The event I attended on November 15, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. was Legally Blonde, a musical by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin. This show was produced by the Texas State University Performing Arts Center of Theater and Dance and was performed at the Patti Strickel Harrison Theater at Texas State University. This musical is based on the novel and film Legally Blonde. The production chronicles the adventure of Elle Woods, a UCLA sorority girl with a great sense of fashion and an admiration for the color pink, who sees her life go into a spiral when she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner . In an attempt to prove to Warner that she is worthy of his love, she follows him to Harvard Law School, where she struggles to align with everyone and succeed. Eventually, she challenges others' obvious expectations of blondes and manages to stay true to her charming, rosy charisma. This show was hilarious to witness and every scene was entertaining to watch. I really loved how the effects of the set, lighting, costumes, sound, choreography, and singing were all enticing and kept me completely tuned in during the entire performance. I was captivated by the beauty of the performance and direction, and I have never seen a musical as stunning as this. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an Original Essay For the sets and lighting, they were both quite elaborate. An example scene was how, in the beginning, parts of scenes were displayed on multiple cell phones. Another example is that there have been multiple changes – from the Delta Nu house, to the Harvard Law admissions office, to Harvard Law, outside, to Elle's dorm, to Harvard's law class. Harvard, the courtroom, the living room, etc. the scene changes were on point and each piece of scenery fit perfectly with the words of the characters and the music of the song pieces. As for the lighting, I liked that there were lots of roses in each scene. The pink lights definitely gave a more Elle-type feel to the whole show, and that was a wonderful attribute of the musical. The spotlights for each character were basically perfect and precise. The figures looked good under their lights and none of them looked washed out or flat. For the costumes, each costume fit into the style of the early 2000s. I liked how each character was dressed to suit their personality – the costumes definitely made the character. Brandon R. McWilliams did a good job as costume designer in finding each costume for each actor and actress to fit the character physically and emotionally – the costumes were very appropriate for each subject of the play. By wearing these costumes, the actors and actresses were able to accurately display and express their mood and tone. MaeAnn Ross did a good job with the sound design. The sounds during the piece were very suitable. Sound took the form of sound effects, music, and the use of microphones (either on stage or on the actor). To me, there was nothing to do differently with the microphones and music – everything seemed perfectly fine. The sound effects worked well with the storyline as well as the music. Each piece of sound and music was beautifully integrated into the storyline and performance. I loved every moment. When it came to singing, these characters could literally sing their hearts out – they are truly talented – and sang with such.