Pretty Woman Musical London 2020

It'll be Samantha from what I've heard, and they're trying to get both Andy and Orfeh on board too, because they come as a package deal naturally. 😂

I'd love to see those three. I loved Sam and Andy in TL5Y and Groundhog Day. Never seen Orfeh live but I really enjoyed her in the filmed performance of Legally Blonde.

I saw it in New York recently and Andy Karl is very good in this, don't underestimate him. He brings a lot to an under-characterized role and would not be easy to replace. The guy no one is mentioning is Eric Anderson who is actually third billed, before Orfeh, and who is terrific in a double role. But as long as Barks is in it the show will do well - she's an absolute powerhouse and totally irresistable.

I don’t know, it’s had some very good reviews so let’s give it a chance!

Would they ever consider the Dominion? It’s unfilled and is Nederlander-owned.

I mean, the Aldwych is likely to have Tina for a while which is the only other N theatre. Adelphi would make sense, depending on Waitress’ success.

I was about the say the same thing. I saw it last summer and for me personally it was easily the weakest and most disappointing of all the musicals I saw. It wasn’t particularly well received critically either, but I guess some shows are critic proof and it will probably do well on name alone over here, at least initially. 

I thought the music was passable and nothing more, but the set felt like they had zero budget 😄 and they basically just recreated the script word for word, and so the big film moments just felt like poor imitations. I like Samantha Barks but I also felt like she way overdid it with the acting and so her Vivian just felt like a caricature. 

Julia Roberts was insanely good in the movie though so anyone would have had a hard job to match it and not come off like a caricature.

Oh for sure. I thought she was good don’t get me wrong but it was just a bit too OTT for me. I’m definitely someone who leans towards preferring the understated rather than overstated though, given the choice! 

Having seen this in New York last night I can see it doing very well in London! The Nederlander theatre feels quite intimate, and it’s not a “big” show in some senses, so I think for London they’d be wise to take somewhere like the Piccadilly or Savoy rather than the Adelphi or anywhere bigger.

People who are surprised this isn't good..you're surprised? Really?
It'll do well in London..London audiences love absurd hyper-American musicals more than Americans do. 9 to 5, Grease, Hairspray, Legally Blonde..this will fit right in and run for a while because it looks dirt cheap.