| PRETTY WOMAN - Launches London Production, Announces German Stars, "Oh, Pretty Woman" going into all 4 Productions | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:28 am EDT 06/19/19 | |
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| WINNER OF THREE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL NOW IN ITS SECOND YEAR ON BROADWAY GOES GLOBAL ANNOUNCING PARTNERSHIP WITH AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP PRODUCTIONS TO BRING SHOW TO LONDON'S WEST END IN 2020 ANNOUNCING STARS OF HAMBURG PRODUCTION PERFORMANCES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 NATIONAL TOUR BEGINS PERFORMANCES OCTOBER 2020 IN PROVIDENCE, RI ALL 4 COMPANIES CELEBRATE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROY ORBISON & BILL DEES' MASTERPIECE SONG BY BRINGING THE WORLD-RENOWNED "OH, PRETTY WOMAN" INTO THE SHOW "IF YOU LOVE THE MOVIE, YOU'LL LOVE THE MUSICAL!" - BuzzFeed News "PRETTY WOMAN DAZZLES!" - Deadline "IRRESISTIBLE! A ROMANTIC FANTASY. A CONTEMPORARY FAIRY TALE." - Hollywood Reporter "A BIG, HAPPY, WONDERFUL, RECORD-BREAKING HIT!" - WABC Radio (New York, NY) PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL announces: The second international production of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will open in 2020 on London's West End. Featuring original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film's screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, London's PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will be produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions with Paula Wagner and team. Full London production casting, theater, ticket on-sale and production dates to be announced soon. Today in Hamburg, Germany, producer Paula Wagner and composers Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance introduce the world to the stars of the first international production of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL. German theater stars Patricia Meeden (Sister Act), who plays Vivian, and Mark Seibert (Dance of the Vampires), who plays Edward, begin performances at Hamburg's Stage Theater an der Elbe on Monday, September 23, 2019. Presented by Stage Entertainment, PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will open Sunday, September 29, 2019. Full German production cast to be announced soon. The first national tour of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will begin performances in October of 2020 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI. The hit musical PRETTY WOMAN will pay homage to legendary recording artist Roy Orbison by bringing the world-renowned masterpiece "Oh, Pretty Woman", penned by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees, into the show in celebration of the 55th Anniversary of the venerable track. Released as a single on August 1, 1964, "Oh, Pretty Woman" has sold over seven million copies, is synonymous with the late Roy Orbison, and became iconic as the title song of Garry Marshall's film. The movie soundtrack which featured Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" has been certified triple platinum. "Oh, Pretty Woman" will be featured in the Broadway, National Tour, Hamburg and London productions. Click here to see "Oh, Pretty Woman" performed on Broadway PRETTY WOMAN the movie was an international smash hit when it was released in 1990, and was the fourth highest-grossing film in North America that year, and the third highest-grossing film worldwide. The movie still holds the record for selling the highest number of ticket in the US for a romantic comedy. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, now in its twelfth month on Broadway, has broken the box office record a total of four times at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, and is a three time Audience Choice Award winner (Broadway.com). Julia Roberts attended the August 2, 2018 performance of the record-breaking musical. Click here for coverage Atlantic Records' PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) is produced by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and is now available on all DSP's and on Vinyl and CD in stores nationwide. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL has scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner & 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 had its world premiere at Chicago's Oriental Theatre in March 2018, with Chris Jones of The Chicago Tribune raving, "A shrewd and savvy retooling of the blockbuster by maestro Jerry Mitchell." PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL on Broadway currently stars Samantha Barks as 'Vivian' opposite three-time Tony Award nominee and Laurence Olivier Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Andy Karl (Groundhog Day, Rocky) as 'Edward,' with Tony Award nominee Orfeh (Legally Blonde) as 'Kit,' Eric Anderson (Waitress) as 'Mr. Thompson,' Charlie Pollock (Violet) as 'Philip Stuckey,' and Kingsley Leggs (Sister Act) as 'James Morse' in a company of 25 that includes Allison Blackwell, Brian Calì, Robby Clater, Jessica Crouch, Nico DeJesus, Anna Eilinsfeld, Matt Farcher, Lauren Lim Jackson, Renée Marino, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Jillian Mueller, Jake Odmark, Jennifer Sanchez, Sam Seferian, Matthew Stocke, Alex Michael Stoll, Alan Wiggins, Jesse Wildman Foster and Darius Wright. Tickets for PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL on Broadway are on sale at the Nederlander Theatre box office and at www.ticketmaster.com PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL on Broadway is produced by Paula Wagner, Nice Productions, LPO, New Regency Productions, Caiola Productions & Co., James L. Nederlander, Roy Furman, Hunter Arnold, Graham Burke, Edward Walson, deRoy Kierstead, Michael Cassel Group, Stage Entertainment, Ambassador Theatre Group and John Gore Organization. Wendy Orshan and Jeff Wilson are the Executive Producers and 101 Productions, Ltd is the General Manager. Samantha Barks is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. For more information visit: PrettyWomanTheMusical.com |
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