Pretty Woman: The Musical Tickets

By: Garry Marshall and J. F. Lawton
Director: Jerry Mitchell
Songs by: Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Cast list: Oliver Tompsett, Aimie Atkinson, Courtney Bowman, Andy Barke, John Addison, Jemma Alexander, Becky Anderson, Matt Bateman, Patrick Barrett, Robertina Bonano, Oliver Brenin, Alex Charles, Daniel Clift Ben Darcy, Hannah Ducharme, Elishia Edwards, Tom Andrew Hargreaves, Antony Hewitt, Helen Hill, Mark Holden, Elly Jay, Matt Jones, Kurt Kansley, Georgia Kleopa, Annabelle Laing, Will Luckett, Curtis Patrick, Hassun Sharif, Cilla Silvia, Charlotte Elisabeth Yorke
Lighting: Kenneth Posner and Philip S. Rosenberg
Sound: John Shivers
Design: David Rockwell
Choreography: Jerry Mitchell
Costume: Tom Rogers from the original Broadway designs by Gregg Barnes

The Pretty Woman musical first opened in Chicago in 2018 and transferred to Broadway later that year. Samantha Barks led the original Broadway cast, alongside Andy Karl as Edward, Orfeh as Vivian’s friend Kit De Luca, and Eric Anderson as hotel manager Mr Thompson.

Aimie Atkinson, who played Daniela in In the Heights and originated the role of Katherine Howard in Six, stars as Vivian. Danny Mac originated the role of Edward Lewis in London, with Oliver Tompsett as Edward Lewis from 4 Apr. 2023.

The cast is in the very safe hands of Broadway legend Jerry Mitchell, who has won two Tony Awards: for his choreography in La Cage aux Folles, and for directing Kinky Boots. His other Broadway hits include Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show, Gypsy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde: The Musical, and On Your Feet!. Mitchell is renowned for incorporating glorious choreography into his shows, and Pretty Woman is no exception.

What to Watch For:

• Superfans will spot plenty of callbacks to the movie, reimagined for this musical version of Pretty Woman – like Vivian and Edward’s sophisticated date at the opera, which plays in an interesting new way in this live theatrical setting. Plus: that opera, La Traviata, has notable parallels with the main story.
• We also have a rather different view of relationships now. Look out for the subtle changes to the plot that give Vivian more agency as a character, and for the songs that allow her to express herself – while still allowing us all to enjoy the Pretty Woman fantasy.
• Do you have a favourite look from the original movie? Costume designer Gregg Barnes has brilliantly re-created plenty of them here, such as Vivian’s initial outfit (yes, including those PVC boots and the blonde wig) or the plunging red gown and white gloves for the opera.
• As well as the score from Bryan Adams, you might hear a very familiar song: Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman”. It was actually Orbison’s song that inspired the title of the movie, so having it as part of the musical brings the project’s whole story full circle.