The Broadway and West End sensation Pretty Woman: The Musical takes over Melbourne's Regent Theatre from 14 July, with a season booked until 13 September.
Rodeo Drive glamour is arriving on Collins Street: Pretty Woman: The Musical opens at the Regent Theatre on 14 July.
Adapted from the 1990 romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical follows Vivian and Edward, two unlikely soulmates who overcome the odds to find each other across a whirlwind week in Los Angeles. ARIA Award winner Samantha Jade leads the cast as Vivian, stepping into the role that made Julia Roberts a household name, joined by Melbourne comedian Michelle Brasier.
Pretty Woman: The Musical
- What: Pretty Woman: The Musical
- Where: Regent Theatre, 191 Collins Street, Melbourne
- When: 14 July to 13 September
- Tickets: all seats $99 on Wednesday evening performances; group rates for parties of eight or more
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The production arrives with a heavyweight creative team. Two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, whose credits include Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde and Hairspray, takes on direction and choreography, while Grammy winners Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance supply an original score. That songwriting pair sit behind Summer of ’69 and Heaven, and the book comes from the film’s director Garry Marshall with screenwriter J.F. Lawton, keeping the stage retelling close to its source.
On stage, the show leans into the moments that made the film a favourite, from the Rodeo Drive shopping sprees to the opera and the transformation at its centre, wrapped in a design delivered by a team drawn from music, Hollywood and Broadway. The Melbourne run follows seasons on the West End, Broadway and elsewhere in Australia, with each performance lasting roughly two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Midweek audiences catch a break on price, with every seat going for $99 at Wednesday evening shows. Parties of eight or more can access group rates, and tickets are on sale through Ticketek, the authorised seller for the Regent Theatre, whose box office sits at 191 Collins Street in the city.
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