another called Rufus. Bruiser is already cast and will be on the road with the cast but producers have decided to hold auditions for Rufus in every town and city on the tour.
David Barrett, associate director, said: “Legally Blonde The Musical is a show all about stereotypes and not judging a book by its cover and the dogs are no different in this.
"So whereas ‘Bruiser’ is the cute, tiny, adorable one, with ‘Rufus’ we are looking for the total opposite.
"We are looking for a big, brutish, dog that only its mother could love - preferably a Bull Dog as in the film but we are certainly open to options.”
Auditions for the dog to appear at Wolverhampton Grand are on stage at the theatre from 9am on Thursday 20 July.
For more information on the auditions please contact the producers by email at mail@ukproductions.co.uk and not the Grand Theatre directly.
Legally Blonde the Musical will play at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre between November 7 and 11.
Tickets for Legally Blonde are now on sale at the Grand Theatre box office in person, by calling 01902 42 92 12 or online at grandtheatre.co.uk.
