Autumn Hurlbert
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Autumn Hurlbert is an American
actress, singer, and dancer known best as the runner up on the reality competition series Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
. Hurlbert was said to be one of the top singers and actresses of the show, but lacked the dancing skills needed, and was eventually defeated by Bailey Hanks
for the top prize, starring as Elle Woods in the Broadway
production of Legally Blonde
. Hurlbert had previously starred in the first national tour of the musical, Little Women
. She has numerous regional credits including Belle in Beauty & the Beast
, Eponine in Les Miserablés
, and the mistress in Evita.
The actress served as a member of the ensemble in Legally Blonde: The Musical until its closing on Oct 19, 2008. She also understudied the parts of Elle and Margot on Broadway. She is an accomplished song writer and professional singer. Hurlbert also recently did a staged reading
for the upcoming musical Vote and currently resides in New York City
, though raised in Mesa, Arizona
.
Hurlburt will star in the upcoming production of the musical Tomorrow Morning at the York Theatre Company, New York. Tomorrow Morning, with book, music and lyrics by Laurence Mark Wythe is a new musical about relationships. Tomorrow Morning has been produced in London and Chicago and, in 2009, won Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Musical.
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actress, singer, and dancer known best as the runner up on the reality competition series Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
Legally Blonde — The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods is an MTV program created in order to cast an actress to replace Laura Bell Bundy in the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde – The Musical...
. Hurlbert was said to be one of the top singers and actresses of the show, but lacked the dancing skills needed, and was eventually defeated by Bailey Hanks
Bailey Hanks
Bailey Noel Hanks is an American singer, actress, and dancer best known for winning MTV's Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods. She performed on Broadway as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical in 2008....
for the top prize, starring as Elle Woods in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (musical)
Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to...
. Hurlbert had previously starred in the first national tour of the musical, Little Women
Little Women (musical)
Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland.Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and...
. She has numerous regional credits including Belle in Beauty & the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
, Eponine in Les Miserablés
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
, and the mistress in Evita.
The actress served as a member of the ensemble in Legally Blonde: The Musical until its closing on Oct 19, 2008. She also understudied the parts of Elle and Margot on Broadway. She is an accomplished song writer and professional singer. Hurlbert also recently did a staged reading
Staged reading
A staged reading is a form of theatre without sets or full costumes. The actors, who read from scripts, may be seated, stand in fixed positions, or incorporate minimal stage movement....
for the upcoming musical Vote and currently resides in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, though raised in Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
.
Hurlburt will star in the upcoming production of the musical Tomorrow Morning at the York Theatre Company, New York. Tomorrow Morning, with book, music and lyrics by Laurence Mark Wythe is a new musical about relationships. Tomorrow Morning has been produced in London and Chicago and, in 2009, won Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Musical.