Legally Blonde on Broadway

'Legally Blonde' is to be turned into a Broadway show.The films made a household name of Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon who starred as bimbo-turned-scholar-turned politician, Elle Woods.The stage production - which is due to open in New York next spring (07) - will be based a combination of the movies and the book that inspired them.The show - which as yet, has no cast - will be directed by Jerry Mitchell, who won a Tony Award in 2005 for choreographing 'La Cage aux Folles'.He gushed: "I love the story. It's so positive, especially for young girls to believe in themselves. And it's fun to root for a leading character you care about.'Legally Blonde' is the latest in a long line of films to be adapted for the stage.Recent shows include 'The Producers', 'Spamalot' - which was based on 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' - 'Footloose', 'The Lion King' and 'The Colour Purple'.

Meanwhile, Broadway versions of 'High Fidelity' and 'The Wedding Singer' are also already in the works.