THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A FOUR-LEGGED STAR TO APPEAR IN LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL. FORGET TV TALENT SHOWS. THIS IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE ONLY AUDITION PROCESS HIS & HERS CARES ABOUT!

Legally Blonde is coming to the Liverpool Empire from 5th-9th June and the producers are seeking a furry friend / co-star for Elle Woods.

EastEnders’ Rita Simons, Lucie Jones, who is representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Never Give Up On You’ on Saturday May 13, and Bill Ward, star of Coronation Street and Emmerdale are the human stars of the show. But Legally Blonde The Musical also has two dogs in the cast – 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.

If you think your pooch has got what it takes simply email legallyblondedogauditions@gmail.com requesting an application form. Successful applicants will be invited to attend the auditions at the Empire Theatre in February.

Now an audition process can be daunting, so to make to make it a little easier and save you time, here is what the producers say they’re looking for:

• A British Bulldog – First and foremost we are looking for a British Bulldog as appeared in the Film. We are open to other breeds, but they need to have that look about them. Fairly bullish and robust. Cute and fluffy is not what we are looking for here I’m afraid.

• Temperament – If your dog is relaxed, laid back, good with people and enjoys a good fuss, we would love to hear from you.

• Responsive to Commands – By this I mean if your dog responds to ‘come here’, ‘sit’ etc and doesn’t just wander off doing its own thing, then they could be exactly what we’re looking for. We do not expect ‘Rufus’ to perform tricks.

• Tricks – Having said we do not expect tricks, if your lovable brute has any, we would love to see them. They have 5 minutes to show us what they’ve got. If they’re skills are good enough we could end up using them in the show!

• Experience – Although absolutely not essential, if your dog has some form of stage experience it will be a huge bonus. Even the most confident of dogs can suddenly be affected by the lights, the band and the huge round of applause they are bound to receive on their big entrance!

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