‘Pretty Woman’ Performs

Pretty Woman: The Musical, which the American Theatre Guild staged at the Granada, certainly had excellent credentials.

The romantic comedy featured an original score by Grammy-winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton.

Add to the heady mix the choreography of two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, who worked on Kinky Boots, Hairspray and Legally Blonde.

Based on the late Roy Orbison’s hit song “Oh, Pretty Woman” which inspired the hit 1990 film with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, the original musical ran on Broadway for 13 months in 2019 before moving to London’s West End the following year.

The visiting production starred Chase Wolfe and Ellie Baker as the principals.

A classic film that translates well to the stage…