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Former Eastenders actress to star in Legally Blonde at INEC
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Ahead of the opening night of Legally Blonde: The Musical, I caught up with one of the stars of the show, Rita Simons. Rita, who will be a familiar face to many of our readers having played Roxy Mitchell in Eastenders for the best part of 10 years, says she’s excited about visiting Killarney.
“I haven’t been before but I’m looking forward to it,” she said. “I’ve got a very good friend who’s from Killarney so she’s going to show me around. We’ve been to Belfast and Dublin and the Irish audiences have been the best. My character is obsessed with Ireland and we do a Riverdance… And my song is called ‘Ireland’. It’s big on Ireland, this show.”
Based on the Reese Witherspoon film, Legally Blonde: The Musical earned seven Tony nominations and 10 Drama Desk Award nominations during its Broadway run. In the UK it was nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards winning three, including Best New Musical. It was also nominated for eight Whatsonstage Awards, winning four including Best Musical.
The show runs from July 10-14. Tickets are available from inec.ie.
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