The team behind the eagerly-anticipated West End debut of Pretty Woman: The Musical have marked the first week of rehearsals by announcing the full cast for the production which is due to begin previewing at the Piccadilly Theatre on 13 February 2020.
As previously announced, Six’s Aimie Atkinson (In The Heights, King’s Cross Theatre) and Danny Mac (Sunset Boulevard UK tour, White Christmas, Dominion Theatre) will take on the central roles of Vivian and Edward.
They will be joined by: Rachael Wooding (We Will Rock You, Dominion Theatre, Hairspray, Shaftesbury Avenue) as Kit De Luca; Bob Harms (Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre, Footloose, Novello Theatre) as Happy Man/Mr Thompson; Neil McDermott (Shrek The Musical, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Follies, London Palladium) as Philip Stuckey; and Mark Holden (The Bodyguard, Dominion Theatre and UK tour, Fame UK tour) as James Morse.
The cast also includes Jemma Alexander, Andy Barke, Kimberly Blake, Katie Bradley, Oliver Brenin, Alex Charles, Olly Christopher, Ben Darcy, Daniel De Bourg, Hannah Ducharme, Nicholas Duncan, Paige Fenlon, Damon Gould, Alex Hammond, Antony Hewitt, Matt Jones, Serina Mathew, Katie Monks, Lily Wang, Joanna Woodward and Charlotte Elisabeth Yorke.
Following a Broadway run that ended in August 2019, the musical based on the much-loved 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman will head over to this side of the Atlantic to play a strictly limited 46-week run from 13 February.
Directed and choreographed by double Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, Pretty Woman: The Musical in the West End is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Paula Wagner, Nice Productions, and LPO.
Featuring music by multi-award-winning rock star Bryan Adams and his song writing partner Jim Vallance, the stage musical version of the modern Cinderella story boasts a book co-written by the original film’s director, the late Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton.
The production features scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Philip S. Rosenberg, sound design by John Shivers, hair design by Josh Marquette, with music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Will Van Dyke. 101 Productions Ltd is the US general manager.
Pretty Woman: The Musical received its world premiere in Chicago in March 2018 ahead of its Broadway debut in August 2018. Samantha Barks (Les Misérables) made her Broadway debut in the coveted title role alongside US TV star Steve Kazee (Shameless, Nashville) whose last appearance on Broadway in Once had earned him a Tony Award.
The story of the unlikely love story of the vibrant street-walker and the bored businessman who hires her as an escort and falls in love featured a career-launching performance from Julia Roberts.
A relative unknown when she won the role, Roberts had co-starred in the low budget cult favourite Mystic Pizza and completed a supporting role in the, at the time, unreleased Steel Magnolias. She was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film. As well as turning Roberts into Hollywood’s newest leading lady the film helped revitalise Richard Gere’s career which had stalled somewhat following the critical and audience success of American Gigolo and An Officer and a Gentleman.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for Pretty Woman: The Musical are available HERE.
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