Pretty Woman: The Musical will play its final performance at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre on August 18, 2019. Now in its twelfth month on Broadway, Pretty Woman: The Musical is the highest grossing and longest running new musical of the 2018-2019 Broadway season. It has broken the box office record a total of four times at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre. Pretty Woman: The Musical will have played 27 preview performances and 421 regular performances by its final performance Sunday, August 18 at 7:30pm.
On the heels of the Broadway closing, three new companies will launch in Hamburg, London, and across the United States starting in September 2019.
The musical features 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.
Featured in the musical is Roy Orbison and Bill Dee’s international smash hit song “Oh, Pretty Woman,” which inspired one of the most beloved romantic comedy films of all time, Pretty Woman: The Musical (produced by Arnon Milchan – New Regency Productions). August 2019 marks the 55th anniversary of the song.
Jillian Mueller will take over the role of ‘Vivian’ starring opposite Brennin Hunt (‘Roger’ on Fox’s “Rent: Live!”), making his Broadway debut, as ‘Edward’ in Pretty Woman: The Musical from Monday, July 22, 2019, through Sunday, August 18, 2019.
HAMBURG, GERMANY
Pretty Woman: The Musical will begin performances in Germany, on Monday, September 23, 2019, starring Patricia Meeden (Sister Act) as Vivian, and Mark Seibert (Dance of the Vampires) as Edward. Presented by Stage Entertainment and Paula Wagner, Pretty Woman: Das Musical will open at Hamburg’s Stage Theater an der Elbe on Sunday, September 29, 2019.
FIRST US NATIONAL TOUR
Pretty Woman: The Musical will begin the first national tour in October of 2020 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI.
LONDON, WEST END
Pretty Woman: The Musical will open in 2020 on London’s West End and will be produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions with Paula Wagner and team.