# What New Pink Hell is this? (Legally Blonde)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-pink-hell-is-this-legally-blonde/384833>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 19, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-pink-hell-is-this-legally-blonde/384833 "2006-12-19T20:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-pink-hell-is-this-legally-blonde/384833/1 "2006-12-19T20:51:57Z")

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Don’t get me wrong. It was a cute movie. Reese Witherspoon was her adorable, perky self. Something I don’t mind watching at 3pm on a Sunday when the only other thing on is someone else’s football team.

But for the love of all that’s holy. WHO came up with the idea to make a [musical](http://www.shnsf.com/shows/show.asp?key=18&subkey=513) out of it? I’m cringing just thinking about it. Jerry Mitchell has officially lost it.

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**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-pink-hell-is-this-legally-blonde/384833/2 "2006-12-19T23:56:47Z")

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I might agree with you if the lyrics and score weren’t being written by Laurence O’Keefe, who wrote the brilliant \*[Bat Boy: The Musical](http://www.batboy.co.uk/) \*. Who would have thought that would make a good musical either? But early buzz on _Legally Blonde_ has been good, and I have faith in Larry.