Much to fans’ delight,Pretty Woman: The Musicalstays true to the 1990 original movie!
PEOPLE has an exclusive look of just how similar the upcoming production is to the Garry Marshall-directed rom-com — and these three juxtaposed fan-favorite scenes will stop you from saying, “Big mistake. Big. Huge.”
Meet Cute
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Bark transforms as prostitute Vivian (with a heart of gold) dressed in the iconicPretty Womancutout dress, black vinyl boots and platinum wig as audiences first see she and Edward meeting in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard’s red light district.
All that’sreallymissing is Edward’s 1989 Lotus Esprit to whisk them away to his home away from home, the Beverly Wilshire.
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Opera Date
Both the film and the Broadway adaptation prove thatPretty Womanis much more than just a man-makes-over-woman plotline as a coutured-out Vivian further enters Edward’s world of luxury and culture during her first-ever opera outing.
The pair takes in a showing ofLa Traviata, which coincidentally is about a prostitute who falls in love with a wealthy man.
Just like Roberts, Bark is dressed in the beautiful red column dress that has become synonymous with the movie. Featuring a sweetheart neckline and off-the-shoulder details, the gown is accessorized to the tee with silk opera gloves and that iconic diamond necklace.
“This image of Vivian and Edward on the steps of The Metropolitan Opera was always in my head and heart as the perfect night. It’s the perfect moment when Edward shares a night at the opera with Vivian and sees the world through her eyes. It changes everything he thought he knew about love and life!”director-choreographer Jerry Mitchellpreviouslytold PEOPLE.
From Lust to Love
It turns out Edward has many artistic interests including playing the piano as demonstrated in this sexy love scene. Though Vivian was wearing a hotel robe in the original film, she opts for one of Edward’s business shirts.
As their romance intensifies, audiences see Vivian breaking her one rule: she doesn’t kiss on the mouth.
“Samantha Barks and Andy Karl are magnetic actors, they sing like dreams and I could not be more excited to have them introduce Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance’s brand new songs to the world,” Mitchell said. “Bryan and Jim have written a fantastic score and musicals are as much about the songs as anything else.”
He added, “Pretty Womanis first and foremost alovestory — the perfect Cinderella story. But in this instance, the Prince is just as lost as Cinderella and end up saving each other. What’s better than love?”
Earlier this month, Robertsrevisited her iconic rolewhen she was among those in the star-studded crowd for a special performance ofPretty Woman: The Musical.The show was paying tribute to Marshall, who died in July 2016.
Pretty Woman: The Musicalkicked off with a five-week limited engagement at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago ahead of its preview opening in New York on July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre.
Pretty Woman: The Musicalwill officially open on Aug. 16 at the Nederlander.
source: people.com
