Hannah Ducharme, Jemma Alexander and Aimie Atkinson in Pretty Woman The Musical at the Savoy Theatre, London. Picture: Helen Maybanks
Pretty Woman The Musical will remain in residence at London’s Savoy Theatre into next year with booking now extended up to 28 January 2023.
The hit show’s producers have also announced the news that the show’s original stars Aimie Atkinson (Six, Arts Theatre, In The Heights, King’s Cross Theatre) and Danny Mac (Sunset Boulevard UK tour, White Christmas, Dominion Theatre) have extended their stay in the show and are now due to remain in their roles of Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis until 13 November. Also staying with the production until 13 November are Bob Harms as Happy Man/Mr Thompson, Rachael Wooding as Kit De Luca and Mark Holden as James Morse.
From 14 June existing cast member John Addison will step into the role of Philip Stuckey alongside newcomers Becky Anderson, Matt Bateman, Robertina Bonano, Georgia Kleopa , Elishia Edwards, Helen Hill, Kurt Kansley, Curtis Patrick and Hassun Sharif.
The cast is completed by Jemma Alexander, Andy Barke, Patrick Barrett, Oliver Brenin, Alex Charles, Ben Darcy, Hannah Ducharme, Tom Andrew Hargreaves, Antony Hewitt, Matt Jones, Annabelle Laing, Will Luckett, Cilla Silvia 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 was originally due to play a limited 46-week run at the Piccadilly Theatre from 13 February 2020. The hit show returned in its new home, the Savoy Theatre, last summer.
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.
Directed and choreographed by double Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, Pretty Woman The Musical features scenic design by David Rockwell and costumes by Tom Rogers from the original Broadway designs by Gregg Barnes, with lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Philip S. Rosenberg, sound design by John Shivers, hair design by Josh Marquette and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Will Van Dyke.
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, Frozen) made her Broadway debut in the coveted title role alongside US TV star Steve Kazee (Nashville) whose last appearance on Broadway in Once had earned him a Tony Award.
The original movie version 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
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