“Omigod, you guys!”

“Legally Blonde,” the Broadway musical based on the 20001 film, hit The Fabulous Fox Theatre from April 8-11, and, for a night of light-hearted musical theater, there’s little to complain about.

The story—for those unfamiliar—follows college student Elle Woods as she makes her way to becoming a law student at Harvard Law in an attempt to win back her boyfriend, who thinks she might not be serious enough to help with his political career. In the process, she has run-ins with a number of characters who—in different ways—show her that she just might have it in her to be a lawyer, after all.

When adapting Hollywood movies to the Broadway stage, there’s always a danger in trying to tweak or cute-up a story so much that it ultimately falls apart. Though some of the book’s tendency to tie up too many threads is to its detriment, the musical’s biggest change—bringing Elle’s sorority sisters into the entirety of the story as a kind of self-described Greek chorus—might actually be a narrative improvement that the musical medium provides.

In the film, the sorority sisters only appeared primarily at the beginning and end of the film, but here their appearance throughout the musical in various musical numbers adds spunk, humor and energy to the proceedings. Particularly impressive is Rhiannon Hansen, a contestant on the 2008 reality TV show “Legally Blonde-The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods,” who takes the role of the dumb blonde as far as it can go without falling off the rails and does it amazingly.

In the title role—and what is “Legally Blonde” without its Elle—Becky Gulsvig, who understudied the role on Broadway, is bubbly and infectious, and the musical is in good and capable hand with her. Without her performance, the musical would fall apart, and, luckily, there’s nothing to worry about on that front.

“Legally Blonde” is not a perfect musical. The end tests the realms of believability, and a couple of the songs, particularly “Ireland” in the show’s first act, seem like they could have used more work in the production stage, but fans of musical theater looking for a breezy night out could do worse than getting swept up in the story of Elle and her rise through the ranks of Harvard Law. Many of the songs are catchy showstoppers that you’ll find yourself humming on the way out—particularly “Whipped Into Shape,” which may be the first musical number to feature the coordinated use of jump rope. Actress Coleen Sexton and members of the ensemble deserve a lot of credit for managing to sing and jump rope at the same time. It’s a ridiculous concept, but, in the universe of this musical, it fits.

Oh, and in case you haven’t heard, there are dogs in this show. Anyone hoping for the dogs to freak out will be disappointed. I don’t know how someone does this, but those dogs seem to be consummate professionals.

I wonder if they have understudies, too.

For more information about the tour of Legally Blonde, visit www.legallyblonde-themusical.com

For more information about The Fox and its current season of shows, visit www.fabulousfox.com.