Omigod, you guys! Legally Blonde play is totally awesome!

Here’s how to know if a musical theatre production is sublime: Is it so good it makes you consider watching the movie? Then yep, it’s there. This light-hearted confection is exactly as advertised. Legally Blonde is a feel-good paean to the power of pink to unearth our inner Wonder Woman and send her to the top of the law-school ladder, and Runaway Stage Productions crosses the bar with this one.

As Elle, the Malibu fashion maven turned high-powered attorney, Cassie March is wonderful. Her voice is just raspy enough to sound breathy, but not so far gone that she loses the sweet tinge. She’s exceptionally well-paired with Matt Welch as Emmett, the working class lawyer who shows Elle how to belt out her motions. And special props go to Kate Richardson, who played Boston-brash hair stylist Paulette with style—and with aplomb in the face of a malfunctioning microphone.

Darryl Stroh’s choreography is stunning, especially in the scenes involving cheerleader moves, and his jumped-up jump rope dance for the song “Whipped into Shape” was both funny and athletic at the same time. Under the direction of Bob Baxter, the show moves so quickly and seamlessly that the two hours fly by—and this is with live animals on stage. Apparently, Baxter decided to ignore W.C. Fields’ rule about working with animals and cast a real Chihuahua (Kobe) and a gorgeous bulldog (Bubba), who were obviously enjoying themselves and much-loved by both cast and audience.