Pretty Woman

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Wizard of Oz, Pretty Woman and Full Monty among host of star ... (Aberdeen Live)

From critically-acclaimed West End shows, to the comedic talents of the Love Island narrator, there is something for everyone in the latest collection of ...

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Here Are 10 Things You Didnt Know About Pretty Woman (EVOKE)

Richard Gere was also not the first choice of actor. Al Pacino turned down the male lead role and John Travolta was also considered for the lead. 3. It wasn't ...

Meanwhile the necklace she wears to the opera was worth $250,000. In fact, the character of Vivian was supposed to be addicted to drugs. Well, Richard Gere not only plays the piano for real in that scene but also composed the piece of music himself. Richard Gere was also not the first choice of actor. When it came to filming her sex scenes with Richard Gere, Julia (understandably) was very nervous. The movie was originally titled '$3000' - the amount Edward offers Vivian for the week.

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Theatre review: Pretty Woman the Musical serves up light, fun story ... (Stir)

Based on the popular 1990 film, Pretty Woman tells the story of the romance that develops between Hollywood call girl Vivian Ward and reserved, wealthy ...

Adam Pascal is appropriately reserved from the start as Edward and is an amiable counterpart to Davidson as his character warms. Doubling as the show’s narrator, Happy Man, and the hotel manager, Mr. The majority of the songs are classic ’80s-rock styled, and this feels odd, considering the character of Edward is far from being a rocker. As Vivian, Davidson has a warm, engaging, and highly likable energy that drives the show, not to mention a luminous smile and lungs of steel. And there’s great inventiveness and lovely visuals in “You and I”, when Edward takes Vivian to the opera. Other Broadway musicals inspired by movies have gotten more inventive: for the stage version of her early 2000’s Mean Girls film, for instance, Tina Fey reworked dialogue and refreshed the story for the times and found interesting new opportunities to play with the story while maintaining the essence of the original material.

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