Steven Dietz is one of the more prolific
- and respected - playwrights of this generation. He was
nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his play Last of the Boys,
and he has won practically every writing honor available (some
more than once). Not one to sit on his laurels, Dietz
averages two complete new plays each year, and he constantly on
the road for world premieres of his plays.
Steven Dietz (photo: University of Texas)
Broadway’s
original “Elle Woods” in the musical Legally Blonde, the
Tony-nominated star Laura Bell Bundy will be lighting up the
Bass Concert Hall stage when the national tour of Legally Blonde
visits Austin for a one-week run on February 3rd through 8th.
AustinOnStage.com spoke to the multi-talented actress
about returning to the role that made her famous, her storied
Broadway history, and her hopes to play South by Southwest.
Laura Bell Bundy
(photo by Paul Kolnik)