FISH
FISH AND
FISH AND THE FISH CANON. >> IT'S THE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE
THAT BECAME A HIT BROADWAY
MUSICAL.
MUSICAL.
MUSICAL. IT'S COMING TO SEATTLE IN A WAY
THAT MIGHT SURPRISE AWE YENS.
THIS PRODUCTION OF LEGALLY BOND
MAKES BOLD CHOICES WHEN IT
COMES TO THE CAST.
WE'RE JOINED BY THE STARS OF
THE SHOW, ALEXANDRIA HENDERSON.
AND JUSTIN, GOOD MORNING TO
BOTH OF YOU.
SO YOU PLY ELLE WOODS.
WHO LEGALLY BOND, ELLE IS
BLOND.
BLOND.
BLOND. YOU ARE BLOND.
BUT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE ELLE
AND YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE EMIT.
BUT THERE'S A POINT.
TELL US ABOUT THE SHOW AND WHY
IT'S SO DIFFERENT.
AND WHAT CAN PEOPLE SEE?
>> THIS ALL CAME ABOUT BECAUSE
OF A TALK BACK AT THE FIFTH
AVENUE THEATER.
AVENUE THEATER. AND THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MATT
WOLF WAS IN THE CAST ONE OF THE
STUDENTS ASKED, WHAT ARE YOUR
DREAM ROLES.
DREAM ROLES. MY ANSWER IS THE SAME.
I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DREAM
ROLE, I WANT TO PLAY ANY ROLE
WITHOUT LIMITATIONS.
WITHOUT LIMITATIONS. I HAD SOMEONE SAY I WANT TO SEE
HER PLAY ELLE WOODS.
HOW DO THESE BOLD CHOICES
EFFECT THE SHOW, THE STORY, AND
THE MESSAGE.
THE MESSAGE. >> THE SHOW IS ABOUT OTHERNESS,
REALLY?
REALLY?
REALLY? FEELING LIKE YOU'RE NOT ENOUGH
BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU LOOK IN
SOME WAY.
SOME WAY.
SOME WAY. WE RELATE TO THAT.
AND BEING ABLE TO OVERCOME ANY
OF THOSE KINDS OF ASSUMPTIONS
AND BE WHAT YOU NEED TO BE
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> MY DAUGHTER LOVES MUSICALS.
SHE DOES BROADWAY BOUND.
SHE PLAYED ANNIE.
SHE'S HALF ASIAN PLAYING ANNIE
WITH THIS RED WIG.
>> IT'S A FICTIONAL CHARACTER.
THIS IS NOT YOUR REAL HAIR.
A FRIEND OF MINE MADE THIS WIG
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. ELLE CAN BE BLACK.
BECAUSE NOBODY IS THIS NATURAL
BLOND.
BLOND.
BLOND. SO
BLOND. SO I CAN PUT IT ON AS WELL.
>> THE OTHER THING THAT'S
DIFFERENT ABOUT YOUR SHOW IS
IT'S IN CONCERT.
>> IT'S LIKE A STRIPPED DOWN
PRODUCTION TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT
THE BOOK, THE SCORE, AND THE
ARTISTS WHO ARE PRESENTING THE
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL. IT'S GOING TO BE BOOKS IN HAND,
BUT THERE WILL BE SOME DANCING.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DANCING.
DO YOU DO THE BEND AND SNAP?
YES, MA'AM, WE DO.
>> THE BEND AND SNAP.
YES, MA'AM.
YES, MA'AM. I LIKE YOURS TOO.
[ LAUGHTER ] I'VE BEEN
PRACTICING THAT.
PRACTICING THAT. SO THIS IS A HUGE SHOW YOU HAVE
PROFESSIONALS FROM FIFTH AVENUE
THEATER.
THEATER.
THEATER. HUGE CAST, 13 MUSICIANS.
WHAT'S THE PRODUCTION LIKE FOR
YOU GUYS ? THIS HAS TO BE
REALLY FUN?
REALLY FUN? >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. I'VE BEEN NERVOUS FOR A LONG
TIME TO PUT THIS ON.
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I KIND OF
HAVE THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO DO
THIS CHARACTER JUSTICE.
BUT ALSO BEING AROUND THE CAST
AND BEING AROUND THE MUSICIANS
AND EVERYONE IS SO GREAT THAT
IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE
PROPELLED ME INTO THIS WEEKEND.
I'M SO EXCITED.
>> AND YOU'VE DONE A LOT WITH
VILLAGE THEATER.
VILLAGE THEATER. YOU WERE IN DREAM GIRLS.
YOU WON AN AWARD FOR THAT.
SO THIS IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT THING COMPARED TO
WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
YOU'RE USED TO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. YOU WRITE MUSICALS.
YOU COME FROM A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT GIVES ME A DEEPER
APPRECIATION FOR JUST BEING IN
MUSICALS.
MUSICALS.
MUSICALS. BEING A WRITER IS AWESOME.
AND I WRITE A LOT OF MUSICALS.
I WROTE HOUSE MOVING CASTLE
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. AND BEING IN THIS MUSICAL GIVES
ME LIKE A BETTER APPRECIATION
FOR LIKE WHAT IT TAKES TO
CREATE THESE CHARACTERS AND
THIS KIND OF STORY.
>> I LOVE IT.
I WONDER IF REESE WITHERSPOON
IS WATCHING.
IS WATCHING. >> I HOPE SO.
COME SEE.
COME SEE.
COME SEE. >> FOUR SHOWS, TELL US WHEN
IT'S HAPPENING.
IT'S HAPPENING. >> THIS COMING SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AND THEN NEXT WEEKEND
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE SATURDAY PERFORMANCES ARE
8:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M. AND THE SUNDAYS ARE 2:00 P.M.
MATINEES.
MATINEES.
MATINEES. >> THIS IS AT CORNISH PLAY
HOUSE AT THE SEATTLE CENTER.
ALEXANDRIA AND JUSTIN, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
GIVE US THE